How to Get Started With Udemy

  • Udemy Platforms and Features

    You can access your Udemy account on many different devices, including a desktop, laptop, or mobile device. This article explains which Udemy features are available on each platform.

    Course features by platform

     Features are listed in rows and platforms are listed in columns. Items labeled with a checkmark icon (✓) are available on the platform.

    Features Available

    Udemy.com

    (Desktop or Laptop)

    		 Mobile Site Android App iOS  App 
    Video Lectures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Article Lectures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Video-PDF Mashup Lectures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Quizzes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Subtitles ✓(if added to a course) ✓ (if added to a course)  ✓ (if added to a course)  ✓ (if added to a course) 
    Coding Exercises ✓      
    Supplementary Resources ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Assignments ✓      
    Practice Tests ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Download Certificates of Completion ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓*
    Q&A (read and post questions) ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓*
    Notes ✓* ✓* ✓* ✓*
    Post Reviews ✓ ✓   ✓
    See Reviews ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    View Instructor Announcements ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Promo Videos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Direct Message Your Course Instructor** ✓* ✓*    
    Search by Category ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Dark Mode     ✓ ✓

    * Feature is not available in free courses

    ** If enabled by the instructor of a paid course

    Personal Plan subscription

    Learn more about Udemy’s Personal Plan subscription.

    Udemy’s mobile apps

    Learn more about Udemy’s mobile apps.

    Payment methods

    Learn more about Udemy’s various payment methods.

    Instructor features

    The table below outlines which Udemy platforms instructors can use to access the courses they’ve built and edit the course content.
     
      Udemy.com Mobile Web Android App iOS App
    Instructor Course Management Tools ✓ ✓    
     
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  • System Requirements

    You can access your Udemy courses from various devices and platforms, on both PC and Mac desktops/laptops, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. Our system requirements for these follow below.

    Minimum system requirements

    PC specific requirements

    • Platform: Windows 8.1 or higher with the latest updates installed
    • RAM: 4GB or more
    • Video: Graphics output capability
    • Sound: Sound output capability

    Mac specific requirements

    • Platform: Mac OS X 10.12 or higher with the latest updates installed
    • RAM: 4GB or more
    • Video: Graphics output capability
    • Sound: Sound output capability

    Chromebooks or Chrome OS devices

    Please note that Udemy is not supported on Chromebooks or Chrome OS devices.

    Mobile specific requirements

    • iOS 16.0 and above
    • Android 8.0 and above

    The Udemy mobile app is available on iOS and Android devices. Review additional information:

    Please note that the Udemy Android mobile app is not supported on Chromebooks or Chrome OS devices. 

    Mobile browsers: Safari or Chrome on iOS and Chrome on Android. 

    What browser am I using?

    To find out more about your specific system, this site will tell you which browser and OS you're currently using. 

    To watch courses, we recommend using Google Chrome, which you can download for free.

    Encountering issues while watching courses?

    Please review our troubleshooting steps to resolve audio and video issues.

     

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