Portal

Build your own course material request portal, no code required

Streamline material requests, enhance accessibility, and support your educational institution with a customizable no-code portal.

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Loved by 800,000+ teams around the globe
Data Management

Manage all your course requests in real time

Connect spreadsheets, learning management systems, and other tools with real-time sync—or manage everything in Softr Databases. Create a single source of truth for course materials.

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Power

Give every educator a custom, secure experience.

Provide staff and students with a branded portal to request course materials. Set permissions for each user type and manage requests with ease.

Easy, secure logins

Your portal is optimized for mobile and desktop. Users can submit or track requests from anywhere, at any time.

Works on any device

Your portal is optimized for mobile and desktop. Users can submit or track requests from anywhere, at any time.

Automations

Connect your portal to tools like Make or Zapier to streamline notifications, approvals, and order processing.

User groups

Give students, faculty, or admins tailored dashboards—so each group sees only the information and requests relevant to them.

Advanced permissions

Apply rules for who can submit, approve, or view requests. Permissions can be customized for students, instructors, or staff.

Security

Protect user and course information with robust security. Softr is compliant with SOC2 and GDPR standards.

AI Magic

An AI assistant for educators

Educators can ask AI for course materials, availability, or status—getting instant answers directly inside your request portal.

Why Softr

Why Softr vs other software

No more one-size-fits-all tools or costly custom builds. Softr is easy to use and fully customizable, so you can launch faster, adapt as you grow, and skip the complexity of traditional software.

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Easy, fast setup

Launch your course material request portal in minutes with drag-and-drop blocks and templates.

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Consolidate your stack

Add features like approval flows or file uploads as your material request process evolves—no rebuild needed.

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Flexible as you grow

Start with a portal, then add dashboards, request forms, or notifications—all in one place, no extra tools.

“We’re not coders or developers, but Softr is so easy to use and learn — it lets us run with our ideas.”
Ashley Kalinauskas
CEO, Torigen Pharmaceuticals
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“With Softr we’re able to experiment and innovate at the speed of conversation, which gives users a sense of control and ownership.”
Oliver Thomas
Maker Digital Systems Architect, MIT
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“The biggest benefit we’ve found with Softr is how customizable and flexible it is. We’ve been able to create a platform that is adapted to our fairly complicated needs.”
Isobelle Ford
Founder & Director, Skylight Ventures
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“We’ve been able to create multiple client and employee portals with Softr and it works like magic. The integration with monday.com is seamless.”
Jesuena Estoque Reimer
Founder, Mindflows
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“Building our sustainability training app on Softr let us deliver an intuitive user experience to over 5,000 professionals in days without writing a single line of code.”
Guillaume Duvernay
Growth Lead, Plan A
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“I’ve dreamed of having a client portal for probably 10 years. I tried many different tools, got frustrated, and let it go. Then I played with Softr and immediately went “this is it!”
Rebecca Berneck
CEO, Officeheads
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How It Works

Build a fully custom course material request portal in minutes

Connect to your data in seconds

Integrate with your spreadsheets and databases, including Airtable, SQL, Hubspot, Google Sheets, Supabase, BigQuery, and more—in just a few clicks. Your data is always secure and in sync.

Customize layout and logic

Drag and drop customizable building blocks with various views and functionalities. Granular permissions allow you to control what data each user can access, and which actions they can take.

Publish and launch

Ship applications that your team will love in minutes or hours, instead of days or weeks. Deploy on both desktop and mobile.

“Our submission process used to be on paper. Now clinics use our Softr customer portal and submit in a few clicks. It saves 3-4 hours a day of at least one employee’s time.”
Ashley Kalinauskas
CEO, Torigen Pharmaceuticals

250+

veterinary clinics using the portal

600+

submissions processed per month
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Frequently asked questions

What is a course material request portal?
What are the benefits of building a course material request portal with Softr?
What types of features can I build into my course material request portal?
Do I need to know how to code to build a course material request portal in Softr?
Can I manage multiple departments or instructors in the same course material request portal?
Which data sources does Softr support?
Can I customize the user experience and permissions?
Can I use Softr if I don’t already have my course material data in another tool?
Can I white-label my course material request portal in Softr, including using my own branding?
Can I customize the design and layout of my course material request portal?
How secure is my data in Softr apps?
How much does it cost to build a course material request portal with Softr?
How is Softr different from other no-code tools?
Can I automate workflows and integrate with other tools?

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