# What are the "Experimental" & "Beta" tags on components in Evolve

**URL:** <https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/what-are-the-experimental-beta-tags-on-components-in-evolve/54>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Tags:** components, component, experimental, beta\
**Created:** [November 30, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/what-are-the-experimental-beta-tags-on-components-in-evolve/54 "2017-11-30T14:38:15Z")\
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Some of Evolve’s components are marked with either a Beta label or Experimental. Below is an explanation of what each tag means.

### Experimental

The experimental tag is usually for components that are part of a wider project we are working on over multiple releases and may require tinkering!

Please try these out but we recommend seeking advice on our community before using them your courses for live learners.

### Beta

**The core functionality of Beta components is finalised and they are actively supported** with bug fixes and guides. Certain minor changes and bug fixes should be expected.

They are suitable to use for production. We would encourage users to actively report any bugs they encounter and we will provide fixes where appropriate.

#### Experimental

![1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/evolveauthoring/original/1X/e4c3c207ee391e3a086e839ebdb278d72d337faa.jpg)

#### Beta

![2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/evolveauthoring/original/1X/f01fbcfcb7f97963aff7a0bfbd4bc8d27f6c55c0.jpg)

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/what-are-the-experimental-beta-tags-on-components-in-evolve/54/2 "2017-11-30T14:38:33Z")

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**Author:** ![appitierre](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.evolveauthoring.com/appitierre/32/10_2.png) [@appitierre](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/u/appitierre)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://community.evolveauthoring.com/t/what-are-the-experimental-beta-tags-on-components-in-evolve/54/3 "2017-12-04T09:00:18Z")

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