List of educational software

Amateur radio

Anatomy

• 3D Indiana
• Anatomography
• Bodyworks Voyager - Mission in Anatomy
• NeuroNames
• Neuroscience Information Framework
• Primal Pictures
• Visible Human Project
• ZygoteBody

Astronomy

Aviation

• Adacel
• Air Traffic Controller (series)
• DiSTI
• Digital Combat Simulator
• International Virtual Aviation Organisation
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
• Mechtronix
• SkyRadar
• Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network

Biology

• Biostatistics tools

Business and finance

Calculators

Chemistry

• Aqion — simulates water chemistry
• Chemaxon
• ChemWindow
• JChemPaint
• Kalzium
• NWChem
• Overleaf — web-app that uses LaTeX Chemfig for chemical structure diagrams and does chemistry notation using mhchem
• PhET Interactive Simulations
• Spartan (chemistry software)
• XDrawChem

Children's software

• Bobo Explores Light
• ClueFinders titles
• Delta Drawing
• Edmark
• Fun School titles
• GCompris — free software (GPL)
• Gold Series
• JumpStart titles
• Kiwaka
• KidPix
• Museum Madness
• Ozzie series
• Reader Rabbit titles
• Tux Paint — free software (GPL)
• Zoombinis titles

Computer science

Chat bots

• ChatGPT — OpenAI
• DeepSeek
• Gemini — Google
• Grok — xAI
• Khanmigo — Khan Academy
• Microsoft Copilot

Cryptography

• Bouncy Castle
• CrypTool — illustrates cryptographic and cryptanalytic concepts

Dance

• Dance Dance Revolution
• In The Groove
• Just Dance Now
• Pump It Up
• StepMania

Dictionaries and reference

• Britannica
• Encarta
• Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite

Digital art

• Adobe Fresco
• Affinity Designer
• Blender
• GIMP
• Krita
• Pixelmator Pro
• Procreate

Economics

• Aplia
• CORE Econ
• Rmetrics

Engineering

Geography

• Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas
• Google Earth — (proprietary license)
• QGIS — open-source geographic information system software
• Swamp Gas Visits the United States of America — a game that teaches geography to children
• Where is Carmen Sandiego? game series

Geology

• BGS Groundhog Desktop
• Citcom
• GeoModeller
• GMS
• GPlates
• GSI3D
• MODFLOW
• Rockworks
• Seismic Unix
• The Geochemist's Workbench
• Visual MODFLOW

Health

• TeachAids
• SonoSim
• EMCrit
• EthosCE
• Free Open Access Medical education resources (FOAMed)
• Learning Resource Server Medicine

History

• Encyclopedia Encarta Timeline
• Euratlas
• Back in Time (iPad)
• Balance of Power
• Lemonade Stand
• Number Munchers
• Odell Lake
• Spellevator
• Windfall: The Oil Crisis Game
• Word Munchers

Home Schooling

• ABCmouse
• Abeka
• CK-12
• Connections Academy
• DreamBox Learning
• Edgenuity
• FlexBook
• GCompris
• Khan Academy
• Mathletics
• Penn Foster High School
• Prodigy (video game)
• Time4Learning

Journalism

Law

• CALI
• DoNotPay
• Free Law Project
• Wex
• JurisPedia
• AltLaw
• Ravel Law
• WIPO Lex

Language

Managed learning environments

• ATutor (GPL)
• Blackboard Inc.
• Chamilo
• Claroline
• eCollege
• eFront (CPAL)
• Fle3 (GPL)
• GCompris (GPL)
• Google Classroom
• ILIAS (GPL)
• Kannu
• LON-CAPA — free software (GPL)
• Moodle — free software (GPL)
• OLAT — free software
• Renaissance Place
• Sakai Project — free software
• WebAssign

Material science

• FLEUR
• Materials Studio
• MPMC

Mathematics

Mapping

• ArcGIS Online — Esri's cloud-based mapping and spatial analysis platform
• Datawrapper — web-based interactive maps
• Google Earth Engine
• Google Sheets — choropleth maps from data tables
• QGIS — GIS software that is free and open-source, using GeoJSON, Shapefile, CSV data points to creat maps.
• OpenStreetMap — open map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration
• Leaflet — JavaScript library used to build web mapping applications

Military

• Interactive Scenario Builder
• Pythagoras ABM
• Digital Combat Simulator

Massive open online course providers

Music

• Comparison of music education software
• EarMaster
• List of guitar tablature software
• MuseScore
• Syntorial
• Yousician

Philosophy

• Araucaria
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Kialo
• PhilPapers
• Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Wireless Philosophy

Physical fitness

Political science

• iCivics

Reading

• Accelerated Reader
• Apple Books
• AutoTutor
• Bookshare
• Compu-Read
• DISTAR
• DreamBox Learning
• GCompris
• Google Play Books
• Hooked on Phonics
• Kurzweil Educational Systems
• Learning Ally
• MobyMax
• Newsela
• Open Library
• READ 180
• Reading Eggs
• STAR (software)

Science

• Betty's Brain
• Science Sleuths

Simulation

Spaced Repetition

• Anki
• Memrise
• SuperMemo
• Synap
• Mnemosyne

Touch-Typing Instruction

• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
• Mario Teaches Typing
• Smorball
• Touch Typist Typing Tutor
• Tux Typing — free software (GPL)
• Typequick

Visual Learning and Mind Mapping

• ConceptDraw MINDMAP
• Freemind — free software (GPL)
• Perception
• SpicyNodes

Writing

3D modeling

• Blender
• FreeCAD
• Autodesk Fusion 360
• LeoCAD
• Shapr3D
• Sketchup Free — web-app
• Tinkercad

Historical brands and suppliers

• Edu-Ware
• JumpStart Games (previously Knowledge Adventure)
  • Davidson & Associates (merged with Knowledge Adventure)
• SoftKey (acquired by Mattel, then Riverdeep)
  • Broderbund (acquired by Softkey)
  • The Learning Company (acquired by SoftKey)
    • Creative Wonders (acquired by the Learning Company)
  • MECC (acquired by Softkey)
• Edmark (acquired by Riverdeep)