List of educational software

Main article: Educational software

This is a list of educational software that is computer software whose primary purpose is teaching or self-learning.

Educational software by subject

Amateur radio

See also: List of amateur radio software

Anatomy

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

Aviation

See also: List of flight simulator video games, List of free flight simulators, and List of space flight simulation games

• Digital Combat Simulator
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
• Adacel
• DiSTI
• Mechtronix
• SkyRadar

Biology

See also: List of bioinformatics software, List of open-source bioinformatics software, List of biological databases, and List of electronic laboratory notebook software packages

• Biostatistics tools

Business and finance

See also: Comparison of accounting software, List of personal finance software, List of ERP software packages, Comparison of project management software, Electronic trading platforms, Comparison of CRM systems, Open-source business intelligence software, Comparison of Business Process Model and Notation modeling tools, Comparison of time-tracking software, Comparison of issue-tracking systems, Comparison of wiki software, and Supply chain software

Calculators

See also: List of software calculators

Chemistry

See also: List of quantum chemistry and solid-state physics software, Molecular design software, Molecule editor, Comparison of software for molecular mechanics modeling, Computational chemistry software, List of molecular graphics systems, List of cheminformatics toolkits, and List of chemical process simulators

• Aqion - simulates water chemistry
• Chemaxon
• ChemWindow
• JChemPaint
• 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

Software

See also: List of educational programming languages, Visual programming language, List of open-source robotics software, List of open-source programming packages, List of markup languages, Comparison of lightweight markup languages, Lightweight programming languages, List of online integrated development environments, Comparison of integrated development environments, Lists of open-source artificial intelligence software, List of open-source Cypherpunk software, and Competitive programming online platforms

• Alice (software)
• BlueJ
• Ch
• CircuitPython
• Code.org
• CodeCombat
• Codewars
• EarSketch
• Etoys
• GitHub Codespaces
• H5P
• Hackety Hack
• JFLAP - Java Formal language and Automata Package
• Kojo (learning environment)
• Little Computer 3
• MIT App Inventor
• Racket (programming language)
• RoboMind
• Scratch (programming language)
• Smalltalk - Squeak and Pharo
• Swift Playgrounds
• VPython
• Wikitext - markup language used to edit Wikipedia, can learn using the wikipedia:Sandbox.

Hardware

See also: List of free electronics circuit simulators, Educational robotics, Open-source software EDA tools, and List of open-source hardware projects

• Arduino
• Fritzing
• Raspberry Pi
• Tinkercad Circuits
• List of open-source robotics hardware projects

Chat bots

See also: List of chatbots

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

Cryptography

See also: Comparison of cryptography libraries and Cryptographic software

• Bouncy Castle
• CrypTool - illustrates cryptographic and cryptanalytic concepts

Dictionaries and reference

Main article: Reference software

• Britannica
• Encarta
• Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite

Digital art

See also: List of digital art software, Comparison of raster graphics editors, List of 3D terrain generation software, List of digital sculpting software, List of mathematical art software, List of 2D animation software, List of 3D animation software, Procedural modeling suites, and List of creative coding software

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

Economics

See also: Business simulation games and List of business simulation video games

• Aplia
• CORE Econ
• Rmetrics

Engineering

List of BIM software List of computer-aided engineering software List of free electronics circuit simulators List of structural engineering software Construction software List of software for nanostructures modeling Comparison of electronic design automation software List of electrical engineering software List of computer-aided manufacturing software Comparison of electromagnetic simulation software List of computer simulation software List of HDL simulators List of chemical process simulators

Power engineering software List of software for nuclear engineering List of bioinformatics software Comparison of system dynamics software List of discrete event simulation software Chemistry software Physics software Comparison of numerical-analysis software Comparison of optimization software Lists of mathematical software Data analysis software List of 3D modeling software

Geography and Astronomy

See also: List of observatory software and Geographic information system software

• Cartopedia: The Ultimate World Reference Atlas
• Celestia
• Google Earth - (proprietary license)
• Gravit - a free (GPL) Newtonian gravity simulator
• KGeography
• KStars
• NASA World Wind - free software (NASA open source)
• Stellarium
• Swamp Gas Visits the United States of America - a game that teaches geography to children
• Where is Carmen Sandiego? game series
• WorldWide Telescope - a freeware from Microsoft

Health

See also: List of open-source healthcare software, List of biomedical cybernetics software, List of medical software, Medical databases, and Health care software

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

History

See also: Digital 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

• Khan Academy
• Time4Learning
• Abeka
• ABCmouse.com

Journalism

See also: Comparison of wiki software, Comparison of desktop publishing software, Blog software, Comparison of text editors, Comparison of TeX editors, List of Markdown editors, Comparison of video editing software, Free radio broadcasting software, and Comparison of digital audio editors

Law

See also: Computer-assisted legal research and Legal software

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

Language

See also: List of language self-study programs, Language learning software, Virtual world language learning, Language MOOC, Spaced repetition software, Language learning video games, and Language-learning websites

Managed learning environments

Main article: List of learning management systems

• 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

Main article: Mathematical software

See also: List of interactive geometry software, List of numerical-analysis software, List of computer algebra systems, List of graphing software, List of open-source software for mathematics, and List of mathematical art software

• Accelerated Math - progress tracking software
• Cantor (mathematics software)
• Compu-Math: Fractions - digital tutorials
• DrGeo - interactive geometry software
• Geogebra
• The Geometer's Sketchpad
• Maple
• Matlab / GNU Octave
• Mathematica
• Matheass
• Math Blaster
• Microsoft Mathematics
• MathFacts in a Flash
• SAGE - free software (GPL)
• TK Solver
• Tux, of Math Command- free software (GPL)
• Zearn - online K-8 digital math curriculum

Physics

See also: List of open-source physics software, List of cosmological computation software, List of software for Monte Carlo molecular modeling, Free physics software, and Comparison of software for molecular mechanics modeling

• Open Source Physics

Mapping

See also: List of GIS software and Web GIS

• 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

Music

See also: List of music software and Free music software

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

Philosophy

See also: Argument mapping software

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

Physical fitness

See also: Fitness apps and Fitness games

Political science

• iCivics

Reading

See also: List of screen readers, Text-to-speech software, Ebook sources, Audible (service), and EPUB readers

• 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

See also: List of open-source science software, Science software, and Scientific simulation software

• Betty's Brain
• Science Sleuths

Simulation

Main article: List of computer simulation software

Simulation games

Main article: List of simulation video games

• Caesar titles
• Capitalism
• Civilization
• The Oregon Trail
• Sid Meier's Colonization
• SimCity
• Zoo Tycoon

Spaced Repetition

• Anki
• Memrise
• SuperMemo
• Synap
• Mnemosyne

Touch-Typing Instruction

See also: Typing software and Typing video games

• 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

See also: List of chatbots, Comparison of word processors, Screenwriting software, Comparison of TeX editors, List of desktop publishing software, Comparison of desktop publishing software, Wikipedia Sandbox, Rhyme Genie, List of Markdown editors, List of text editors, Comparison of text editors, Comparison of HTML editors, Comparison of note-taking software, List of online integrated development environments, Comparison of wiki software, list of outliners, Comparison of integrated development environments, and List of online integrated development environmnets

3D modeling

See also: List of 3D modeling software, List of 3D rendering software, List of digital sculpting software, List of BIM software, List of 3D printing software, Comparison of 3D printers, List of CAM software, CNC machining, and List of CAE software

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

Notable brands and suppliers of educational software

• Dorling Kindersley
• Promethean World
• Renaissance Learning
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology (previously Riverdeep)
• SMART Technologies
• Software4Students
• RM plc

Historical brands and suppliers

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

See also

• List of online educational resources