List of educational software

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

## Contents

* 1 Educational software by subject
* 1.1 Amateur radio
* 1.2 Anatomy
* 1.3 Astronomy
* 1.4 Aviation
* 1.5 Biology
* 1.6 Business and finance
* 1.7 Calculators
* 1.7.1 Open-source calculators
* 1.7.2 Open-source expression / formula calculators
* 1.8 Chemistry
* 1.9 Children's software
* 1.10 Computer science
* 1.10.1 Software
* 1.10.2 Hardware
* 1.11 Chat bots
* 1.12 Cryptography
* 1.13 Dance
* 1.14 Dictionaries and reference
* 1.15 Digital art
* 1.16 Economics
* 1.17 Engineering
* 1.18 Geography
* 1.19 Geology
* 1.20 Health
* 1.21 History
* 1.22 Home Schooling
* 1.23 Journalism
* 1.24 Law
* 1.25 Language
* 1.26 Managed learning environments
* 1.27 Material science
* 1.28 Mathematics
* 1.28.1 Mathematical education video games
* 1.28.2 Physics
* 1.29 Mapping
* 1.30 Military
* 1.31 Massive open online course providers
* 1.31.1 Free / open-access
* 1.31.2 Proprietary / commercial
* 1.32 Music
* 1.33 Philosophy
* 1.34 Physical fitness
* 1.35 Political science
* 1.36 Reading
* 1.37 Science
* 1.38 Simulation
* 1.38.1 Simulation games
* 1.39 Spaced Repetition
* 1.40 Touch-Typing Instruction
* 1.41 Visual Learning and Mind Mapping
* 1.42 Writing
* 1.43 3D modeling
* 2 Notable brands and suppliers of educational software
* 2.1 Historical brands and suppliers
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Educational software by subject

### Amateur radio

See also: Software:List of amateur radio software

### Anatomy

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

### Astronomy

See also: Software:List of software for astronomy research and education, Planetarium software, and List of observatory software

* Aladin Sky Atlas
* Astropy
* Cartes du Ciel
* Celestia
* Deep-Sky Planner
* FITS Liberator
* Gaia Sky
* Google Sky
* HNSKY
* IRAF
* KStars
* SpaceEngine
* Stellarium
* TOPCAT
* Universe Sandbox
* WorldWide Telescope

### 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

See also: Software: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: Software: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 wiki software, Comparison of issue-tracking systems, Supply chain software, and Comparison of time-tracking software

### Calculators

#### Open-source calculators

* DeskCalc
* GeoGebra
* GNOME Calculator
* GraphCalc
* KCalc
* Qalculate!
* Windows Calculator
* WRPN Calculator
* xcalc

#### Open-source expression / formula calculators

* bc (programming language)
* Calcpad
* Maxima

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### 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, List of chemical process simulators, and List of computational chemistry software

* 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

#### 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
* 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: Software: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

### 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

* Chemistry software
* Comparison of electronic design automation software
* Comparison of electromagnetic simulation software
* Comparison of numerical-analysis software
* Comparison of optimization software
* Comparison of system dynamics software
* List of 3D modeling software
* List of aerospace engineering software
* List of BIM software
* List of bioinformatics software
* List of chemical process simulators
* List of computational fluid dynamics software
* List of computer-aided engineering software
* List of computer-aided manufacturing software
* List of computer simulation software
* List of data science software
* List of discrete event simulation software
* List of electrical engineering software
* List of free electronics circuit simulators
* List of HDL simulators
* List of numerical-analysis software
* List of scientific simulation software
* List of software for nanostructures modeling
* List of software for nuclear engineering
* List of structural engineering software
* Lists of mathematical software
* Physics software
* Power engineering software
* Wind energy software

### Geography

See also: Software:Geographic information system software

* 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

See also: Digital history

* Encyclopedia Encarta Timeline
* Euratlas
* Back in Time (iPad)
* Balance of Power
* Lemonade Stand
* Number Munchers
* Odell Lake
* Spellevator
* Software: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

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

### 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

See also: Software:List of computational materials science software

* FLEUR
* Materials Studio
* MPMC

### Mathematics

See also: Software: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
* Algebrator
* Cantor
* Compu-Math: Fractions
* DataScene
* Desmos
* DrGeo
* GeoGebra
* The Geometer's Sketchpad
* Little Professor
* Matheass
* Mathletics
* Maths Pathway
* Mathspace
* Microsoft Mathematics
* Microsoft Math Solver
* MathFacts in a Flash
* StatCrunch
* Statistics Online Computational Resource
* Symbolab
* TK Solver
* WolframAlpha
* WorldWideWhiteboard
* Zearn

#### Mathematical education video games

* DragonBox
* FASTT Math
* FutureU
* The ClueFinders Math Adventures
* Tux, of Math Command

#### Physics

* Open Source Physics

### Mapping

* ArcGIS Online — Esri's cloud-based mapping and spatial analysis platform
* Datawrapper — web-based interactive maps[1]
* 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

#### Free / open-access

* Alison (freemium)
* FUN
* Khan Academy
* MIT OCW
* OpenSAP
* Stanford Online
* SWAYAM

#### Proprietary / commercial

* Canvas Network
* Coursera
* edX
* FutureLearn
* iversity
* Kadenze
* LinkedIn Learning
* OpenClassrooms
* openHPI
* OpenLearning
* Open Universities Australia
* Shaw Academy
* The Great Courses
* Udacity
* Udemy

### Music

See also: Software:List of music software and Free music software

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

### Philosophy

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

### Physical fitness

### Political science

* iCivics

### Reading

See also: Engineering:List of screen readers, Text-to-speech software, Ebook sources, Audible (service), EPUB readers, Comparison of iOS e-reader software, Comparison of Android e-reader software, and List of digital textbooks

* 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

### Science

* Betty's Brain
* Science Sleuths

### Simulation

#### Simulation 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

* 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: Software: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: Software: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)
* KDE Education Project
* 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
* List of free educational software

## References

1. ↑ "About - Our team, product, and the background". https://www.datawrapper.de/about-us.

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