Best Authoring Tools

October 2023 — Use EdTech Impact to find the best Authoring Tools for teaching and learning.

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#1 in Authoring Tools

Free VersionPaid

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

2 awards

Pixton is a web-app that gives teachers and students a unique way to create stories, demonstrate learning, and enhance writing...... Show more
improve teaching efficiency74%
improve teacher wellbeing73%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing69%
improve attainment66%
reduce teacher workload65%


#2 in Authoring Tools

Free TrialPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

1 award

Make every lesson more engaging, joyful and effective with our intuitive teaching tool and interactive lessons library. ... Show more
improve teaching efficiency98%
build student knowledge93%
increase student collaboration90%
reduce teacher workload90%
reduce attainment gap75%


#3 in Authoring Tools

Free VersionFreemiumFree TrialPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Powtoon enables easy creation of videos and presentations intuitive animation software by faculty, students and admin staff. Powtoon offers education, training, and communication templates, as well as a massive media library to empower easy and intuitive creation of engaging learning materials, assignments, announcements, safety training etc. Our greater vision... Show more
build student knowledge68%
improve attainment66%
improve teaching efficiency64%
improve teacher knowledge61%
increase student collaboration55%
save school money54%


#4 in Authoring Tools

Free VersionPaid

11-13, 14-16, 17-18


#5 in Authoring Tools

Free VersionPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Genially is a free to use web application that teachers use to create interactive learning resources for any subject of study and grade level. There are 12 categories of creations and hundreds of stunning templates to choose from. No design or programming skills required! Create interactive lessons, choice... Show more
build student knowledge75%
improve teaching efficiency75%
improve teacher knowledge75%
increase student collaboration50%


Free VersionPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

Award-winning technology that makes it easy to augment images, videos, 360 & 3D media. Quickly create branching, interactive & immersive learning experiences; the easiest and fastest way to create virtual tours and trips. ... Show more
improve teaching efficiency100%
reduce teacher workload100%
increase student collaboration75%


Free TrialPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Bring creativity to your classroom with Book Creator, the one app you need for any subject or grade level. Writing a book is a fantastic way to make connections in learning. Students create a finished product, giving them a platform for sharing their learning with peers or others. Engage... Show more
increase student collaboration100%
build student knowledge75%
improve attainment75%
Improves Behaviour / Wellbeing75%
improve parent engagement75%


Free VersionPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

Loree empowers educators, learning designers and independent organisations to build entire pages in minutes, giving precious time back to focus on what they do best. Educate! With zero coding experience, users can create customised, accessible and engaging online courses with ease.... Show more

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

FeedbackFruits Tool Suite offers 14 innovative tools which can be seamlessly integrated into different LMSs to support instructors in optimizing the learning activities in varied settings (online, hybrid, or blended).... Show more

Free VersionFree TrialPaid

17-18, 19+

ChronoFlo Timeline Maker allows anyone to produce captivating timelines about history or science they can share on the web. It's perfect for teachers and students wanting to explore history, do story telling or analyse processes or trends that take place over a period of time.... Show more

14-16, 19, 17-18

LearnCove is a platform that combines the usability of Spotify and the versatility of Slack, for learning content. LearnCove provides a new way to mix and match content into personalized paths for learners, independent of segments and industries. As an example companies can use LearnCove for employee... Show more

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LessonApp is a lesson planning tool for teachers. LessonApp is based on Finnish pedagogy and it offers basic information on what improves learning (explained in short videos) and how to design a lesson. LessonApp contains pedagogically smart lesson structure, over 150 different teaching methods to choose from,... Show more

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Mentimeter is an easy-to-use presentation software used by more than 25 million people. With Mentimeter you can create fun and interactive presentations. We help you make your events, presentations, lectures, and workshops innovative and memorable.... Show more
Bibliography is a free, easy-to-use multi-platform bibliography and citation generator that automatically generates accurate citations for students and teachers ready to copy straight into school assignments and papers.... Show more

11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19-25, 19+

The Commtap Symboliser adds some extra buttons to PowerPoint so that teachers can easily add picture symbols when making lesson materials. Select one or more words, click on the symbolise button, and picture symbols will appear in the document. You can set where you want the symbols... Show more

0-4, 8-10, 14-16, 19, 5-7, 11-13, 17-18

Office 365 combines the familiar Microsoft Office desktop suite with cloud-based versions of Microsoft's next-generation communications and collaboration services.... Show more

0-4, 8-10, 17-18, 19+, 5-7, 11-13, 14-16

Nearpod is a student engagement platform that can be used to create Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and more.... Show more

Free VersionPaid

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Social enterprise empowering teachers to use games to support learning.... Show more

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Make movies on your smartphone, laptop, desktop, Chromebook or tablet. Cloud Stop Motion is a powerful stop motion animation package which runs directly in the browser on any modern device. There is nothing to install, everything is saved to the cloud. Switch device seamlessly at any point. Work with... Show more

Free Version

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

Inspiration 10 for Windows is a simple but powerful visual thinking tool for creating mind maps, concept maps, graphic organisers, outlines and presentations with ease. Inspiration makes it easy to capture ideas, structure thoughts and visually communicate concepts to strengthen understanding with the Diagram and Map Views.... Show more

8-10, 17-18, 19+, 11-13, 14-16, 19-25

Quizlet is a revision tool to help every student learn any subject or topic with confidence. Quizlet improves motivation and increase exam results by providing access to a database of millions of pre-created study sets on thousands of topics - created by teachers, lecturers and other students.... Show more

Free VersionFree TrialPaid

8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

Unio is a tool for creating interactive lessons, monitoring students' progress and giving personalised feedback in real time.... Show more

Paid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Claned is an online learning environment which promotes the development of lifelong learning skills.... Show more

Paid

11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Millions of people use Screencastify to record, edit, and share videos.... Show more

Freemium

A cloud collaboration platform for meeting, learning and sharing experiences.... Show more

Free VersionPaid

0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Flexcil is a PDF reader & a note-taking application for mobile devices. Flexcil offers smooth and seamless digital note-taking and annotation that enhances the entire learning experience of reading books, organizing notes, reviewing, and sharing in the digital world. The app lets users to annotate PDFs and organize notes efficiently.... Show more

FreemiumPaid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19+

Planet eStream is a powerfully simple and secure video platform, making media more accessible and engaging for students and educators across secondary, further, and higher education. Planet eStream offers a wide selection of intuitive tools that assist educators to streamline the integration of video content into teaching and... Show more

Paid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

Stop-motion and time-lapse video software available with or without an animation book with tips. Tell your story with stop motion videos made using HUE Animation, which was built specifically for students by teachers. A simple, user-friendly interface enables students of all ages to visually express their ideas within... Show more

Paid

5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16, 17-18

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