Top 200 Tools for Learning 2019

Note: The Top Tools for Learning 2019 list was compiled by Jane Hart from the results of the 13th Annual Learning Tools Survey, and released on 18 September 2019. You can vote for the 2020 list which will be released on 1 September 2020.

What are the most popular, useful, valuable, digital tools for learning? Below you will find a table listing the top 200 tools as well as their ranking on 3 sub-lists: Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning (PPL100), Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (WPL100) and the Top 100 Tools for Education (EDU100) to provide context for their use. (Please note that as only 22% of the respondents came from education the Top 200 listing is therefore skewed towards workplace learning tools.) For general information about the survey, visit the About page. Vote for the 2020 list here.

Ranking change
from ’18		 Tool PPL100 WPL100 EDU100
1 same YouTube video platform 1 3 1
2 up 1 Google Search web search engine 2 2 6
3 down 1 PowerPoint presentation app 5 1 2
4 same Twitter social network 3 19 11
5 same LinkedIn social network 4 15
6 same Google Docs & Drive file sharing and collaboration 6 8 3
7 same Word wordprocessing app 8 4 4
8 up 3 Wikipedia online encyclopaedia 7 11 25
9 down 1 WordPress blogging/website platform 10 14 14
10 same Zoom video conferencing platform 25 7 5
11 up 16 Microsoft Teams team collaboration platform 20 5 34
12 down 3 Slack team collaboration platform 16 6 26
13 up 21 LinkedIn Learning [Lynda] online courses 9 16
14 down 2 WhatsApp messaging app 11 30 12
15 down 1 Feedly news aggregator 12
16 up 1 Excel spreadsheet app 24 9 10
17 down 4 Dropbox file sharing platform 13 17 45
18 down 3 Facebook social network 14 15
19 down 1 Skype messaging platform 15 13 19
20 up 3 Articulate course authoring tools 10 31
21 down 1 Kahoot classroom engagement tool 20 7
22 down 6 OneNote digital notebook 21 12 13
23 up 1 Camtasia screencasting tool 18 24
24 up 6 TED Talks online talks 17 41 21
25 up 13 Evernote digital notebook 18 51 37
26 up 33 Google Forms survey tool 32 8
27 down 2 Snagit screen capture tool 21 23
28 down 7 Trello project management app 30 22 63
29 up 7 Udemy online courses 19 61
30 down 2 Padlet online noticeboard 84 9
31 down 2 Pinterest curation platform 22 75
32 up 17 Diigo social bookmarking 23 77
33 up 7 SharePoint social intranet 23 88
34 down 12 Canva graphic design tool 57 24 71
35 up 19 Google Chrome web browser 26 60 35
36 up 3 Yammer enterprise social network 43 25
37 down 4 Adobe Captivate course authoring tool 26 28
38 up 8 Outlook email client 33 27 22
39 up 12 Google Scholar web search engine 27 48
40 up 16 iSpring course authoring tool 28 32
41 up 50 Mentimeter audience engagement 29 46
42 down 10 Easygenerator course authoring tool 31 94
43 up 32 Tweetdeck twitter app 28
44 down 1 Adobe Photoshop photo editing tool 33 29
45 up 52 Google Translate online translator 29
46 down 5 Gmail email client 31 73 67
47 down 28 Prezi presentation app 50 34 30
48 down 22 Instagram photo-sharing social network 32
49 down 5 Audacity audio editing tool 35 74
50 down 8 Moodle course management system 44 16
51 up 22 Medium blogging platform 33
52 up 3 Blogger blogging platform 34
53 down 22 Coursera online courses 36 83
54 NEW Apple Podcasts podcast platform 37
55 down 5 OneDrive file sharing platform 64 36 66
56 down 21 Pocket save for later app 38
57 down 20 H5P interactive HTML creation tool 37 36
58 up 9 Duolingo learn a language 39
59 up 10 HiHaHo interactive video creation tool 38 82
60 NEW Workplace by Facebook team collaboration platform 39
61 up 33 Audible audio books platform 40
62 up 3 Poll Everywhere audience engagement tool 75 17
63 up 39 Mindmeister mindmapping app 41
64 down 15 Webex webinar platform 40
65 down 18 Degreed lifelong learning platform 63 42
66 down 13 Vimeo video platform 92 43 65
67 down 22 Powtoon animated explainer tool 45 72
68 up 8 Confluence team collaboration platform 46
69 down 9 Anders Pink curation platform 65 47
70 up 17 Canvas course management system 18
71 down 7 Kindle App e-books reader 42
72 up 19 Flipgrid video discussion platform 20
73 down 2 Genially interactive content platform 48 47
74 down 17 Apple Keynote presentation app 44 88 83
75 down 17 Vyond animated explainer tool 49 84
76 up 48 Inoreader news aggregator 45
77 down 11 Google Maps searchable/zoomable maps 46
78 down 16 Grammarly grammar checker 47
79 NEW Wakelet curation tool 71 27
80 up 25 Adobe InDesign desktop publishing app 50
81 down 21 Adobe Connect web conferencing platform 52 73
82 up 47 Adobe Spark graphics design app 53 69
83 down 31 Google Keep digital notebook 48 54
84 up 22 Stack Overflow developer network 49
85 up 16 isEazy course authoring tool 54 76
86 down 12 Adobe Premiere video editing app 55 85
87 up 24 Unsplash online image library 33
88 down 9 Adobe Acrobat Pro create and edit smart PDFs 56
89 down 21 Slideshare presentation hosting platform 51
90 down 27 Flipboard social magazine 52
91 down 30 Quizlet flashcard app 38
92 down 15 Screencast-O-matic screencasting app 87 39
93 down 8 Google Hangouts Meet video meeting platform 81 57 81
94 down 24 Sway web content app 76 40
95 down 23 Adobe Illustrator graphics app 58
96 NEW Biteable video maker 59
97 down 13 Survey Monkey online survey tool 66 41
98 down 10 G-Suite branded Google apps 62 42
99 down 16 Adobe After Effects visual effects app 63
100 down 18 Piktochart graphic design app 43
101 down 20 edX online courses 53
102 up 33 Plickers classroom engagement tool 44
103 down 17 FutureLearn online courses 54
104 down 5 Adobe Audition audio editing software 64
105 BACK Pocket Casts podcast player 55
106 down 13 Microsoft Forms survey tool 98 49
107 BACK Quora Q&A website 56
108 down 13 Google Calendar online calendar app 58
109 NEW Glide app maker 65
110 NEW Loom screen recorder 50
111 down 15 Pixabay online image library 85 51
112 NEW iVoox audiokiosk: podcasts and more 59
113 NEW Jamboard whiteboard collaboration 67 86
114 down 24 Soundcloud audio platform 60
115 up 43 Udacity online courses 61
116 up 74 getAbstract book abstracts 62
117 up 6 Moovly animated explainer tool 68 93
118 down 9 Xing social network 66
119 up 1 Socrative classroom engagement tool 52
120 BACK Etherpad collaborative online editor 53
121 down 14 CodeCademy online coding courses 67
122 up 52 Thinglink interactive media platform 55
123 up 18 deepL online translator 68
124 up 68 Whereby (prev Appear.in) video conferencing platform 80 66
125 up 13 Firefox web browser 69 98
126 down 5 Totara learning management system 70
127 up 68 Scoopit curation tool 70
128 down 10 Axonify micro-learning platform 71
129 NEW Microsoft Stream video streaming service 72
130 down 11 Blackboard Learn course management system 89 55
131 down 33 Google Sites website creation tool 57
132 NEW Wordreference online language dictionaries 72
133 BACK XMind mind mapping tool 73
134 NEW Meetup local community events app 74
135 up 25 Lectora course authoring tool 74
136 down 22 Google Classroom online classroom 58
137 down 21 Nuzzel curation tool 75
138 down 17 Blinkist book abstracts 76
139 down 17 Google Alerts monitor the Web 77
140 down 6 GoToMeeting webinar platform 77
141 down 15 aNewSpring learning management system 78
142 BACK Big Blue Button web conferencing platform 59
143 down 43 Mailchimp email campaigns and lessons 79 87
144 down 55 Evolve elearning authoring tool 80
145 NEW Immersive Reader tool to increase readability 60
146 down 16 Overcast podcast player 78
147 BACK PBWorks team collaboration platform 61
148 NEW Screencastify screen recorder 62
149 NEW WeTransfer file sharing 79 90
150 BACK Nearpod student engagement platform 64
151 NEW Mind Tools online business resources 90 81
152 BACK Elucidat course authoring tool 82
153 down 7 Apple iMovie video editing 85 68
154 down 18 Desire 2 Learn course management system 70
155 down 22 Castro podcast player 80
156 down 43 Pluralsight online IT courses 83
157 NEW Podcast Addict podcast player 84
158 up 4 Highbrow micro-course platforms 86
159 up 34 Kaltura video platform 78
160 up 11 IFTTT app inter-connector 87
161 down 34 gomo Learning course authoring tool 86
162 down 25 Glisser audience engagement tool 90 79
163 down 4 DuckDuckGo web search engine 88
164 down 3 PebblePad learning journey platform 80
165 down 15 Omnigraffle diagramming tool 89
166 down 1 Apple Pages word processing app 91
167 down 14 Microsoft Edge web browser 93 91
168 down 5 Jive enterprise social network 92
169 up 22 Starleaf messaging platform 89
170 same Freemind mind mapping app 94
171 BACK Zapier app inter-connector 95
172 up 17 Bing web search engine 96
173 up 2 Khan Academy online courses 97
174 up 9 Office Lens makes photos of whiteboards readable 98
175 down 71 Snapchat social network 99
176 up 23 Alison online courses 100
177 BACK Quizizz quizzing app 91
178 BACK Zotero research management app 92
179 NEW EdCast learning platform 94
180 NEW Cronycle content curation platform 95
181 NEW Filtered AI-powered learning platform 96
182 NEW Docebo AI-powered LMS 97
183 BACK Notability note-taking app 95
184 NEW SAP SuccessFactors HR management system 99
185 NEW AnswerGarden audience engagement app 96
186 down 17 Easelly graphic design app 97
187 NEW SlidePresenter course authoring tool 100
188 down 49 Wolfram Alpha web search engine 99
189 down 45 Mahara eportfolio platform 100
190 down 25 Adapt course authoring tool x
191 NEW Fleeq bite-size training video tool x
192 NEW Administrate training management system x
193 NEW Google Analytics measure web traffic x
194 BACK Cornerstone on Demand talent management system x
195 NEW LearnDash learning management system x
196 down 18 Thinkific create and sell your own courses x
197 NEW Drafts writing automation tool x
198 NEW TalentLMS learning management system x
199 down 45 Wix website creation tool x
200 down 49 Bluejeans video conferencing service x