Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2025 generated from the 19th annual digital tools survey.
The Top 10 remains largely the same, except for Gemini that has jumped into 10th place, and is one of the highest climbers on the list.
More observations on this year’s list appear on the Analysis page.
The 100 tools have also been categorised into 4 key areas to provide some context.
| change | rank | TOOL | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| same | 1 | YouTube | video hosting and sharing platform | top of the list for 10th year running |
| same | 2 | ChatGPT | AI chatbot from OpenAI | only a few votes behind YouTube |
| up 1 | 3 | PowerPoint | Microsoft’s presentation software | |
| down 1 | 4 | Google Search | search engine | |
| same | 5 | Zoom | video meeting platform | |
| up 1 | 6 | Word | Microsoft’s documentation software | |
| down 1 | 7 | Microsoft Teams | Microsoft’s enterprise collaboration platform | |
| same | 8 | professional social network | ||
| same | 9 | Canva | graphics tool | |
| up 43 | 10 | Gemini | AI chatbot from Google | one of the 2 highest climbers in 2025 |
| down 1 | 11 | Wikipedia | online encyclopaedia | loses its place in the top 10 |
| down 1 | 12 | Google Docs & Drive | office suite/file sharing platform | |
| up 1 | 13 | Kahoot! | live engagement tool | |
| up 5 | 14 | photo sharing social network | ||
| up 2 | 15 | Excel | Microsoft’s spreadsheet software | |
| up 30 | 16 | TikTok | video sharing social network | back in the top 20 |
| up 28 | 17 | social network | regains the places lost in 2024 | |
| down 6 | 18 | messaging app | ||
| up 1 | 19 | Copilot | AI chatbot for Microsoft Office 365 | |
| up 2 | 20 | Slack | team collaboration platform | |
| up 16 | 21 | Netflix | on demand documentaries and films | |
| down 6 | 22 | Mentimeter | live engagement tool | |
| up 43 | 23 | X | social network | regains the places lost in 2024 |
| same | 24 | Articulate | online course creation tool | |
| down 4 | 25 | Padlet | organize content on a virtual corkboard | |
| up 14 | 26 | Google Meet | Google’s video meeting platform | |
| down 12 | 27 | Spotify | audio/podcast platform | |
| down 10 | 28 | Grammarly | grammar checker | |
| same | 29 | Outlook | email client | |
| NEW | 30 | NotebookLM | Google’s AI research partner | highest new entry |
| up 3 | 31 | Vimeo | video hosting and sharing platform | |
| down 1 | 32 | Duolingo | language learning app | |
| down 8 | 33 | WordPress | open source blogging and website platform | |
| up 5 | 34 | Notion | connected workspace | |
| down 2 | 35 | Moodle | open source learning platform | |
| same | 36 | hihaho | interactive video tool | |
| up 14 | 37 | Google Maps | searchable, zoomable and custom maps | |
| up 16 | 38 | Gmail | Google’s email client | regains some of the places lost in 2024 |
| up 9 | 39 | Google Forms | Google’s online forms and survey tool | |
| up 7 | 40 | Perplexity | AI chatbot | |
| up 9 | 41 | Claude | AI chatbot | |
| down 16 | 42 | Google Scholar | Google’s academic search engine | |
| down 8 | 43 | Google Classroom | educational learning platform | |
| down 31 | 44 | DeepL | online translation tool | moves down the list in 2025 |
| up 25 | 45 | curation platform | ||
| down 5 | 46 | Camtasia | screencasting tool | |
| down 15 | 47 | Quizlet | educational games and testing tool | |
| up 26 | 48 | Genially | platform for interactive animated content | |
| up 7 | 49 | Snagit | screen capture tool | |
| NEW | 50 | ElevenLabs | AI voice generator | another new AI tool |
| up 36 | 51 | Google Chrome | web browser | regains some of the places lost in 2025 |
| up 6 | 52 | Google Translate | online translation tool | |
| up 2 | 53 | Google Workspace | suite of collaboration & productivity apps | |
| BACK | 54 | Adobe Illustrator | vector graphics app | back after an absence of 3 years |
| NEW | 55 | CapCut | all-in-one video editor | |
| NEW | 56 | ClipChamp | video editor | |
| BACK | 57 | OneDrive | cloud file storage | |
| up 27 | 58 | Quizizz | educational games and testing tool | regains some of the places lost in 2025 |
| down 17 | 59 | Miro | online whiteboard | |
| down 30 | 60 | TED Talks | inspirational videos | moves down the list in 2025 |
| down 12 | 61 | OneNote | Microsoft’s digital notebook | |
| up 23 | 62 | Synthesia | AI video generation platform | |
| up 4 | 63 | Easygenerator | e-learning authoring tool | |
| up 23 | 64 | Raindrop | bookmark manager | moves up the list in 2025 |
| up 14 | 65 | Canvas | educational course management system | |
| NEW | 66 | Mindsmith | e-learning authoring tool using AI | |
| BACK | 67 | LINE | communications app | back on the list after 10 years |
| up 14 | 68 | Khan Academy | online course for K12 and early college | course library for students |
| BACK | 69 | Google Sites | website development platform | |
| up 19 | 70 | Adobe Premiere Pro | video editing software | |
| NEW | 71 | Gamma | AI presentation maker | |
| BACK | 72 | Evernote | digital notebook | |
| up 10 | 73 | Whereby | video meeting platform | |
| up 7 | 74 | Feedly | RSS/news reader | |
| up 17 | 75 | Google Calendar | online calendar & time management | |
| NEW | 76 | Grok | AI chatbot | |
| BACK | 77 | Keynote | Apple’s presentation softwar | |
| down 17 | 78 | Adobe Acrobat Pro | create and control PDF documents | |
| NEW | 79 | social news aggregator | ||
| BACK | 80 | Vyond | all-in-one AI video creation platform | |
| NEW | 81 | Figma | collaborative design tool | |
| down 55 | 82 | Coursera | online course platform | only online course library for adults on list |
| BACK | 83 | Discord | group chat tool | |
| up 2 | 84 | Prezi | online presentation tool | |
| NEW | 85 | Goodnotes | digital ink | |
| NEW | 86 | Heygen | AI video generator | |
| BACK | 87 | Screenpal | screen casting tool | |
| down 20 | 88 | SharePoint | Microsoft’s enterprise collaboration platform | |
| down 46 | 89 | Trello | team and project tool | moves down the list in 2025 |
| down 64 | 90 | getAbstract | book summaries | moves down the list in 2025 |
| BACK | 91 | LessonUp | online teaching platform | |
| down 33 | 92 | Dropbox | file sharing platform | moves down the list in 2025 |
| up 6 | 93 | Brave | web browser | |
| up 4 | 94 | aNewSpring | learning platform | |
| down 36 | 95 | Wordwall | create educational teaching resources | moves down the list in 2025 |
| down 31 | 96 | Mural | online whiteboard | moves down the list in 2025 |
| down 34 | 97 | ClickUp | keep track of tasks, etc in one place. | moves down the list in 2025 |
| down 3 | 98 | Affinity Designer | vector graphics editor | |
| NEW | 99 | Adobe Podcast | AI-powered audio tool | |
| down 16 | 100 | Firefox | web browser |
