2007-18 A-Z

Here is a table containing an alphabetical list of the 400+ tools that have appeared on the Top Tools for Learning list between 2007 and 2018.

[Visit Top 200 Tools for Learning 2018 for a breakdown of this year’s tools.]

Tool201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
Access-----------72
ActExs (Action Extracts)-82----------
Adapt164122120---------
Adium (discontinued)-----------57
Adobe Acrobat Pro79578794-----885972
Adobe After Effects83132121---------
Adobe Animate--127---------
Adobe Audition99141125---------
Adobe Captivate333839383337434838223017
Adobe Connect606662343230325961416652
Adobe Dreamweaver--149------534426
Adobe Fireworks---------88-57
Adobe Flash-------9081383843
Adobe Illustrator7295107---------
Adobe InDesign105117129---------
Adobe Photoshop43464858424253--355950
Adobe Premiere7476116---------
Adobe Presenter----------8372
Adobe Reader----------8072
Adobe Spark129154----------
Alison199165----------
Amazon-----------72
Amplify (discontinued)--------51---
Anders Pink78126----------
Android phones & tablets-----95949085---
aNewSpring126153153---------
Animoto-159115--8139272831--
Appear.in192162138---------
Apple iBooks Author--188---------
Apple iMovie1461206976-6810074958866-
Apple iPad156118581647343444----
Apple iPhone1087871---74553931-43
Apple iPod (now integrated with Apple iPhone)----------5043
Apple iTunes & iTunes U14215663756361476651412826
Apple Keynote57726455575393-90486572
Apple Pages165145145--------72
Apple Watch115103144---------
Articulate232525262125374643242522
Asana143189----------
Audacity44302825223329292491211
Audible94101143---------
Aurasma-163----------
Aviary (now joined with Adobe)--------75---
Axonify118158172---------
Basecamp-149------907166-
BigBlueButton-177146----74----
Bing189176154---62-----
Bitly132-------74---
Blackboard11911099959188958968---
Blackboard Collaborate--123777166506035435050
Blendspace (now TES Teach)----99-------
Blinkist117164----------
Blogger55705618161815121414109
Bloglines (discontinued)----------3012
BlueJeans151151----------
Branchtrack15777113---------
Bubble.us-------90895583-
BuddyPress------8590----
Buffer--132---------
Camtasia242424312328282827262650
Canva22375781--------
Canvas8791673778-------
Castro133-----------
Cirip (no longer available)---------67--
Cisco WebEx49603672604454-8567--
Citavi-191----------
Cite this for me-111----------
Clarify (discountinued)--92---------
Claro--167---------
Classcall (discontinued)--200---------
Cmap-----------72
Codecademy107114164---------
Composica-------90----
Confluence76100102---------
Construct 2--179---------
Cornerstone--148---------
CourseLab--142-------83-
Coursera313230443838------
COYO196-----------
Curatr140175177---------
DeepL Translator141198----------
Degreed47133139---------
Delicious (closed)--152100766048244212
Desire2Learn (D2L)136160108---------
Diigo484354422021181315223572
Dimdim (no longer available)--------5443--
Discourse187-----------
Doceri--181---------
Doodle131----7992-----
Dropbox131610677661371--
Dropio (discontinued)--------75---
Drupal----------5472
DuckDuckGo159-----------
Duolingo676274---------
Easel.ly169-----------
Easygenerator3233519087-------
Edmodo185758639412922224688--
EdPuzzle152-818590-------
Edublogs------777448495972
edX811578499--------
eFront-----678658----
eLearning Art-----90------
eLearning Brothers--140---------
Elevate--184---------
Elgg--------9053-40
Elucidat--135---------
Emaze--185---------
ENtiti-171----------
Etherpad-----62-745071--
Eudora (discontinued)-----------72
Evernote381517108612172327--
Evolve Authoring89-----------
Excel1717465643548181--5022
eXe--114-------4472
Explain Everything-136954753-------
Explaindio--157---------
Explode (discontinued)-----------57
Facebook15867999149312417
Feedly141823361919------
Firefox138996574929765-29921
Flickr--1825552603620181516
Flip camcorder (discontinued)--------7371--
Flipboard63809186343661-----
Flipbuilder--192---------
Flipgrid91113----------
Flock (discontinued)-----------72
Franz167124176---------
FreeMind170170118-----85715450
FriendFeed (shut down)---------86--
FutureLearn86106105---------
Fuze Meeting-------90----
G Suite8844405969715535343866-
GarageBand---------5559-
Genially71-----------
Geogebra-------50----
getAbstract190-----------
GIMP145-191-------8343
Gliffy-----------72
Glisser137-----------
GlogsterEDU----776421102555--
Gmail41393252313227203121147
Go Conqr-146----------
Gomo Learning127-----------
GoodReader173178----------
Google Alerts122121-------883357
Google Calendar9581134----8253502936
Google Chrome54613322272635454455--
Google Classroom1146980---------
Google Docs & Drive6454223335714
Google Earth-------3241434040
Google Forms594234---------
Google Groups-----------57
Google Hangouts & Meet85854123--------
Google Keep5297----------
Google Maps664549664470383858673436
Google Notebook (discontinued)-----------50
Google Page Creator (discontinued)-----------57
Google Reader (discontinued)------16167437
Google Scholar51406043283552664236
Google Search32235441511863
Google Sites9874966875933343397159-
Google Talk (now integrated with Hangouts)-----------57
Google Translate971379354647757-----
Google Wave (discontinued)--------54---
Google+18898454011101726----
GoToMeeting13490119--48---71--
Grammarly6258128---------
H5P3787----------
Haiku Deck198-1379266-------
Hemingway App-180----------
Highbrow162-----------
HiHaHo69108----------
HipChat (now acquired by Slack)--173---------
Hootsuite181152--3947417375---
IFTTT171138-8467-------
iGoogle (discontinued)-------7444161717
ILIAS--159---------
Infogram177148----------
Inkscape--195---------
Inoreader124168168---------
Inspiration-----------72
Instagram2634767385-------
Instapaper------66-----
Internet Explorer (replaced by Microsoft Edge)----------83-
iPadio--------95---
isEazy101-----------
iSpring564844413746------
Jaiku (discontinued)-----------72
Jing-1391095754272618172026-
Jive163169----------
Join.me-173170---------
Joomla----------66-
Jott (discontinued)----------83-
Kahoot2020151781-------
Kaltura193-155---------
Khan Academy17584523340415674----
Kindle & App6467796535787082----
Kizoa-199----------
Knol (discontinued)-------63----
Knovio148-----------
Learnist (closed)-----9989-----
Lectora16083839189----64--
Lessonly-150----------
LibraryThing----------83-
LibreOffice155-117---------
LICEcap-192----------
LINE----95-------
LinkedIn578141012232130383031
Lino------8368----
LiveBinders-----82446461---
Lucidchart--190---------
Lynda & LinkedIn Learning344937---------
Mahara144-100-61-9167----
MailChimp100116----------
me:time180-----------
MediaWiki----------8336
Medium73147147---------
Mentimeter9111212297--------
MentorMob (changed from its original purpose)------90-----
Microsoft Edge153-----------
Microsoft Forms93----------
Microsoft Teams2779----------
Mindmanager-102104--9269--554217
MindMeister102115171---4652738859-
Monosnap179-----------
Moodle4235271512111181014912
Moovly123130156-97-------
Movie Maker--7778--68--8883-
Mozello-196----------
My Study Life-187----------
Nearpod--1105056-------
Netvibes-------9061553726
Ning-----96635731111631
Notability--1516774-------
Notepad----------6672
Notepad++-----------72
Nuzzel116119----------
Nvu (now known as Kompozer)---------80-
Office Lens183144----------
Office Mix (discontinued)-634251--------
Omnigraffle150134180--------72
OneDrive50104103--4398-----
OneNote1621194668697110085-66-
Open Office----8298876161714431
Opera----------66-
Outlook465150623639496995673817
Overcast130-183---------
ownCloud--178---------
Padlet283635294857725426---
Pageflakes (discontinued)---------8840-
Paint.net---------8883-
Paintshop Pro--197------88-72
Paper.li113---931008290----
Parallels-----------57
Pathbrite--196---------
PBWorks-----74883433343543
Pearltrees--136-8694------
PebblePad161161----------
Periscope--165---------
PhotoPeach--------81---
Photostory (replaced by Movie Maker)--------81---
Picasa (discontinued)-------534663-57
Picnik (discontinued)--------9071--
Piktochart821278593--------
Pinterest29272913142236-----
Pixabay9653101---------
Pixton--130---------
Playposit--163---------
Plickers135----------
Pluralsight112-----------
Pocket3547474949497690----
Pocket Casts--175---------
Podio197-----------
Poll Daddy----------66-
Poll Everywhere65142687970757582----
Popplet-----7699-----
Posterous (discontinued)-------693655--
Power BI125-----------
PowerPoint234545819211385
Powtoon4529221946-------
PresenterMedia--194----------
Prezi1919141113151471228--
ProProfs Quiz Maker----9691------
Quick Scan-179----------
Quicksilver (no longer available)-----------72
Quizizz-107----------
Quizlet6154536958565882----
Quora------97-----
Reeder 3-182----------
Reflector--186---------
Remember the Milk----------54-
Remind182181160---------
Roboform--174---------
Safari----------8372
Sakai--131---------
Schoology1841881506198-------
Scoopit19556726029232433----
Screencast-o-matic77733127---82----
Screenflow10389----------
Screenr (retired)-----4564515855--
Screentoaster (discontinued)---------71--
Scribd------595654718350
Scrivener-135141---------
Second Life--------817154-
See Saw-197----------
SharePoint40413845655945657550--
Showbie--162---------
Skype18117925137461143
Slack9122083--------
Slideshare682618201516139572031
Slido200-----------
SMART interactive whiteboards----------83-
Smartsheet166-----------
Smartup-167----------
Snagit252326243031424742252126
Snapchat104105169---------
Socrative1209355327272------
SoftChalk---98100-------
Soundcloud909298---------
Stack Overflow106-----------
StarLeaf191-----------
Stitcher-185----------
Storify (closed)----5958-69----
Storybird-------6271---
Stumbleupon----------66-
Subversion-----------72
SurveyMonkey8450706462555174488854-
Sway70595970--------
Swiftkey194-----------
Symbaloo-----518041----
Tableau168155----------
Talkbook-186----------
Talkwalker alerts-190----------
TeacherTube-------8290648057
Teamviewer1728697---------
Technorati (discontinued)-----------57
TED Talks/Ed3031213526252530----
ThingLink174-9089--------
Thinkific178109----------
Threema-131----------
Thunderbird--187-------5022
TiddlyWiki----------83-
TodaysMeet (discontinued)-16694889485------
Toondoo--------95---
Totara121125133---------
Trello21224382-87------
Tumblr--124-796596---83-
Turnitin--126---------
TweetDeck75648280516340373743--
Twhirl (discontinued)---------8883-
Twitter45311111111143
Typeform-55----------
TypePad--------95884457
Typorama-183----------
Udacity158-----------
Udemy36657387--------
Udutu110966153505067699564--
Ultra Hal Assistant-195----------
Unsplash111128199---------
Ustream (now IBM Cloud Video)----------66-
Viddyoze-172----------
Videoscribe-717848--------
Vimeo535275718089784970---
Vivaldi-129----------
Voicethread147194193-52403125191923-
Voki----8883844075---
Voxopop (now closed)--------95---
Vrideo (now closed)--166---------
Vyond (prev GoAnimate)58688963--------
Web developer Firefox plugin-----------72
Weebly-14388----90----
Wetpaint (discontinued)--------955044-
WeVideo128174161---------
WhatsApp121313218386------
Wikipedia111011121814101116171326
Wikispaces (closed)----8480302317291915
Windows Live Messenger (moved to Skype)-----------57
Windows Live Writer (part of Windows OS)----------66-
Wink----------83-
Wisemapping176123----------
Wix15494112---------
Wolfram Alpha139200198---------
Wooclap186-----------
Word7616301717194260362210
Wordle14914011196737379392230--
WordPress899868558656
Wunderlist80-----------
Xing10988----------
XMind--106---------
xtranormal (discontinued)--------7171--
Yahoo Groups-----------50
Yahoo Mail---------88-57
Yammer39141228242020316871--
YouTube11123322231822
YouVisit--189---------
Yugma (closed)----------6672
Zamzar----------83-
Zapier-193----------
Zeef-184----------
Zeetings--158---------
Zite (shut down)----458473-----
Zoho----------4457
Zoom102866---------
Zotero-------8257-6672