Free alternatives to Nearpod

Last updated · 9 options

Quick answer: Excalidraw has the most stars on its repository of the 9 options here (★ 134k), followed by Xournal++ (★ 15.5k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.

Interactive lesson platform with slides, VR and checks for understanding. Here are 9 free options, most-starred first.

Excalidraw

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source virtual whiteboard

Stars
★ 134k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Padlet, Nearpod

Xournal++

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source handwriting and PDF annotation

Stars
★ 15.5k
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Pear Deck

BigBlueButton

Video, audio & feedback

Open-source virtual classroom for online teaching

Stars
★ 9.2k
Licence
LGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

JupyterHub

Interactive lessons & boards

Multi-user Jupyter notebooks for classes

Stars
★ 8.4k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

Oppia

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source interactive learning explorations

Stars
★ 6.9k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Quizizz

OpenBoard

Interactive lessons & boards

Open-source interactive whiteboard for classrooms

Stars
★ 3.1k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Pear Deck

Kolibri

Interactive lessons & boards

Offline-first learning platform from Learning Equality

Stars
★ 1.2k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

Pressbooks

Content authoring (H5P & alike)

Open-source book and OER publishing platform

Stars
★ 458
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Google Classroom, Nearpod

H5P

Content authoring (H5P & alike)

Open-source interactive HTML5 content types

Stars
★ 151
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to Nearpod, Edpuzzle

FAQ

Is there a free alternative to Nearpod?

Yes. TeacherAlts lists 9 options: Excalidraw, Xournal++, BigBlueButton, JupyterHub, Oppia, OpenBoard, Kolibri, Pressbooks and H5P.

Which Nearpod alternatives are open source?

Excalidraw (MIT), Xournal++ (GPL-2.0), BigBlueButton (LGPL-3.0), JupyterHub (BSD-3-Clause), Oppia (Apache-2.0), OpenBoard (GPL-3.0), Kolibri (MIT), Pressbooks (GPL-3.0) and H5P (MIT).

Which Nearpod alternatives run in a web browser?

Excalidraw, BigBlueButton, JupyterHub, Oppia, Pressbooks and H5P. The others listed here aren't listed for web browser.

Related categories: Interactive lessons & boards · Video, audio & feedback · Content authoring (H5P & alike)

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