AI Tools for Education: The Complete List (Updated September 2026)

What this guide can and cannot tell you

Use this directory to build a shortlist, not as a compliance decision. Tool details and policies change, and your institution remains responsible for its own legal, safeguarding, procurement and accessibility checks.

• Editorial picks are selected by AI Educator Tools. Star ratings and written reviews are separate contributions from signed-in community members; we moderate submissions but do not claim that every reviewer’s professional identity has been independently verified.
• GDPR, COPPA and FERPA labels report what a vendor declares. A 9ine badge means a separate 9ine assessment has been completed; neither label is a legal guarantee that a tool or a particular deployment is compliant.
• Counts on this page are live counts of public listings and reviews in this directory. They are not estimates of the total number of products, users or reviews in the wider education technology market.
• Paid tiers and featured positions are labelled. Commercial arrangements do not change community ratings, remove critical reviews or determine the editorial picks on this guide.

Official privacy and data-protection guidance

Check the rules and guidance that apply in your jurisdiction and ask your institution's responsible staff before processing student data.

• UK ICO: guidance on AI and data protection - Official UK regulator guidance for organisations using AI and personal data.
• US FTC: Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule - Official COPPA rule and regulator resources.
• US Department of Education: student privacy resources - Official FERPA and education privacy guidance.

Editor's picks: one standout tool per category

If the full list is overwhelming, these are the tools we would show a colleague first in each area of education.

1. 1. MagicSchool

   Best for: Lesson planning and resource creation

   The most complete teacher toolkit with a free tier that does real work.

   Lesson Planning and Resource Creation · Freemium · 4.7/5 from 19 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

2. 2. Snorkl

   Best for: Assessment and feedback on student reasoning

   Assesses how students think, not just what they answer, using voice and whiteboard work.

   Assessment and Grading · Freemium · 4.8/5 from 12 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

3. 3. Khanmigo

   Best for: Tutoring and personalised learning

   Socratic tutoring built on Khan Academy content, with guardrails designed for students.

   Tutoring and Personalised Learning · Freemium · 4.4/5 from 5 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

4. 4. Brisk Teaching

   Best for: Writing feedback and academic integrity

   Feedback and writing-process inspection inside Google Docs.

   Lesson Planning and Resource Creation · Freemium · 4.8/5 from 35 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

5. 5. Canva for Education

   Best for: Presentations, design and media

   Free for verified educators and students, with AI design and writing built in.

   Presentations, Design and Media · Free (K-12 verified educators) · 4.6/5 from 39 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

6. 6. Padlet

   Best for: Student engagement and collaboration

   Collaborative boards with AI generation, used from primary to postgraduate.

   Student Engagement and Gamification · Freemium · 4.6/5 from 16 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

7. 7. Read&Write

   Best for: Special education and accessibility

   Long-standing literacy support toolbar with AI-assisted reading and writing aids.

   Special Education and Accessibility · Freemium · 4.5/5 from 2 educator reviews · 9ine security assessed

8. 8. Kami

   Best for: Collaboration and communication

   Classroom PDF annotation and feedback that whole schools standardise on.

   Collaboration and Communication · Freemium · 5.0/5 from 2 educator reviews · Declared: GDPR, COPPA, FERPA · 9ine security assessed

9. 9. K12 AI Policy Generator

   Best for: School administration and safety

   Free generator that drafts a school AI policy from your context and jurisdiction.

   School Administration and Safety · free · Declared: GDPR

How this list of AI tools for education is built and kept current

Tools enter the list in one of two ways: a vendor submits it, or our editorial team adds it because educators are already using it. Either way it is checked against published criteria covering pedagogy, safety, data handling and educator value before it appears. Listings without a claimed owner still show, marked as unclaimed, because educators' reviews of them are useful whether or not the company has engaged.

Ratings on this page are the live average of educator reviews on the site, and the tool count in the heading is the number of public listings at the time you loaded the page. We archive tools that shut down or stop being education-relevant rather than leaving dead entries in place.

The nine categories, explained

The categories describe the job a tool is bought to do, not the technology underneath it. Many tools belong in more than one; they appear under their primary category here and are tagged with the rest on their own page.

• Lesson planning and resource creation: generating plans, worksheets, slides and differentiated materials. The largest category and the fastest-growing.
• Assessment and grading: quiz generation, auto-marking, rubric-based feedback and misconception analysis.
• Tutoring and personalised learning: student-facing assistants and adaptive practice, plus general assistants used for learning.
• Writing, feedback and academic integrity: writing support, feedback at scale, and tools that inspect process rather than police output.
• Presentations, design and media: slides, images, video and interactive media for teaching.
• Student engagement and gamification: games, collaborative boards and live participation.
• Special education and accessibility: reading and writing support, communication aids and IEP workflows.
• School administration and safety: policy, communications, timetabling, MIS integrations and safeguarding.
• Collaboration and communication: shared workspaces, annotation, translation and family engagement.

Free, freemium, paid and 'contact us': what the pricing labels mean

Free means a working product with no payment for the core educator use case, sometimes limited to verified teachers. Freemium means a real free tier with paid limits or premium features; most teacher tools are here. Paid means a subscription or licence is required beyond a trial. Contact for pricing usually signals a school or district licence with per-pupil or per-seat pricing, which is normal for administration and safeguarding tools.

How to shortlist from a list this long

Start from the problem, not the tool. Decide which single task you want to change, filter the directory to that category, then compare two or three tools on pricing model, data policy and the reviews from educators in a similar context to yours. Our compare pages put any two tools side by side, and the alternatives pages list substitutes when a tool you like does not fit your school's requirements.

All 138 AI tools for education by category

Lesson Planning and Resource Creation (35)

• AILitKit - AI literacy for any lesson. (Freemium)
• Eduaide.Ai - AI Created for Teachers (Freemium)
• Knowt - The best all-in-one AI learning tool (Freemium)
• TeacherMatic - AI-powered platform built by educators (Freemium)
• Chalkie AI - AI Lesson Generator For Teachers (Freemium)
• Brisk Teaching - The AI Teaching Assistant (Freemium)
• MagicSchool - AI for educators (Freemium)
• Curipod - Spark curiosity with interactive lessons (Freemium)
• Toddle - Teacher-built. AI-first. More than an LMS. (Paid)
• Teachmate - #1 education AI assistant (Freemium)
• Diffit - Make learning accessible to all (Freemium)
• Bloom AI - AI for learning, not just answers (Freemium)
• Class Companion - Plan, teach, assess, and report from one place — so you can stop juggling five platforms and start teaching (Paid)
• Olex.AI - Transforming English teaching with AI (Contact for pricing)
• AI Mentor by Novalearn - Your AI, your rubric, your voice (Freemium)
• Anyway for Schools - Helping young people find their thing (free)
• Brainator - Generate unlimited worksheets with AI (Freemium)
• Conker - AI powered quizzes and more (Freemium)
• EduAIStudio.com - First AI-Native School Operating System (Freemium)
• EduArchive AI - AI lesson plans & worksheets, in minutes (Freemium)
• Flint - AI Tutor for Every Subject and Student (Freemium)
• Future of Gaming - See what studios build before launch (free)
• Gibbly - AI Lesson & Quiz Generator for Teachers (Freemium)
• LearnForge - AI lessons, quizzes & Socratic tutor (Freemium)
• LessonUp - The most complete online teaching platform (Freemium)
• NCA Open - AI-powered interactive learning (free)
• RemoveHandwriting - Remove handwriting from worksheets/PDFs (Freemium)
• SeedAudio - AI scene audio with swappable voices (Freemium)
• Skolup - Built for learners by educators (Contact for pricing)
• TecAdRise - Practical AI for schools and teams (Contact for pricing)
• The Curriculum Manager - Great teaching starts with great plans. (Freemium)
• TopSchool.ai - Let teachers teach. Let AI assist. (Freemium)
• UK Curriculum Connector - Connect your AI with the UK Curriculum (free)
• X-Pilot - Turn knowledge into course videos (Freemium)
• Zippy - AI learning platform for teachers (Freemium)

Assessment and Grading (33)

• DeepMark - Marking, moderation, collaboration (Paid)
• Readling Limited - Reading aloud app for pupils & teachers (Paid)
• AIR - KS1 & KS2 Writing Assessment Assistant (Paid)
• EdPuzzle - Make any video your lesson (Freemium)
• Snorkl - Instant Feedback on Student Thinking (Freemium)
• Wayground - The world's most versatile learning platform (Freemium)
• Kahoot! - Make learning awesome! (Freemium)
• Turnitin - Comprehensive plagiarism detection (Paid)
• CELPIP Simulator - AI-powered CELPIP practice with instant (Freemium)
• Collaboration Tracker - Fairly track contributions in Google Doc (Freemium)
• Edu Intelligence - Ready Made Intelligence for Education (Contact for pricing)
• EduTestPro - Connected Assessment - Reduced Workload (Contact for pricing)
• EnlightenAI - Rubric-aligned AI feedback and grading (Freemium)
• EssayGrader - Grade essays 10x faster, accurately. (Freemium)
• Excelas Learn - Automate marking. Actionable feedback. (Paid)
• Get It? - You taught it. Did they get it? (free)
• GradeitAI - Exam-board essay marking for English (Contact for pricing)
• Gradescope - Save time grading (Paid)
• GradingPal - AI Grading Assistant for Teachers (Freemium)
• Marking.ai - The AI marking platform for teachers (Freemium)
• Matheculator - AI Solver - Everyday Maths, Exams Prep (Freemium)
• MentoMind - White-label test prep for every tutor. (Paid)
• Noodlet - Get AI lessons out of the chat window (free)
• QuizGecko - Free AI Quiz & Test Generator (Freemium)
• ReportRocket - AI report comments for primary teachers (Freemium)
• Running Paper - The marking platform for schools (Contact for pricing)
• SayVeritas - AI Resistant Oral Assessments at scale (Freemium)
• TeachEdge - AI marking. Feedback that moves learning (Paid)
• TeachScribe - Voice-powered observations for teachers (Paid)
• The Language Vault - GCSE, A-Level & IB German and Spanish (Freemium)
• TimelyGrader - Human-in-the-loop AI Assisted Grading (Contact for pricing)
• Top Marks AI - AI marking with evidenced accuracy (Contact for pricing)
• Vocina - Customisable oral AI assessment agents (Freemium)

Tutoring and Personalised Learning (23)

• Gemini Notebook - AI research tool & thinking partner (Freemium)
• Microsoft Copilot - Your AI companion (Freemium)
• Google Gemini - Get things done with Gemini (Free (Google Workspace for Education))
• Claude - The AI for problem solvers (Freemium)
• Khanmigo - AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant (Freemium)
• ChatGPT - Your AI assistant (Freemium)
• Perplexity - The most powerful answer engine (Freemium)
• AI Maths Tutor Skye - Spoken AI maths tutor built by teachers (Paid)
• Aristotle - An AI tutor that teaches you to think (Paid)
• Ask Poppy - The AI tutor that helps you learn (Freemium)
• Ask Poppy - Voice-first AI tutor that asks back (Freemium)
• Assignment Help Champs - 1-on-1 Academic Mentorship for Students (Paid)
• ChickyTutor - AI voice speaking tutor in 70+ languages (Freemium)
• CoChat - AI workspace for reseach (Paid)
• Dictation Trainer - Dictation practice with instant feedback (Freemium)
• Dr Connor - Set useful homework in the age of AI (free)
• ElectraLab by Simulath - Electronics lab with an AI tutor (Freemium)
• IA University - Practical Spanish-language AI diplomado (Paid)
• Inkling - The new standard in 1-to-1 support (Freemium)
• Modality Learning - See How Learning Happens (Paid)
• MyUni.ai - Free AI College Counseling & Matching (free)
• Podhoc - Turn readings into a personal podcast (Freemium)
• SmartScroll - AI tutor for grades 6-12, parent managed (Paid)

Writing, Feedback and Academic Integrity (11)

• Otter.ai - The AI Notetaker (Freemium)
• Grammarly - AI writing partner for students (Freemium)
• GrantCue - Grant search and tracking for schools (Freemium)
• iBacalao - IB feedback without rewriting (Freemium)
• LARA - Evidence-informed feedback, scaled. (Paid)
• Miss Formula - Miss Formula: AI Image to Word & LaTeX. (Freemium)
• Nuubi - Course-aware visible AI for higher ed (Contact for pricing)
• QuillBot - Your complete writing solution (Freemium)
• Schooligio - Next-Gen Career & College Counseling (Paid)
• Superhero Name Generator - Ai Superhero Name Generator (free)
• Yap - Private voice dictation for Mac and PC (Paid)

Presentations, Design and Media (10)

• ThingLink - Immersive Learning Experiences (Freemium)
• ScreenPal - #1 ranked desktop screen recorder (Freemium)
• Canva for Education - Design like a pro, no experience needed (Free (K-12 verified educators))
• Adobe Express - Creativity for all (Free (K-12 educators and students))
• Figma for Education - Collaborative whiteboard for teams (Free (education))
• Prezi AI - AI presentations in minutes (Freemium)
• AI STL Generator - Turn Text & Images into 3D STL Files (Freemium)
• Dance2AI - Create videos with Seedance 2.0 (Freemium)
• KnowledgeFlow by FEA-I - Instant Knowledge. Better Results (Contact for pricing)
• ToDoc - Transform AI Chats into Professional Doc (free)

Special Education and Accessibility (7)

• Sendix - The AI compliance engine for SEND. (Contact for pricing)
• Read&Write - Support all your learners (Freemium)
• AutoSubtitles - AI subtitles and captions for any video (Freemium)
• Baobab - Complete SEND and EHCP management (Paid)
• FrenalyticsEDU - Automate IEP + MTSS progress monitoring. (Contact for pricing)
• TutorClue - AI tutoring that teaches, not tells. (free)
• Yap Audio to Text - Free audio to text that never uploads (free)

Student Engagement and Gamification (7)

• Padlet - Visual Collaboration for Education (Freemium)
• BrainPickle - Tough daily trivia quizzes, free forever (free)
• Classroom Companion - Every Voice Counts (Paid)
• Hello History - Chat with AI historical figures (Freemium)
• hiData - AI to clean, analyze, generate report (free)
• Interactico - Make Every Session Interactive (Freemium)
• Sparkli - First Multimodal AI Learning Engine (Not stated)

School Administration and Safety (6)

• Seesaw - Leading learning platform for PreK-6 (Freemium)
• Arbor - The UK's most popular cloud MIS (Paid)
• Lightspeed Systems - Know what's happening on every school device and keep students safe while they learn (Paid)
• 9ine - AI, Data Privacy & Cyber for Schools (Paid)
• GrantGettr - Find grants for you. Apply with AI in ho (Freemium)
• K12 AI Policy Generator - AI Policy Architect for School Leaders (free)

Collaboration and Communication (5)

• Kami - Elevate instruction. Reach every learner (Freemium)
• audien.to - Turn recordings into source-linked work (Freemium)
• CustomGPT.ai - AI chatbots trained on your curriculum. (Paid)
• Snaap.app - Express yourself online (Paid)
• StaffDraft - Purpose-built ghostwriter for educators. (Freemium)

Personalised Learning (1)

• SchoolAI - AI-powered learning experiences for ever (Freemium)

Browse by category

• Lesson Planning & Resource Creation (35 tools) - The largest category: plans, resources and differentiated materials.
• Assessment & Grading (33 tools) - Quizzes, auto-marking and feedback tools.
• Tutoring & Personalised Learning (23 tools) - Student-facing assistants and adaptive practice.
• Writing, Feedback & Academic Integrity - Writing support, feedback and integrity tools.
• Presentations, Design & Media - Slides, images, video and interactive media.
• Student Engagement & Gamification (7 tools) - Games, boards and live participation.
• Special Education & Accessibility (7 tools) - Accessibility and special education support.
• School Administration & Safety (6 tools) - Policy, safeguarding, MIS and school operations.
• Collaboration & Communication (5 tools) - Shared workspaces, annotation and family engagement.

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