This Directory contains over 2,200 tools for learning.  It contains tools

• for creating, hosting, delivering and managing learning and performance support solutions

• for managing your own learning and your own productivity

The tools in this Directory are both freeware/open source (what does free mean?) and commercial.

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CATEGORY OF TOOL	ALL TOOLS	FREE  TOOLS	NOT FREE TOOLS
	2,266	1,647	695
Blogging (and microblogging) tools	80	71	11
Broadcasting tools	6	6	0
Browsers, Extensions, Toolbars and Players	88	84	4
Calculators	10	9	1
Calendars, Event & Meeting Scheduling	36	31	5
Chat and Shoutbox tools	52	34	19
Content Management tools	27	25	5
Course Authoring tools	79	17	64
Course & Learning (Content) Management System	120	42	84
Desktops (Online and Shared) & Remote Access Tools	11	10	2
Discussion Forum (text and voice) tools	16	13	3
Document, Spreadsheet  & Database tools	81	61	24
E-Book tools	24	13	11
Email, SMS, Voice & Video Messaging tools	70	53	18
EPSS and Help Desk tools	7	0	7
File Hosting and/or sharing tools (for documents, photos, audio, videos, etc)	90	88	4
Gradebook tools	6	1	5
Instant Messaging, Voice and Video Call tools	82	70	12
Interactivity tools	28	14	14
Learning Games and Simulation  tools	17	5	14
Mapping tools	9	8	1
Media Creation and Editing tools (for graphics, images, audio, video)	90	68	24
Mind mapping and brainstorming tools	27	16	11
Mobile device tools (for phones, iPods, PDAs. etc)	46	44	2
Mobile Learning Authoring tools	8	1	7
Note Taking/Sharing and Whiteboard tools	55	52	5
PDF converters and editors	31	20	12
PDF readers	4	3	1
Personal Information Managers / GTD Organisers	60	48	13
Personal Productivity tools	100	80	23
Podcasting tools	68	44	25
Polling and Survey tools	52	36	23
Presentation tools	94	40	57
Quizzing and Testing  tools	42	20	23
(Re)search tools	36	35	1
RSS/Feed readers & Alerts	60	56	5
RSS Feed tools	32	30	4
Screen capture, screencasting and software demo tools	57	23	34
Social Bookmarking tools	75	74	1
Social Networks and Networking tools	61	45	18
Start Pages	31	31	0
Story-telling/Comic strip/Screenwriting tools	6	6	0
Team, Group, Collaboration and other Sharing tools	88	53	43
Virtual World tools	32	20	12
Web authoring tools (and HTML editors)	59	40	20
Web Conferencing (and screen sharing) tools	71	30	46
Widgets and Accessories for web and blog pages	77	71	6
Wiki tools	57	48	12