The Best Open Source Duolingo AlternativesTop Language & Flashcard Learning Tools like Duolingo

The best open source alternative to Duolingo is AnkiDroid. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Duolingo and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Duolingo are LibreLingo, Practice a Language, LinguaCafe and Kana.

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Duolingo alternatives are mainly Language Learning Tools, but if you're looking for Flashcard Learning Tools or Dictionaries you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Linux + Free, Android + Free and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Duolingo.
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  1. AnkiDroid icon
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    Anki flashcards on Android. Your secret trick to achieve superhuman information retention.

    114 AnkiDroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
    • AnkiDroid is the most popular Open Source alternative to Duolingo.

    • AnkiDroid is Free and Open SourceDuolingo is Freemium and Proprietary
    • AnkiDroid is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightDuolingo is not according to our users
  2. LibreLingo icon
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    My goal is to start a community-driven language-learning platform that gives its users and contributors a way to influence its future and adapt it to special requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    DeeJayLSP
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    To date, it only allows learning Spanish from English

    Guest
    Positive
    5

    It is completely Free Open Source Software and everyone can use it.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    hundvd7
    Negative
    2

    Absolutely not even close. Only Spanish from English, and 0 community features

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    • Most users think LibreLingo is a great Duolingo alternative.

    • LibreLingo is Free and Open SourceDuolingo is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Practice having a conversation in the language that you want to learn by speaking and writing with OpenAI's GPT-3.5. If you're still learning the language, then you can write your response in your native language and it will be translated to the language that you want to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. LinguaCafe  icon
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    LinguaCafe is a free, web-based and self-hosted platform that helps language learners read in foreign languages. It allows users to import texts from different sources, and provides a set of tools that helps them easily acquire vocabulary.

    57 LinguaCafe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • LinguaCafe is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Duolingo.

    • LinguaCafe is Free and Open SourceDuolingo is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Kana icon
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    Hone your Japanese skills by matching romanized characters to their correct hiragana and katakana counterparts.

    29 Kana alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Kana is the most popular Linux alternative to Duolingo.

    • Kana is Free and Open SourceDuolingo is Freemium and Proprietary
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    10,000 sentences is an Android app that will help you learn new words in foreign languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    Comments about 10,000 sentences as an Alternative to Duolingo
    Guest
    Positive
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    Works offline, great for train journeys.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think 10,000 sentences is a great Duolingo alternative.

    • 10,000 sentences is Free and Open SourceDuolingo is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Kakugo icon
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    Learn Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji through spaced repetition system for free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Aprelendo icon
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    Language learning platform designed to boost your reading, listening, speaking and writing skills.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. LangX icon
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    LangX functions similarly to Tandem but has is more focused on language practice and is community-driven, free and open sourced! We are open for every contributions which is even a single line or image, we will be super happy about it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
     
  10. Yokatta icon
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    Yokatta© is an open-source flashcards based language learning app using spaced repetition. The algorithm is heavily influenced by SuperMemo's SM-2 and follows best practices using Android Architecture Components provided by Google.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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