Open Source SMART Notebook Alternatives
The best open source alternative to SMART Notebook is OpenBoard. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to SMART Notebook and three of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to SMART Notebook are Open Sankoré and Lorien.
SMART Notebook alternatives are mainly Whiteboards but may also be Presentation Makers or Slideshow Makers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SMART Notebook.
OpenBoard is a cross-platform (Linux / Windows / macOS) interactive whiteboard application. It is currently maintained by the Education Department (DIP) of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
OpenBoard vs SMART Notebook opinions
Well developed and maintained. It has many of the most important features of SMART Notebook but it's a lot less buggy.
I will try it and feedback you
Works as it should, and doesn't cost $150!
The Sankoré software is an interactive white board software. Certainly one of the most exciting projects related to open education. It offers the opportunity to teach differently while using current teaching tools.
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.5.1, released in May 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
OpenBoard is a fork of this project
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity.
