Software · Education & science

OpenBoard

Interactive whiteboard for schools and universities.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: GPL-3.0 — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager), Wikidata
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Excerpt from openboard.ch, read on 6 November 2026
enboard for free for windows, macos and linux. easy to install simply download and start using it right away. no registration required. open source openboard is released under the gplv3 license and maintained by the community on github . universal available on windows, mac and linux so you can stay with Open the page
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, Unspecified source, Wikidata · macOS: Homebrew, Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Wikidata, Winget
Publisher: Département de l'Instruction Publique (DIP-SEM)
Latest version: 1.7.7 (31 March 2026)
Latest activity: 6 November 2026
Source code: github.com/OpenBoard-org/openboard

At a glance

All of OpenBoard is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

OpenBoard is an open source cross-platform teaching software for interactive whiteboard designed primarily for use in schools and universities. It can be used both with interactive whiteboards or in a dual-screen setup with a pen-tablet display and a beamer.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Homebrew (platforms) — 5 November 2026
Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) — 5 November 2026
Last technical check: 5 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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