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24 alternatives to Lect.io

MOOCs contextualized comments for lectures.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lect.io launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MI
   Moocha.io – A search engine for MOOCs▲231

   2017 · moocha.io · its alternatives →

2. 2CO
   CourseNest – Online Weekly Discussion for MOOCs▲26

   2014 · coursenest.com · its alternatives →

3. 3LC
   Lectio, contextualized comments for lectures▲21

   Watch Sam Altman's first lecture for How to Start a Startup, and participate in the discussion here: http://lect.io/#watch/CBYhVcO4WgI

   2014 · lect.io · its alternatives →

4. 4SE
   Search engine for lectures▲200

   2017 · findlectures.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   lagom▲109

   A simplistic presentation generator

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unhangout▲79

   An open source platform for running unconferences online

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7CL
   Clozemaster – Learn language in context▲145

   2017 · clozemaster.com · its alternatives →

8. 8CL
   Commento: Lightweight, open source, tracking-free alternative to Disqus▲233

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9CI
   CommentBox.io – a responsible alternative to Disqus▲64

   2018 · commentbox.io · its alternatives →

10. 10TW
    Txtpen – web highlights and in-text comments▲65

    2017 · txtpen.com · its alternatives →

11. 11OS
    Open-source Browser-based lecturing platform powered by WebRTC▲8

    2020 · liteboard.io · its alternatives →

12. 12AO
    An open-source collaborative whiteboard▲185

    2018 · wbo.openode.io · its alternatives →

13. 13TA
    Thoughtwriter – a digital whiteboard for your thoughts▲99

    2017 · thoughtwriter.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Learn Forward▲82

    An open source tool for context-aware digital textbooks

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hackpad▲114

    The simplest way to organize and share knowledge

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16JA
    JustComments – a comment system for websites▲10

    2018 · just-comments.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Reading the Comments▲70

    Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Curatr▲75

    A platform to design Social Learning courses.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Linkversity▲44

    Onboard people to the codebase quickly

    2025 · linkversity.xyz · its alternatives →

20. 20EA
    Epiverse – a comment system for all webpages▲9

    2016 · epiverse.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Brainyoo▲71

    Easy cross-platform learning with flashcards.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Allen NLP▲72

    An open-source NLP research library, built on PyTorch

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23AC
    A crowd-sourced MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)▲15

    2012 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24LB
    Licom – browser plugin for comments on every webpage▲7

    2022 · licom.fly.dev · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →