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Life & fun · May 21, 2016

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Open Notebook – Software for creating digital math worksheets

Open Notebook – Software for creating digital math worksheets launched on May 21, 2016 with 50 votes, #1,541 of 3,824 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Open Notebook is a free, open-source application that helps math teachers create digital worksheets, tests, and quizzes for students to complete on computers. It provides native tools for adding mathematical content including graphs, equations, number lines, and geometric models. The software is released under the GPL license and designed specifically for educators who need to incorporate rich mathematical elements into their materials without relying on general-purpose tools.

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From the sources

A free and Open Source application for creating digital math worksheets that can be completed by students on their computers. Open Notebook enables math teachers to create documents like worksheets, tests and quizzes easily. It includes native tools for adding rich mathematical content like graphs, equations, number lines and geometric models with ease. It is released completely free of charge under the GPL Open Source license. Many tools exist for programmers and mathematicians, Latex is a favorite among these audiences, and tools like MS Word provide some basic functionality to edit equations. Unfortunately nothing has available to allow for the creation of complete professional…from jaltekruse.github.io

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