XMind
Our favourite mind mapping software. Free, versatile, does workbooks, can be embedded and shared on Gaia U sites – we use it a lot!
Slack
A great free communication tool that we highly recommend and use regularly as a learning community.
Scrivener
Not free, but a powerful tool for writing and organizing your content. Great for journaling, papers, output packet content and more.
Diigo
Excellent self-directed learning tool that allows you highlight, annotate, organize and share online resources. Free to download.
Libre Office
Free, open source Office suite – makes pdf’s as standard – great for resilient documentation.
Gimp
Open source alternative to Photoshop – use for editing images, making graphics etc.