Padlet
Visual boards and sandboxes for collecting posts, media and ideas, popular in education.
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About Padlet
Padlet lets you create shareable boards where people add posts with text, images, links, videos, audio recordings, drawings and files, arranged as a wall, grid, timeline, map, stream or columns. It is hugely popular with teachers for class discussions, exit tickets and project galleries, and with teams for collecting feedback or planning events, because contributors can post without much instruction. Padlet Sandbox adds a freeform whiteboard canvas for lessons and activities, and AI tools can generate boards and activities from a prompt. Moderation, content safety filters and school-managed accounts make it suitable for younger students. The free plan limits the number of padlets you can make and upload sizes; individual paid plans raise those limits, and Team, Classroom and School plans add user management, analytics and admin controls. It works in the browser with iOS and Android apps. It is not designed for detailed diagrams or large workshops, but for collecting contributions from a group it is very easy.
Best for: Teachers and groups collecting posts, media and feedback on a shared board.
Pros and cons
What works
- Very easy for contributors to post
- Many layouts, from walls to maps and timelines
- Moderation and safety tools for schools
Why people leave
- Free plan limits the number of padlets
- Not suited to detailed diagrams
- Fewer facilitation tools than workshop boards
Top Padlet alternatives
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Miro59.6A full whiteboard with templates, sticky notes and voting.
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FigJam57.2Friendly sticky-note boards, free for education.
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Freeform55.3Free collecting and sketching board for Apple device users.
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Padlet: common questions
Is Padlet free?
Padlet has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: $0, no credit card (checked on Padlet's own site).
Is Padlet open source?
No, Padlet is not open source.
What platforms does Padlet run on?
Padlet is available for Web, iOS and Android.
What are the best alternatives to Padlet?
The highest-ranked Padlet alternatives right now are Milanote, Explain Everything and Miro. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.