Deep Learning A-Z (opens partner site in a new tab)
Intuition-first videos with practical projects. Gentler pacing than fast.ai.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
Beginner picks
No prior experience assumed. Start here if the topic is new to you. 202 picks across all topics, newest first.
202 picks
In: Deep Learning
The Bézier Game (opens provider site in a new tab)
Learn the pen tool through a game. Removes the most common frustration in vector software.
Free
In: Graphic Design
UI/UX design classes (opens partner site in a new tab)
Short project-based classes on Figma, wireframing, and portfolios. Learn one skill at a time.
Paid Partner
In: UI/UX Design
The Data Science Course: Complete Data Science Bootcamp (opens partner site in a new tab)
Math, statistics, Python, and ML in one package. Breadth over depth, at a modest price.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Data Science
Photography classes (opens partner site in a new tab)
Short project-based classes on specific styles — street, food, portraits. Learn by assignment.
Paid Partner
In: Photography
SQLZoo (opens provider site in a new tab)
Old-fashioned but reliable practice problems with instant feedback. Good for drilling.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
Video editing classes (opens partner site in a new tab)
Project-based classes on editing, YouTube workflows, and short-form video.
Paid Partner
In: Video Editing
MLU-Explain (opens provider site in a new tab)
Amazon's visual essays on bias-variance, ROC curves, and more. Beautiful and accurate.
Free
In: Machine Learning
KernType (opens provider site in a new tab)
A browser game that trains your eye for letter spacing. Five minutes a day sharpens it fast.
Free
In: Graphic Design
Rosetta Stone French (opens partner site in a new tab)
Immersion-style lessons with speech recognition that helps with tricky French pronunciation.
Paid Partner
In: French
Rosetta Stone Japanese (opens partner site in a new tab)
Immersive picture-based lessons with speech recognition. Good for pronunciation confidence.
Paid Partner
In: Japanese
Rosetta Stone Chinese (Mandarin) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Immersion lessons with speech recognition that gives useful feedback on tones.
Paid Partner
In: Mandarin
Rosetta Stone Spanish (opens partner site in a new tab)
Immersive, picture-based lessons with speech recognition. Good for learners who dislike grammar tables.
Paid Partner
In: Spanish
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis (opens partner site in a new tab)
A compact course on descriptive statistics, inference, and regression. A good-value refresher.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Statistics
Gordon Ramsay Teaches Cooking I (opens partner site in a new tab)
Ramsay on knife skills, eggs, pasta, and fish. Precise technique from a demanding teacher.
Paid Partner
In: Cooking
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate (opens partner site in a new tab)
A Python-first alternative to Google's certificate, with more machine learning toward the end.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Data Science
The Complete Digital Marketing Course (opens partner site in a new tab)
A wide survey of channels in one course. Useful for small-business owners doing it all themselves.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
Complete Guitar System — Beginner to Advanced (opens partner site in a new tab)
Erich Andreas' thorough course with a clear progression. One purchase covers years of material.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Guitar
Photography Masterclass: A Complete Guide to Photography (opens partner site in a new tab)
Phil Ebiner covers camera modes, genres, and editing basics in one affordable package.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Photography
Become a Product Manager (opens partner site in a new tab)
A practical overview of the role, from wireframes to metrics. Popular with career switchers.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
Robin Roberts Teaches Effective and Authentic Communication (opens partner site in a new tab)
A veteran broadcaster on connecting with audiences and handling nerves. Warm and practical.
Paid Partner
In: Public Speaking
The Complete SQL Bootcamp (opens partner site in a new tab)
Jose Portilla's PostgreSQL course. Clear and practical, with plenty of exercises.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: SQL & Databases
Sara Blakely Teaches Self-Made Entrepreneurship (opens partner site in a new tab)
Spanx's founder on bootstrapping, product, and selling with little money. Candid and motivating.
Paid Partner
In: Startup Founding
Video Editing in Adobe Premiere Pro (opens partner site in a new tab)
A project-based Premiere course from import to export, regularly updated. Straightforward and clear.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Video Editing
Graphic Design Masterclass — Learn GREAT Design (opens partner site in a new tab)
Lindsay Marsh covers theory and Adobe tools together, with many practical projects.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Graphic Design
Machine Learning A-Z: AI, Python & R (opens partner site in a new tab)
A broad tour of classic algorithms with code templates. Light on theory, heavy on doing.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Machine Learning
Design Thinking for Innovation (UVA Darden) (opens partner site in a new tab)
A business-school take on design thinking, with real cases. Good for designers working with executives.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Product Design
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures Masterclass (opens partner site in a new tab)
Colt Steele's approachable walk through Big O and problem-solving patterns, in JavaScript.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
Go: The Complete Developer's Guide (Golang) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Stephen Grider's diagrams make interfaces, goroutines, and channels intuitive. Best for visual learners.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Go (Golang)
iOS & Swift — The Complete iOS App Development Bootcamp (opens partner site in a new tab)
Angela Yu's long-running iOS course. Many small apps, with both UIKit and SwiftUI.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: iOS & Swift
The Complete JavaScript Course: From Zero to Expert! (opens partner site in a new tab)
Jonas Schmedtmann explains why, not just how. Long, but the projects build real confidence.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: JavaScript
Rust: The Complete Developer's Guide (opens partner site in a new tab)
Stephen Grider diagrams ownership and lifetimes visually, which gets many people past the borrow checker.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Rust
The Complete Full-Stack Web Development Bootcamp (opens partner site in a new tab)
Angela Yu covers front end through Node and databases. Good if you like one teacher end to end.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Web Development
Investopedia (opens provider site in a new tab)
The encyclopedia of financial terms. Look up anything you don't understand before acting on it.
Free
In: Personal Finance
100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp (opens partner site in a new tab)
One small project a day for 100 days. Best for people who need a daily habit, not a syllabus.
Paid 30-day refund Partner
In: Python
Mathematics and Statistics free courses (opens provider site in a new tab)
The Open University's free short courses on data and statistics. Clear, self-paced, and well structured.
Free
In: Statistics
Duolingo Japanese (opens provider site in a new tab)
Helpful for a daily habit and kana practice. Pair it with a real grammar guide.
Free Paid tier optional
In: Japanese
Japanese Ammo with Misa (opens provider site in a new tab)
Misa explains grammar nuances clearly with many examples. Ideal for "but why?" questions.
Free
In: Japanese
French in Action (opens provider site in a new tab)
The classic immersion series, still free. Dated fashions, timeless teaching method.
Free
In: French
Meta Blueprint (opens provider site in a new tab)
Meta's official training for Facebook and Instagram ads. Learn the platform before trusting agencies.
Free
Close sales blog (opens provider site in a new tab)
Practical, templated advice on cold email, follow-ups, and pipelines for small teams.
Free
In: Sales
FoodSafety.gov (opens provider site in a new tab)
Safe temperatures, storage times, and handling basics. Five minutes of reading prevents real illness.
Free
In: Cooking
Stanford Introduction to Food and Health (opens partner site in a new tab)
A short, sensible course on nutrition and home cooking. Shifts how you shop and plan meals.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Cooking
Entrepreneurship 101: Who Is Your Customer? (MITx) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Bill Aulet's method for finding a first customer. The opening of MIT's Disciplined Entrepreneurship.
Free Certificate paid
In: Startup Founding
Full-Stack Engineer Career Path (opens partner site in a new tab)
A long guided path from HTML to deployment, all in the browser. Requires a Pro subscription.
Paid Partner
In: Web Development
Graphic design classes (opens partner site in a new tab)
Project-based classes from working designers — logos, posters, lettering. Build a portfolio piece by piece.
Paid Partner
In: Graphic Design
MoneyHelper (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free, impartial guidance backed by the UK government on budgeting, debt, and pensions.
Free
In: Personal Finance
Two Cents (PBS) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Short, well-researched videos on budgeting, debt, and investing basics. Fun and trustworthy.
Free
In: Personal Finance
Toastmasters International (opens provider site in a new tab)
Local clubs where you speak regularly and get structured, kind feedback. Nothing beats reps.
Paid Club fees vary
In: Public Speaking
Dynamic Public Speaking Specialization (University of Washington) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Preparing, practising, and delivering speeches, with recorded video assignments and feedback.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Public Speaking
Kdenlive documentation (opens provider site in a new tab)
Docs for a free, open-source editor that runs anywhere. Good for editing on a budget.
Free
In: Video Editing
Write Simply (Paul Graham) (opens provider site in a new tab)
A short essay with a big payoff: plain words, short sentences, honest ideas.
Free
In: Writing
Data Analysis with Python (opens provider site in a new tab)
NumPy, pandas, and visualization projects checked by automated tests. Free certification included.
Free
In: Data Science
Ultimate Guitar (opens provider site in a new tab)
The biggest library of chords and tabs. Check the ratings — quality varies a lot.
Free Pro optional
In: Guitar
musictheory.net (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free lessons and exercises on notes, intervals, and chords. Theory that makes the fretboard make sense.
Free
In: Guitar
Digital Photography School (opens provider site in a new tab)
Thousands of practical tips for every genre. Good for answering specific questions quickly.
Free
In: Photography
Anki (opens provider site in a new tab)
The flashcard app serious learners rely on. Start with a vetted core-vocabulary deck.
Free iOS app paid
In: Japanese
Jisho (opens provider site in a new tab)
Fast, free Japanese–English dictionary with kanji breakdowns and example sentences.
Free
In: Japanese
Chinese courses (OpenLearn) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free beginner units from the Open University, with audio and cultural notes.
Free
In: Mandarin
Coffee Break Chinese (opens provider site in a new tab)
Podcast lessons that explain tones and phrases patiently. Great for commute listening.
Free Extra materials paid
In: Mandarin
Learn Data Structures and Algorithms with Python (opens partner site in a new tab)
Implements the core structures in Python step by step. Good for learners who learn by typing.
Paid Partner
Duolingo French (opens provider site in a new tab)
A light daily habit for vocabulary. Combine it with real listening to make it count.
Free Paid tier optional
In: French
French courses (OpenLearn) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free short courses from the Open University, from absolute beginner to intermediate.
Free
In: French
SpanishDict (opens provider site in a new tab)
The best free dictionary and conjugation reference, with clear grammar guides. Bookmark it now.
Free
In: Spanish
Coffee Break Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Structured podcast lessons with a teacher and a learner. Easy to fit into a commute.
Free Extra materials paid
In: Spanish
Beginner's Guide to SEO (opens provider site in a new tab)
The classic long-form SEO primer, kept up to date. Read it end to end once.
Free
Ahrefs Academy (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free, thorough SEO courses from a tools company that publishes its own data.
Free
Salesforce Trailhead (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free, gamified modules on CRM and sales process. Especially useful if your team runs on Salesforce.
Free
In: Sales
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (Samin Nosrat) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Four elements that make food taste good. Teaches you to cook without recipes.
Paid
In: Cooking
Budget Bytes (opens provider site in a new tab)
Tested recipes with cost per serving. Great for learning to cook well on a tight budget.
Free
In: Cooking
Startup Entrepreneurship Specialization (Technion) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Technion's four-course path from idea to business plan. Structured, practical, and graded.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Startup Founding
Meta Front-End Developer Professional Certificate (opens partner site in a new tab)
Structured, graded, and ends with React. The certificate helps if you're changing careers.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Web Development
Satori Graphics (opens provider site in a new tab)
Practical design tips and speed-design sessions. Easy to follow and heavy on real technique.
Free
In: Graphic Design
Money and business courses (OpenLearn) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free Open University courses on managing money, budgeting, and financial decisions. UK-oriented.
Free
In: Personal Finance
Investor.gov (opens provider site in a new tab)
The SEC's plain-English investor education, with fraud warnings and fee calculators. US-focused.
Free
In: Personal Finance
How to speak so that people want to listen (Julian Treasure) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Practical vocal tools — register, pace, pitch — in ten minutes. Try the warm-ups before your next talk.
Free
In: Public Speaking
Think Fast, Talk Smart (Matt Abrahams, Stanford GSB) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Stanford's hugely popular talk on speaking off the cuff. Practical techniques for impromptu moments.
Free
In: Public Speaking
Statistics with Python Specialization (opens partner site in a new tab)
University of Michigan's applied statistics, taught through Python notebooks. Good for analysts who code.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Statistics
Don't Make Me Think, Revisited (opens provider site in a new tab)
The short, funny classic on usability. Readable in an afternoon, useful for a whole career.
Paid
In: UI/UX Design
UI / UX Design Specialization (CalArts) (opens partner site in a new tab)
A visual-design-first counterpart to Google's certificate. Stronger on layout, type, and interface craft.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: UI/UX Design
Justin Odisho (opens provider site in a new tab)
Quick, practical Premiere and After Effects tips. Learn one technique at a time.
Free
In: Video Editing
Casey Faris (opens provider site in a new tab)
Friendly, thorough DaVinci Resolve tutorials, including color grading and Fusion basics.
Free
In: Video Editing
Creative Writing Specialization (Wesleyan) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Short story, narrative essay, and memoir taught by published authors, with peer workshops.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Writing
Hemingway Editor (opens provider site in a new tab)
Highlights long sentences and passive voice. A blunt, useful mirror for wordy drafts.
Free Desktop app paid
In: Writing
R for Data Science (2e) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Hadley Wickham's tidyverse book. If you choose R, this is where to begin.
Free Free to read online
In: Data Science
Marty Music (opens provider site in a new tab)
Slow, clear tutorials for thousands of popular songs. Learn the music that made you pick up a guitar.
Free
In: Guitar
Guitar for Beginners (Berklee) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Berklee's structured introduction to technique, chords, and basic notation.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Guitar
Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR (opens partner site in a new tab)
Michigan State's structured course from camera basics to composition and editing, with peer feedback.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Photography
Lightroom tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Official editing tutorials with sample images. Learn to develop RAW files properly.
Free
In: Photography
Learn SQL (opens provider site in a new tab)
Codecademy's free SQL course. Well-paced lessons in the browser, no database setup needed.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
SQL for Data Science (UC Davis) (opens partner site in a new tab)
A structured, graded introduction aimed at analysts. Good if you want a certificate.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: SQL & Databases
PyTorch Tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Official, runnable tutorials. Start with "Learn the Basics" before any third-party course.
Free
In: Deep Learning
Easy Japanese (NHK World) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free story-based lessons from Japan's public broadcaster, with audio and text. Well produced.
Free
In: Japanese
GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (opens provider site in a new tab)
The textbook most universities use. Structured and thorough; pair it with its workbook.
Paid
In: Japanese
Pleco (opens provider site in a new tab)
The essential Chinese dictionary app, with handwriting input and flashcards. Install it first.
Free Add-ons paid
In: Mandarin
Duolingo Chinese (opens provider site in a new tab)
A light daily habit for characters and phrases. Add real listening to make progress stick.
Free Paid tier optional
In: Mandarin
VisuAlgo (opens provider site in a new tab)
Animations of every classic data structure and algorithm. Use it whenever a diagram would help.
Free
Grokking Algorithms, 2nd Edition (opens provider site in a new tab)
Illustrated and friendly. The right book if algorithm textbooks have intimidated you before.
Paid
Introduction to French (Language Transfer) (opens provider site in a new tab)
A free audio course that has you constructing French sentences out loud from the start.
Free
In: French
Coffee Break French (opens provider site in a new tab)
Friendly, structured podcast lessons. Perfect for learning on a walk or a commute.
Free Extra materials paid
In: French
Learn Go (opens partner site in a new tab)
Short browser exercises on syntax and basics. A warm-up before building anything real.
Paid Partner
In: Go (Golang)
Duolingo Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Good for a daily habit and vocabulary. On its own it won't make you conversational.
Free Paid tier optional
In: Spanish
Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary Specialization (UC Davis) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Vocabulary and grammar through everyday situations, with graded quizzes and structure.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Spanish
Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Professional Certificate (opens partner site in a new tab)
Search, social, email, analytics, and e-commerce with portfolio projects. Broad and job-oriented.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
SEO Starter Guide (opens provider site in a new tab)
Google's own explanation of how to be found in search. Cuts through most SEO myths.
Free
Learn Swift (opens partner site in a new tab)
Pure language drills without Xcode. Useful for getting Swift syntax down before tackling apps.
Paid Partner
In: iOS & Swift
Let's Get Rusty (opens provider site in a new tab)
Walks through The Book on video, plus ecosystem news. For people who'd rather watch than read.
Free
In: Rust
Daniel Pink Teaches Sales and Persuasion (opens partner site in a new tab)
Research-backed persuasion for people who don't think of themselves as salespeople.
Paid Partner
In: Sales
Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills (opens partner site in a new tab)
University of Michigan's practical negotiation course, with a real contract case. Useful for every deal.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Sales
Serious Eats (opens provider site in a new tab)
Recipes that explain why they work, tested obsessively. You'll learn technique while cooking dinner.
Free
In: Cooking
Basics with Babish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Clear episodes on essential techniques — knife skills, eggs, sauces. Approachable and well produced.
Free
In: Cooking
Learn JavaScript (opens partner site in a new tab)
Short lessons with an in-browser editor. Comfortable if a blank text file intimidates you.
Paid Partner
In: JavaScript
Digital Product Management Specialization (UVA) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Darden's course on modern, agile product management. Useful structure for newcomers to the role.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
The Lean Product Playbook (opens provider site in a new tab)
A step-by-step method for finding product-market fit. Concrete where many PM books stay abstract.
Paid
Paul Graham essays (opens provider site in a new tab)
The essays that shaped a generation of founders. Start with "Do Things That Don't Scale."
Free
In: Startup Founding
Canva Design School (opens provider site in a new tab)
Short, friendly lessons on layout and branding basics. Useful even if you later move to Adobe tools.
Free
In: Graphic Design
Adobe Illustrator tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Official hands-on tutorials with sample files. Learn the tool from its makers before paying for courses.
Free
In: Graphic Design
Personal Finance (opens provider site in a new tab)
Budgeting, credit, loans, taxes, and investing basics explained plainly, with practice questions.
Free
In: Personal Finance
Bogleheads wiki (opens provider site in a new tab)
Community-written guides to low-cost, long-term investing. Start with the "Getting started" page.
Free
In: Personal Finance
The Mom Test (opens provider site in a new tab)
How to talk to customers without them lying to you. Short, funny, and immediately useful.
Paid
Maze research guides (opens provider site in a new tab)
Practical guides to usability testing and surveys. Clear and tool-agnostic despite the vendor.
Free
In: Product Design
How to Speak (Patrick Winston, MIT) (opens provider site in a new tab)
MIT's legendary lecture on speaking and slides. Dense with rules you'll use forever.
Free
In: Public Speaking
TED's secret to great public speaking (Chris Anderson) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Eight minutes on the one idea every talk needs. The best short primer on talk structure.
Free
In: Public Speaking
Scientific Computing with Python (opens provider site in a new tab)
Browser-based projects with instant feedback. Good if video lectures make your attention drift.
Free
In: Python
Learn Python 3 (opens partner site in a new tab)
A tight write-run-check loop in the browser, no setup. Most modules need a paid plan.
Paid Partner
In: Python
OpenIntro Statistics (opens provider site in a new tab)
A free, peer-reviewed introductory textbook used in hundreds of courses. Excellent exercises.
Free Free PDF
In: Statistics
Laws of UX (opens provider site in a new tab)
Psychology principles behind good interfaces, one clear page each. Handy vocabulary for design reviews.
Free
In: UI/UX Design
Figma — official tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Official walkthroughs of auto layout, components, and prototyping. Learn the tool properly once.
Free
In: UI/UX Design
DaVinci Resolve training (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free official books and videos for a free professional editor. The best zero-cost starting point.
Free
In: Video Editing
Premiere Pro tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Adobe's official hands-on tutorials. Start here if your workplace already uses Creative Cloud.
Free
In: Video Editing
Brandon Sanderson's 2020 BYU creative writing lectures (opens provider site in a new tab)
A bestselling novelist's full university course, free. Plot, character, and the business of publishing.
Free
In: Writing
Purdue Online Writing Lab (opens provider site in a new tab)
The standard free reference for grammar, punctuation, and citation. Answers "is this right?" fast.
Free
In: Writing
Data Visualization (opens provider site in a new tab)
Short seaborn exercises that get you making sensible charts quickly.
Free
In: Data Science
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (opens partner site in a new tab)
Spreadsheets, SQL, Tableau, and R with a career focus. Recognized by many entry-level employers.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Data Science
JustinGuitar Beginner Course (opens provider site in a new tab)
The most complete free guitar course anywhere. Methodical, encouraging, and organized in grades.
Free App optional
In: Guitar
Andy Guitar (opens provider site in a new tab)
Friendly beginner lessons and songs in small steps. Ideal for your very first weeks.
Free
In: Guitar
Photography Tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Clear explanations of exposure, depth of field, and light, with interactive diagrams. Timeless fundamentals.
Free
In: Photography
Select Star SQL (opens provider site in a new tab)
An interactive book built on one real dataset. Teaches you to think in queries.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
SQL Murder Mystery (opens provider site in a new tab)
Solve a crime by querying a database. A fun, surprisingly effective way to practise joins.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python (opens provider site in a new tab)
Search, optimization, and neural networks in Python. A rigorous tour before specializing.
Free Certificate optional
In: Deep Learning
Learn Hiragana: The Ultimate Guide (opens provider site in a new tab)
Mnemonics that get hiragana into your head in a few days. Do this before anything else.
Free
In: Japanese
Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese (opens provider site in a new tab)
A free, logical grammar guide that explains Japanese on its own terms, not by English analogy.
Free Free to read online
In: Japanese
Intro to Machine Learning (opens provider site in a new tab)
Hands-on notebooks with real data in a few hours. Then enter a beginner competition.
Free
In: Machine Learning
StatQuest with Josh Starmer (opens provider site in a new tab)
Friendly, precise explanations of each algorithm. Watch the relevant video whenever a concept feels fuzzy.
Free
Chinese for Beginners (Peking University) (opens partner site in a new tab)
A gentle, well-organized start covering pinyin, tones, and daily phrases. Consistently well reviewed.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Mandarin
Pinyin chart with audio (opens provider site in a new tab)
Every syllable with audio. Get tones right early and everything later gets easier.
Free
In: Mandarin
Algorithms (opens provider site in a new tab)
A gentle, visual introduction to searching, sorting, recursion, and graphs.
Free
TV5MONDE Apprendre le français (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free exercises built around real TV clips, sorted by CEFR level from A1 to C1.
Free
In: French
Français facile (RFI) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Radio France Internationale's lessons and slow news in French. Excellent listening practice.
Free
In: French
Learn Go with Tests (opens provider site in a new tab)
Teaches Go and test-driven development together. Good habits from the very first chapter.
Free
In: Go (Golang)
Programming with Google Go Specialization (opens partner site in a new tab)
UC Irvine's structured introduction, including concurrency. Good if you want graded assignments.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Go (Golang)
Complete Spanish (Language Transfer) (opens provider site in a new tab)
A free audio course that teaches you to build sentences by thinking, not memorizing. Remarkably effective.
Free
In: Spanish
Dreaming Spanish (opens provider site in a new tab)
Thousands of hours of comprehensible-input video sorted by level. Watch daily and understanding grows.
Free Premium library paid
In: Spanish
Inbound Marketing (opens provider site in a new tab)
A free, certificate-bearing course on content, SEO, and nurturing leads. Vendor-flavored but solid.
Free
Google Skillshop (opens provider site in a new tab)
Official training for Google Ads and Analytics. Required before you spend money on search ads.
Free
SwiftUI Tutorials (opens provider site in a new tab)
Apple's step-by-step tutorials with finished sample projects. Polished and kept current.
Free
In: iOS & Swift
Swift Playgrounds (opens provider site in a new tab)
Learn Swift on iPad or Mac through guided puzzles. Good for younger learners and total beginners.
Free
In: iOS & Swift
Rust by Example (opens provider site in a new tab)
Runnable examples for every core concept. Useful when prose explanations aren't clicking.
Free
In: Rust
Comprehensive Rust (opens provider site in a new tab)
Google's internal Android training, open-sourced. A fast course for people who already program.
Free
In: Rust
Inbound Sales (opens provider site in a new tab)
HubSpot's free course on modern, buyer-centred selling. A sensible foundation for any sales role.
Free
In: Sales
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures (opens provider site in a new tab)
Hundreds of bite-sized browser challenges ending in five certification projects. Great for daily practice.
Free
In: JavaScript
Eloquent JavaScript, 4th Edition (opens provider site in a new tab)
Beautifully written and demanding. Better as a second pass than as your very first exposure.
Free Free to read online
In: JavaScript
SVPG articles (Marty Cagan) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free essays on empowered teams, discovery, and the PM role from the author of Inspired.
Free
Product management guides (opens provider site in a new tab)
Clear primers on roadmaps, backlogs, and working with engineers in agile teams.
Free
Startup School (opens provider site in a new tab)
Y Combinator's free course on ideas, users, and fundraising. The best free founder curriculum.
Free
In: Startup Founding
YC Startup Library (opens provider site in a new tab)
Essays and talks from YC partners on every stage. Search it before paying anyone for advice.
Free
In: Startup Founding
Responsive Web Design (opens provider site in a new tab)
Small projects built in the browser. You'll finish with a handful of basic but real pages.
Free
In: Web Development
Learn CSS (opens provider site in a new tab)
Google's modern CSS course: box model, flexbox, grid, and the cascade explained properly.
Free
In: Web Development
Graphic Design Specialization (CalArts) (opens partner site in a new tab)
Image-making, typography, shape, and color taught by CalArts faculty. A real art-school foundation.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Graphic Design
Butterick's Practical Typography (opens provider site in a new tab)
The fastest way to make any document look professional. Read "Typography in ten minutes" first.
Free Free online, pay what you want
In: Graphic Design
Design Thinking (IDEO) (opens provider site in a new tab)
IDEO's free primer on the process many product teams still use. A good shared vocabulary.
Free
In: Product Design
Stanford d.school resources (opens provider site in a new tab)
Free method cards and activities from Stanford. Great for running your first design workshop.
Free
In: Product Design
Python for Everybody Specialization (opens partner site in a new tab)
The same Dr. Chuck material with graded assignments and a certificate, if structure keeps you going.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Python
Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python (6.0001) (opens provider site in a new tab)
MIT's intro lectures and problem sets. More computer science than syntax — an ideal second course.
Free
In: Python
Statistics and Probability (opens provider site in a new tab)
Complete, patient coverage from averages to inference, with practice for every skill.
Free
In: Statistics
Seeing Theory (opens provider site in a new tab)
Brown University's visual introduction to probability and statistics. Beautiful, interactive, and short.
Free
In: Statistics
Google UX Design Professional Certificate (opens partner site in a new tab)
The most structured path into UX: research, wireframes, prototypes, and three portfolio projects.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: UI/UX Design
Nielsen Norman Group articles (opens provider site in a new tab)
Decades of research-backed usability guidance, free. Search here before inventing your own rules.
Free
In: UI/UX Design
Python for Data Analysis, 3rd Edition (opens provider site in a new tab)
Written by pandas' creator. The definitive guide to cleaning and reshaping data in Python.
Free Free to read online
In: Data Science
Pandas (opens provider site in a new tab)
A few hours of hands-on exercises. The quickest way to get comfortable with DataFrames.
Free
In: Data Science
SQLBolt (opens provider site in a new tab)
Short interactive lessons that have you writing real queries within an afternoon.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
Intro to SQL: Querying and Managing Data (opens provider site in a new tab)
Friendly talk-through lessons for complete beginners, with in-browser practice after each.
Free
In: SQL & Databases
Practical Deep Learning for Coders (opens provider site in a new tab)
Top-down: train real models in lesson one, then learn why they work. Free and excellent.
Free
In: Deep Learning
Neural Networks (3Blue1Brown) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Visual intuition for backpropagation, transformers, and attention. Watch before starting any course.
Free
In: Deep Learning
Machine Learning Specialization (opens partner site in a new tab)
The standard first ML course. Andrew Ng's teaching is famous for a reason.
Paid Financial aid available Partner
In: Machine Learning
Machine Learning Crash Course (opens provider site in a new tab)
Google's fast, practical introduction with interactive visualizations. A solid overview in a weekend.
Free
In: Machine Learning
Algorithms, Part I (Princeton) (opens provider site in a new tab)
Sedgewick and Wayne's classic, free on Coursera. Rigorous implementations with excellent visual explanations.
Free No certificate
CS50x: Introduction to Computer Science (opens provider site in a new tab)
Builds arrays, linked lists, hash tables, and trees in C. Superb foundations for everything else.
Free Certificate optional
A Tour of Go (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official in-browser tour. Two or three evenings and you'll have covered the whole language.
Free
In: Go (Golang)
Go by Example (opens provider site in a new tab)
Annotated example programs for every common task. The page you'll keep open in a tab.
Free
In: Go (Golang)
100 Days of SwiftUI (opens provider site in a new tab)
Paul Hudson's free, structured daily course. The most complete free path into SwiftUI.
Free
In: iOS & Swift
The Swift Programming Language (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official language book. Read the Language Guide chapters alongside any course.
Free
In: iOS & Swift
The Rust Programming Language ("The Book") (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official book and the shared vocabulary of the Rust community. Read it cover to cover.
Free
In: Rust
Rustlings (opens provider site in a new tab)
Small broken programs you fix one by one. Pairs chapter by chapter with The Book.
Free
In: Rust
The Modern JavaScript Tutorial (opens provider site in a new tab)
Thorough, modern, and free, with exercises every chapter. The best single resource for learning the language.
Free
In: JavaScript
JavaScript Guide (opens provider site in a new tab)
Mozilla's official guide. Pair it with the MDN reference pages you'll use for the rest of your career.
Free
In: JavaScript
The Odin Project — Foundations (opens provider site in a new tab)
Sets up a real developer environment on day one and makes you build. The most honest beginner path.
Free
In: Web Development
MDN Learn Web Development (opens provider site in a new tab)
Mozilla's structured curriculum for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Accurate, accessible, and regularly updated.
Free
In: Web Development
CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python (opens provider site in a new tab)
Harvard's CS50 rigor applied to Python alone. Problem sets are hard enough to make ideas stick.
Free Certificate optional
In: Python
Python for Everybody (opens provider site in a new tab)
Dr. Chuck assumes nothing, which makes this the gentlest serious start for complete non-programmers.
Free
In: Python
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (opens provider site in a new tab)
Teaches Python through real chores — renaming files, scraping pages, filling spreadsheets. Motivation built in.
Free Free to read online
In: Python
The Python Tutorial (opens provider site in a new tab)
The official tour. Terse, but accurate and always current with the latest release.
Free
In: Python