Free resources
Everything you need to build a test without spending anything: software that saves .pptx, and images, videos and sounds you can use freely.
Presentation software
You don't need to buy Microsoft PowerPoint: any of these free programs can create the test. Always save it as .pptx.
- LibreOffice Impress Open source Free office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux. Impress opens and saves .pptx presentations. (opens in a new tab)
- ONLYOFFICE Desktop Open source Free desktop editors with very good compatibility with Microsoft Office formats. (opens in a new tab)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (web) Free with an account The online version of PowerPoint, free with a Microsoft account. It runs in the browser. (opens in a new tab)
- Google Slides Free with an account Presentations in the browser with your Google account. Download them with File > Download > Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx). (opens in a new tab)
Photos and images
Photo libraries you can use in your slides for free.
- Pixabay Free to use Free-to-use photos, illustrations and vectors, no credit required. (opens in a new tab)
- Unsplash Free to use High-quality photographs under their own free-to-use licence. (opens in a new tab)
- Pexels Free to use Free-to-use photos, searchable by colour and orientation. (opens in a new tab)
- Openverse Licence per file Search engine for Creative Commons and public-domain works. Check the licence of each one. (opens in a new tab)
- Wikimedia Commons Licence per file Millions of educational images: maps, science, history, art. Each file states its licence. (opens in a new tab)
Illustrations, vectors and icons
Drawings and icons that stay sharp at any size, ideal for answer options and areas to mark.
- unDraw Free to use Flat illustrations you can recolour to any shade before downloading. (opens in a new tab)
- Openclipart Public domain Public-domain SVG clip art. (opens in a new tab)
- SVG Repo Licence per file Hundreds of thousands of SVG icons and vectors. Check the licence of each collection. (opens in a new tab)
- Storyset Credit the author Customisable, animatable illustrations; free use requires crediting the source. (opens in a new tab)
- Material Symbols Open source Google's open-source icon collection, in SVG and PNG. (opens in a new tab)
Videos
Short clips to use as stimuli in attention or memory tests.
- Pexels Videos Free to use Free-to-use high-resolution videos. (opens in a new tab)
- Pixabay Videos Free to use Free-to-use clips and animations. (opens in a new tab)
- Coverr Free to use Short free-to-use videos, very handy as a background or stimulus. (opens in a new tab)
- Mixkit Free to use Free video clips organised by theme. (opens in a new tab)
Sounds and music
Effects and music for the slides or to attach to each active zone.
- Freesound Licence per file Large collaborative sound archive. Each sound has its own Creative Commons licence. (opens in a new tab)
- Pixabay Sound Effects Free to use Free-to-use sound effects, no credit required. (opens in a new tab)
- Mixkit Sound Effects Free to use Free sound effects: right answers, wrong answers, bells, interface sounds. (opens in a new tab)
- Incompetech Credit the author Music by Kevin MacLeod under a Creative Commons licence; the author must be credited. (opens in a new tab)
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