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Best Educational Video Libraries in 2026
Educational video libraries bring together films and lessons for classroom use, libraries and self-directed study. This list covers services with different audiences, catalogue sizes and teaching provisions.
Compare free access with paid starting prices, trial periods and the size of each video library. Check classroom tools, downloads, administrator analytics and the devices each service supports.
33 services · ordered 26 October 2026 · How we order lists
Ranked by DocumentaryTube’s screen score, read from each service’s own pages: a free plan or trial, published prices, the places it can be watched, how fully it documents itself, and how recently we read it.
- 1 VN VideoLectures.NET7.9 VisitFree planiPhone · Linux · Mac · Web · Windows
- 2 CL ClickView7.7 VisitFree planAndroid · api · iPhone · Web · Windows
Standards-aligned K–12 videos with interactive quizzes for school lessons.
- 3 GH Gil Hedley Integral Anatomy7.6 VisitFree planWebFrom $15 a month
- 4 SW Scholastic Watch and Learn Library7.5 VisitFree trialiPhone · Mac · Web · WindowsFrom $650 a year
- 5 NT National Theatre Collection7.1 VisitFree planWeb
Recorded National Theatre plays with classroom resources for every production.
- 6 SV Sage Video6.9 VisitFree trialWebFrom $4,680 a year
Social-science tutorials, scenarios and documentary-style videos linking theory to practice.
- 7 HO Hopster6.6 VisitFree trialAndroid · iPhone · Web
- 8 IF 6.6 Visit
- 9 ND NFSA Digital Resource Finder6.6 VisitFree planWeb
- 10 PL PBS LearningMedia6.6 VisitFree planWeb
Free PreK–12 media library with videos, interactives, lessons and sources.
- 11 TE 6.6 Visit
- 12 AS Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education6.5 VisitFree planWeb
- 13 BR BrainPOP6.5 VisitFree trialiPhone · WebFrom $119 a year
- 14 FR FreeSchool6.5 VisitFree planWeb
Australian-curriculum video lessons for learners studying at their own pace.
- 15 OY Open Yale Courses6.5 VisitFree planWeb
- 16 BV Bloomsbury Video Library6.3 VisitFree trialAndroid · iPhone · Web
- 17 IL IIL Learning in Minutes6.3 VisitFree trialWebFrom $36 a month
Over 380 short professional-learning presentations across business topics.
- 18 WP WP1016.3 VisitFree planWebFrom $12 a month
Step-by-step videos for building and managing WordPress websites.
- 19 DT Digital Theatre+6.2 VisitAndroid · iPhone · Linux · Mac · Web · Windows
600+ productions, video resources and written materials for English and Drama.
- 20 LF Learn Forward6.2 VisitAndroid · iPhone · WebFrom 20,000 INR contact
Curriculum-aligned Classes 1–8 videos, exercises and live teacher classes.
- 21 OC Open Culture6.1 VisitFree planAndroid · iPhone · Web
Free courses, audiobooks, language study and educational videos.
- 22 CV Classroom Video On Demand5.8 VisitAndroid · iPhone · Web
- 23 DO 5.8 Visit
- 24 EN ESEA Network On Demand5.8 VisitFree planWebFrom $199 once
More than 300 high-quality videos on ESEA programs and staff development.
- 25 IE Informit EduTV5.8 VisitFree trialWeb
Places #1 to #5 on this list are sold one at a time, and all five are open today: #1 is $149 a month, and the service at that number today moves down one. Take #1
Before you press play
Start with access and price
Free plans are available from 15 of the 31 services. A no-cost trial appears on 13 services. Gil Hedley Integral Anatomy shows a $15-per-month starting price, alongside a free plan and seven-day trial, while Digital Theatre+ gives pricing on request.
VideoLectures.NET, Into Film+, TED-Ed and Open Yale Courses are among the services with free plans.
Choose by audience and catalogue
The comparison covers each service’s main audience and the scale of its video library. A school, public library or individual learner can use those details to narrow the choice.
ClickView, National Theatre Collection, PBS LearningMedia and Australian Screen Online (ASO) Education represent different kinds of educational collections.
Check teaching and administration
Classroom tools and administrator analytics are included in the comparison. These details matter when a service must support lessons, assignments or oversight across an institution.
Look for the combination of teaching features and reporting that fits the intended setting rather than choosing on catalogue size alone.
Confirm devices and downloads
Web access covers every service; iOS appears on 13, Android on nine, macOS and Windows on two each, and Linux on one.
Video downloads are another comparison point. Check both download access and the devices needed before selecting a service for study away from a browser.
What viewers ask
- What is the total number of educational video libraries listed?
- The list includes 31 services.
- How many entries include a free plan?
- Free plans are available from 15 of the 31 services.
- How many services include trial access?
- Trial access is available from 13 services.
- Which devices are supported?
- Every service works on the web; 13 support iOS, nine Android, two macOS, two Windows and one Linux.
- Does the list include any open-source options?
- The list contains no open-source service.
- What paid pricing is shown?
- Gil Hedley Integral Anatomy shows paid access starting at $15 per month. Digital Theatre+ gives pricing on request.