Interactive STEM courseware

Less text. More action. Better outcomes.

zyBooks is built on the simple idea that students learn by doing. Interactive content, real coding environments, and immediate feedback keep students engaged through every assignment. Our AI tools carry the same intent by enhancing learning and strengthening critical thinking.

Built for today’s classroom

Solutions to the challenges you face every day.

zyBooks is built around the biggest challenges in STEM education and gives instructors the tools to solve them.

AI in the classroom

AI that enhances student learning, not shortcuts.

Optional context-aware hints guide students without giving answers away. Instructors can quickly generate multiple-choice questions and coding labs.

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Academic integrity

Academic integrity tools built for the AI era.

Detect, deter, and prevent dishonesty. Flag outlier behavior, replay keystrokes, restrict copy-paste, and catch similar code.

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Assessments

The assessment platform that saves you time.

Auto-graded coding labs, LMS integration via LTI 1.3, randomized questions, and lockdown browsers.

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Proven outcomes

Trusted by instructors. Proven for students.

Since 2012, zyBooks has set the standard for interactive STEM learning — and the results are measured in peer-reviewed research, not just adoption.

Used by
2.7M+
students at 1,800+ institutions
Engagement
2×
longer time on task, with half the text
At-risk students
64%
of least-prepared students improved

In our Fall 2025 survey, more than 17,000 students rated zyBooks better than the tools they’d used before. See the research

Fall 2025 student survey

Students don’t just use zyBooks. They love them.

Student feedback is vital to creating an effective learning experience. We survey all students at the end of every semester to gauge student satisfaction and to benchmark how we compare to other tools they use, so that we can keep improving.

Here’s what more than 17,000 students told us in the Fall 2025 survey.

  • 90%

    Easy to access

    Said zyBooks are easy to access and navigate

  • 89%

    Intuitive interface

    Felt zyBooks has an intuitive interface

  • 82%

    Value expectation met

    Said zyBooks met their value expectation

  • 74%

    Better than the rest

    Said zyBooks offered a better experience than previously used learning systems

Video testimonial

Alex Bedoya

Technical Analyst

Course catalog

Whatever you teach,
zyBooks has it covered.

From intro CS to engineering, every zyBook is built the same way. Less reading, more doing, and real feedback the moment students need it.

zyLabs

Start your students in a professional cloud IDE on day one.

Embed the cloud-based IDE directly into your course to power your coding instruction. Students write, run, and submit real code in the browser, and you grade it automatically.

Professional IDEs, hosted in the browser

  • Over 50 languages, in any browser

    No installs, no lab machines, no lost first week. The zyLabs cloud IDE supports Python, Java, C, C++, HTML, and more than 50 languages in any browser.

  • Auto-grading that gives you time back

    Grade a hundred submissions as fast as one. Python unittest, JUnit, and custom bash tests check correctness, code style, and execution outcomes on every one.

  • The tools students will use on the job

    Your students learn the tools they’ll be hired to use. VS Code, Jupyter Notebook, R Studio, and MySQL Workbench run in the browser, so no assignment starts with a setup problem.

Ready to see zyBooks in action?

Schedule a demo to get a walkthrough of zyBooks with a classroom learning solutions expert, or try an evaluation copy on your own.