If IB students want to self-study or can not afford tutoring, they might want to use resources outside their textbooks or slides to fully understand the concepts. Here, Hack Your Course AP and IB Tutoring Service has broken down top free and inexpensive resources for IB students to use by subject. This page will be updated with new resources as we find them.
🎓 Complete IB Resources Guide
Your comprehensive directory of curated, high-quality resources for IB Diploma Programme success across all subjects
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General
All IB Subjects Resources
Multi-subject platforms and comprehensive repositories
📚 Miro Keimiöniemi's Personal Website
Personal website of an ex-IB student sharing his own material, specifically useful for IA examples
✨ IA Examples legally available, untidy handful of resources
FREE
📖 Khan Academy
High-quality educational content for all subjects with practice problems
✨ Good teaching style, many videos. Note: Not IB-specific alignment
FREE
💾 Save My Exams
Study notes, revision guides, past papers, and online courses
✨ Topic-specific question banks, holistic reviews. Free version available
FREE (Limited)
$75/year Full
🎯 Revision Village
Popular platform for Mathematics with Chemistry and French B resources
✨ Question banks by topic/difficulty, practice exams, well-structured
FREE (Limited)
$249-$499 one-time
IB Aligned
🧠 Knowt
Platform with study guides for every subject and community flashcards
✨ Millions of users, spaced repetition, created by actual IB students
FREE (Limited)
$9.99/month
✅ Official IBO Resources
Official sample papers, specimen papers, and EE exemplars
✨ 100% authentic and reliable, limited but official selection
FREE
Core Component
💭 Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
Essential resources for TOK success
theoryofknowledge.net
Comprehensive platform with free notes covering all themes and AOKs
✨ Essay & exhibition guidance, quotes, key thinkers, real-world examples
FREE (Limited)
$450-$1500/year
TOK Resource.org
Created by experienced TOK teacher, non-commercial
✨ 360+ classroom activities, assessment strategies, no ads or paywalls
FREE
HYC's TOK Guide
Comprehensive TOK guide with tips and strategies
✨ Essay writing tips, exhibition guidance, assessment criteria
FREE
Core Component
📄 Extended Essay (EE)
Guidance and examples for your research project
West Sound Academy EE Guide
Step-by-step guide to tackling the Extended Essay
✨ Resource finding tutorials, citation help, comprehensive and up-to-date. Note: Website is a bit clunky, some videos do not play
FREE
Hack Your Course EE Guide
Comprehensive guide covering complete EE process
✨ Requirements, assessment criteria, common mistakes to avoid
FREE
Shekou Library EE Guide
Page dedicated exclusively to Extended Essay
✨ Dozens of examples alongside tips and tricks
FREE
Subject
📚 English A (Language & Literature)
Tools for literary analysis and exam preparation
IB English Guys
Teachers with 30+ years combined experience
✨ Video tutorials, Paper 1 exam review, literary devices, Individual Oral prep
FREE
$150 for each workshop
LitCharts
Literary analysis guides for poems, novels, Shakespeare
✨ In-depth sophisticated analysis, line-by-line poetry guides
$10.95/month
Mr. Hoye's IB English
Outlines and resources on all things English IB, SL and HL
✨ Lots of tips and samples of writing and topics. Note: Limited to some novel studies
FREE
LitLearn
Practice materials for IB English examination
✨ Practice papers with detailed answers, Paper 1 guides
$179/year
Thomas Lewandowski YouTube
Various videos regarding IB IA or individual oral assessment
✨ Very clear step-by-step modeling. Note: Some higher-level academic language may require explanation, limited number of videos
FREE
Stephanie Martin's YouTube Channel
Various videos regarding IB English literature, language and literature, and Theater
✨ Great step-by-step modeling. Note: Focuses on non-fiction text analysis, limited number of videos
FREE
HYC's English A Guide
Complete IB English A Language and Literature guide
✨ Comprehensive guide covering all assessments, tips, and strategies
FREE
CBC's Curated Collection of Poet Recommendations
Library of Canadian Poets and poems that can be used for extended essay or poetry analysis composition
✨ Bank of well-known Canadian poets for poetry analysis assignments. Note: Includes some classic and some not as well-known modern poets
FREE
Brad Philpot's Website
Sample student writing and the examiner's comments on the writing
✨ Gives tips and advice to write a successful exam essay. Note: Only one sample
FREE
IBO Website Sample Exam Papers
Provided sample essays and a breakdown of comments by IB assessors
✨ Firsthand examples and tips on how to write successfully for the English exam. Note: Limited to only a few works
FREE
Subject
➗ Mathematics (AA & AI)
Notes, videos, and practice for both Math routes
Christos Nikolaidis Notes
The "holy grail" for IB Math - run by IB teacher with PhD in mathematics
✨ Extensive HL & SL notes, simple layout, lecture notes available, accepts donations. Note: Solutions are mark schemes without additional comments
FREE
IB Aligned
Mr. Mac Math (Jack McRobert)
Mathematics teacher providing notes and videos for all AA and AI subjects, SL and HL
✨ Topic-by-topic notes for entire curriculum. Note: Printable version of notes are not free, limited IB sample questions
FREE
$11.95 (printable notes)
IB Aligned
IB Maths
Comprehensive materials with videos for every topic
✨ Free video tutorials for AA & AI SL/HL, GDC tutorials (Casio & TI-Nspire)
FREE
IB Maths Resources by Andrew Chambers
Comprehensive materials including 300 IB Maths Exploration ideas, video tutorials, and extensive IA guides
✨ Hundreds of downloadable resources, detailed worksheets, Paper 3 materials for HL Analysis and HL Applications
FREE
IB Aligned
IBtaskmaker
Categorized exam papers for AA HL and SL
✨ Organized by subject
$75/year
PatrickJMT YouTube Channel
Extensive library of videos and practice questions
✨ Easy to understand, well-structured. Note: Not IB aligned, no IB practice papers, can be hard to find specific concepts
FREE
Kim Kim's Website
IB teacher's website with sample papers and IA samples with examiner comments (SL only)
✨ Examples from other resources included. Note: Old curriculum (check chapter by chapter), some resources not strictly IB-specific, can be difficult to navigate
FREE
IB Aligned
Mr. Prior's Website
IB math teacher from Mulgrave school with chapter-by-chapter topics and review packages
✨ Many PDFs and review packages for new curriculum. Note: Needs digging in, some links require Mulgrave student access
FREE
IB Aligned
Intermathematics by Andrew Chambers
Hundreds of resources including over 300 original worksheets, full mock papers, unit tests, and Paper 3 investigations
✨ Video tutorials, designed to save teachers hundreds of hours of work
FREE (Limited)
$85/year full access
IB Aligned
HYC's IB Math IA Ideas
Comprehensive guide with diverse project ideas for SL and HL levels in AA and AI, applying complex mathematics to real-world problems
✨ Includes differential equations, calculus, graph theory, optimization, disease modeling, and cryptographic algorithms
FREE
IB Aligned
HYC's IB Math IA Assessment Guide
Complete guide to the mandatory IB Math IA covering all five assessment criteria and strategies for maximizing scores
✨ Detailed advice on Communication, Mathematical Presentation, Personal Engagement, Reflection, and Use of Mathematics criteria
FREE
IB Aligned
3Blue1Brown
Exceptional visual explanations of calculus and mathematics by Grant Sanderson, making complex concepts accessible through compelling graphics
✨ Visually stunning animations, simplifies calculus principles. Note: Not IB-specific alignment
FREE
Subject
🧪 Chemistry
Comprehensive video tutorials, notes, and practice problems
Richard Thornley YouTube
Gold standard for video-based chemistry learning with incredibly popular YouTube channel (13M views)
✨ IB aligned content split into SL and HL, good pace and teaching style. Note: No practice problems or solutions
FREE
IB Aligned
IBChem.com
Comprehensive resource with interactive syllabus
✨ Topic-by-topic notes and practice questions, updated for 2025 syllabus
FREE
MSJChem's Website
Short but comprehensive IB chemistry tutorial videos for both HL and SL syllabus
✨ Easy to understand, free problem sets (worksheets). Note: Short videos may not fully explain some concepts
FREE
$10 full access
IB Aligned
IB Alchemy
Short notes for each Chemistry SL and HL chapter
✨ Concise and aligned. Note: Does not cover options, only brief notes with no practice questions
FREE
IB Aligned
IB Dead Chemistry
Revision guide for each topic in HL Chemistry
✨ Brief, easy to understand, great for last-minute studying. Note: Only contains HL chemistry notes
FREE
IB Aligned
Mr. Weng Chemistry
Subscription-based IB chemistry guide with notes, videos, and exam solutions
✨ Detailed videos of topics and IB exam paper explanations
$100/2 years
Smashing Science
Website by Patrick Brnanac with exam papers sorted by subjects
✨ Organized exam papers. Note: Watermarks on papers can be annoying, clunky website with broken links
FREE
Tyler DeWitt YouTube Videos
High-quality chemistry videos covering all parts of chemistry content
✨ Good pace and teaching style, many videos available. Note: Not IB aligned (need to match topics to IB curriculum)
FREE
HYC's Ultimate IB Science IA Guide
Complete guide for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology IA covering all five assessment criteria
✨ Comprehensive breakdown of Personal Engagement, Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication criteria
FREE
IB Aligned
Subject
🧬 Biology
In-depth guides, videos, and revision materials
Bio Ninja
A comprehensive FREE resource for IB Biology
✨ Videos, images, text, summary PDFs, worksheets, study applications
FREE
IB Aligned
Alex Lee's YouTube Channel
IB teacher with videos for all biology content
✨ Theory-focused videos covering all topics. Note: Last updated 8 years ago
FREE
IB Aligned
Stephanie Castle's YouTube
IB biology teacher with engaging and incredibly clear videos covering all SL biology
✨ Covers all SL Biology topics. Note: Only SL Biology, no practice problems
FREE
IB Aligned
My Science Squad
Review and learning materials for biology and chemistry
✨ Videos, exam papers, free InThinking materials
FREE
Crash Course YouTube
Highly popular channel (1.3B views) covering IB topics
✨ Extremely high-quality videos (not IB-specific)
FREE
HYC's Ultimate IB Science IA Guide
Complete guide for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology IA covering all five assessment criteria
✨ Comprehensive breakdown of Personal Engagement, Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication criteria
FREE
IB Aligned
Subject
⚛️ Physics
Revision notes, video lessons, and resources for the new syllabus
IBPhysics.org
Comprehensive revision notes by 45-point IB graduate
✨ Organized by topic with SL/HL options, clear explanations, example problems
FREE
IB Aligned
Dr. R Physics
Website by Dr. David Rocher, physics teacher in England - curated collection of links to useful physics resources
✨ IB aligned, links to Khan Academy and other quality resources, focused material. Note: IA and EE ideas page could be more complete
FREE
IB Aligned
Mr. G's DP Physics
Website run by IB Physics teacher with notes, videos and resources from multiple creators
✨ Comprehensive and IB aligned. Note: Less engaging presentation
FREE
IB Aligned
Chris Doner's YouTube
In-depth videos on all IB content in structured format covering theory and practice problem solutions
✨ Engaging videos, IB aligned, Patreon support available. Note: No HL Options included, no additional practice questions
FREE
IB Aligned
Paper Plainz
Selection of free resources for new Physics syllabus
✨ Concept explanations, question bank, video solutions
FREE (Limited)
£99-£300
Annotated Physics Data Booklet
Well-annotated booklet on Google Drive
✨ Useful reference for physics data
FREE
HYC's Ultimate IB Science IA Guide
Complete guide for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology IA covering all five assessment criteria
✨ Comprehensive breakdown of Personal Engagement, Exploration, Analysis, Evaluation, and Communication criteria
FREE
IB Aligned
Subject
💰 Economics
Notes, diagrams, and video tutorials for the new syllabus
EcoNinja
Free resource for new IB Economics syllabus (2020+)
✨ Notes, diagrams, key definitions in student-friendly language
FREE
Jacob Clifford YouTube
Economics tutorials (AP content similar to IB)
✨ Easy to understand, comprehensive, practice problems
FREE
IB Aligned (mostly)
IB Economist
Complete revision notes organized by syllabus sections
✨ Micro, Macro, and International Economics, HL extensions marked
FREE
The Curious Economist
IB Economics teaching resources and guides
✨ Study materials, exam prep, teaching resources
FREE
Subject
📜 History
Curated resources for key IB History topics
Subject
🎨 Other Subjects
Resources for Business, Psychology, CS, and Languages
IB Psychology Matters
Teacher-created resources and guides
✨ Study materials, approach-specific resources
FREE
Paul Baumgarten's CS Notes
"Holy grail" for IB Computer Science
✨ Exhaustive detailed notes covering entire SL and HL curriculum
FREE
ESLeCollege IB English B Hub
Language Acquisition resources
✨ Writing guides, listening exercises, reading comprehension, Individual Oral prep
FREE
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