One app. Eight methods.
Pick your approach and Binder reshapes itself — your dashboard, sidebar, and tools adapt to put what matters most front and center.
Charlotte Mason
Living books, narrations, nature study, habit training, and short lessons — everything CM families need in one place.
Classical
Memory work with spaced repetition, timeline entries, Latin tracking, and the trivium stages — classical education, digitized.
Montessori
Self-directed learning blocks, practical life tracking, and observation logs that respect the child's pace and interests.
Waldorf & 5 More
Traditional, Unschooling, Eclectic, Unit Studies, and Waldorf — every style gets its own tailored feature set and layout.
A weekly planner that holds the whole family.
Weekly Lesson Planner
A five-day grid per child, per subject. Add lessons inline, generate from saved templates, copy your plan forward, or share it with your co-op. Print-friendly view included.
- Generate from lesson templates
- Copy week forward with one click
- Share & publish public plans
- Print-ready layout
The tools that show up on the real days.
Narrations & Read-Alouds
Track every book your family reads together. Log narrations per child with source attribution, and watch each voice develop across months and years of entries.
- Per-child narration journal
- Read-aloud session logging
- Book progress tracking
- Narration counts on dashboard
Memory Work & Spaced Repetition
Poems, scripture, Latin declensions, math facts — on intelligent rotation. New items cycle daily, familiar ones weekly, mastered work is archived with confidence scores.
- 5-point quality rating system
- Automatic review scheduling
- Mastered items archive
- Category-based organization
Compliance, portfolios, and transcripts — done.
Compliance & Transcripts
State-specific compliance tracking for all 50 states. See required days, hours, and subjects at a glance. Portfolio PDFs per child. Transcript builder with automatic GPA for high school.
- 50-state compliance profiles
- Portfolio PDF exports
- Transcript builder with GPA
- Attendance calendar & hour tracking
Evidence Storage & Portfolios
Upload photos, worksheets, videos, and assessments directly from each lesson or attendance record. Build a living portfolio that proves learning happened — organized by child, subject, and term.
- Upload from lessons or attendance
- 8 evidence types: photos, videos, projects & more
- Monthly evidence review for compliance gaps
- Export evidence bundles as CSV reports
- Secure, encrypted cloud storage
Secure Cloud File Storage
Keep everything in one place. Worksheets, scanned documents, project photos, report cards, certificates — organized by child, subject, and year. Access your files from any device. No more lost paper trails.
- Drag-and-drop file uploads
- Organize by child, subject, or folder
- Up to 100 GB on Scholar plan
- Attach files to lessons, records & portfolios
- Encrypted cloud storage with daily backups
One platform that grows with you.
Start when they're sounding out letters. Stay through AP exams and college applications. Binder adapts to every stage of your child's education.
Early Years
Playful routines, read-alouds, and habit building. Track morning time, phonics progress, and nature walks with simple daily logs.
Building Foundations
Structured lessons take shape. Weekly planners, narration journals, memory work, and the first real portfolio entries start here.
Middle School
Independence ramps up. Students begin tracking their own assignments, building study habits, and exploring deeper subjects.
High School
Credits, GPA, and transcripts matter now. Binder generates official transcripts, tracks credit hours, and builds a graduation-ready portfolio.
Launch Ready
Every record from K–12 in one place. Export polished transcripts, course descriptions, and portfolios for college admissions or career readiness.
Learn together, share freely.
You're not homeschooling alone. Connect with other families, share what's working, and find new ideas.
Share & Remix Plans
Publish your weekly plan with a link. Other families can preview and import it into their own planner, adapting it for their children.
Co-op Groups
Create a group with a join code. Share pages, post updates, and collaborate on curriculum planning with your co-op families.
Community Marketplace
Browse published pages from other homeschool families. Filter by teaching method, page type, or search by keyword.
Every tool your homeschool needs.
1000 Hours Outside
Log outdoor time in one tap. Watch the progress bar fill toward the goal — no separate app needed.
Daily Habits
Track morning routines, chores, and character habits per child. Check them off from the dashboard each day.
Daily Journal
End each day with a quick journal entry per child. Capture what you learned, questions asked, and moments worth remembering.
Nature Study
A proper digital field notebook per child. Log observations with dates, locations, and notes from your outdoor explorations.
Timeline Builder
Place historical figures, events, and eras on a timeline. Build a visual record of everything your family studies.
Cultural Studies
Track artist and composer studies with per-work notes. Link cultural works to your lesson plans and term records.
Copywork & Handwriting
Log copywork passages and track handwriting practice. Attach source references and mark completion per entry.
Resource Library
Catalog your books, curricula, printables, and online materials. Filter by type, grade, and cost.
Field Trips
Plan and document field trips with dates, locations, subjects covered, and notes for your portfolio records.
Binder vs. the old way.
Ready to see it
in your own binder?
Free to start. No credit card required. Set up your family in under five minutes.