Polypad – The Mathematical Playground
Welcome to Polypad!
Unleash your creativity with the world’s best virtual manipulatives!
Our mathematical playground is filled with unique tools that allow students to play and explore – and they’re completely free to use.
Congrats to all the winners of our 2026 Polypad Art and Music Contest!
All the tools you need, in one place.
Fraction Bars
3D Polyhedra
Balance Scale
Function Machines
Dice, Coins, Spinners
Data Science
Number Cubes
Logic Gates
Uniquely powerful. Incredibly simple.
Effortless to integrate
Polypad is completely free, requires no login or installation, runs on all devices and browsers, and works with any curriculum.
Intuitive and beautiful
Beautiful visualisations and unparalleled interactivity make math meaningful – all with a simple and super intuitive interface.
Endlessly customisable
Polypad is the most comprehensive library of virtual manipulatives on the internet, but can be fully customised to match your specific needs.
Extensive professional development
Our library of webinars, video tutorials and lesson plans help you get started and discover new ideas. Like Polypad, everything is free!
Loved by teachers and students.
Andrea Biro@mrsbistroCan’t get over how much of a game changer Polypad is.
Mark Labuda@MrMLabudaHands down the best virtual manipulatives I’ve ever come across.
Jayne Breton@JBretonmathJust heard a kid exclaim with enthusiasm “BAM! Polypad baby…”
Tim Brzezinski@TimBrzezinskiThis jaw-dropping Mathigon update opens the doors to so many new student exploration & activity possibilities!
Adina R@adinam225If you haven’t checked out Polypad and taken time to explore all its features, you’re seriously missing out!
Geoff Krall@geoffkrallPolypad is an absolute game changer and I’ve only known about it a few months.
Brad Vodden@MrVoddenIf you are looking for some online math manipulatives, Mathigon is a game changer! My students love all the tools to represent and show your thinking.
Mark Kaercher@shskaercherPolypad is quickly becoming a powerful tool for ALL content areas!
Jean Hume@HumieJWow. The Mathigon Polypad is a game changer! It fits perfectly with middle years math and PAA tasks. Thanks for this amazing resource!
See and hear mathematics!
2022 Art Contest Submissions
Polypad contains beautiful visualisations of abstract mathematical ideas. But you can also listen to them, for an entirely new dimension to engage with mathematics.
What do polygons sound like? What rhythms do different fractions make? How can you compose music using equations?
Music is an amazing way to get a more students excited about mathematics – or to make visual representations of maths more widely accessible.