Homeschool software
that helps keep
homeschool simple.

Little Oats is a small, calm desktop app for parents who teach their own kids. No accounts in the cloud. No screen-time goblins. Just a tidy place to keep grades, books, calendars, and reports — together.

Local-first · your data, your machine $6.99/mo · unlimited learners Works offline always
A guided tour

Six rooms in one calm homeschool app.

OatSmart is the desktop companion to Little Oats. It runs locally, works without internet, and quietly handles the parts of homeschooling you don't want to think about.

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Unlimited Learner Profiles interface
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Our promise

Software for the kind of homeschool you actually want.

Yours, always.

Your records, learners, and grades stay on your computer. We can't see them — and we don't want to.

Works without internet.

Plan a school day from a cabin in the woods. No login walls, no spinning loaders.

Built by a family.

We homeschool four kids. Every feature is something we wished existed and then built ourselves.

Mac · Windows · Linux.

One small download, no installer drama. Open it like any other app on your computer.

State-portfolio ready.

Generate beautiful report cards and transcripts you can hand to your district without apology.

Quiet by design.

No notifications, no streaks, no FOMO. Just a tidy place to teach your children.

We tried four other planners before this. OatSmart is the first one that didn't try to turn our school day into a video game. It just gets out of the way and lets us teach.
Jen R.
Homeschooling 3 in Vermont · 4th year
Try it for a month

Bring a little calm to your school year.

Download OatSmart and use it free for 14 days. If it fits, it's $6.99/month per family — no per-child fees, no upsells.

$6.99 / month, per family 14-day free trial · cancel anytime
OatSmart desktop · v1.4.2

Download OatSmart
for your computer.

Free for 14 days, then $6.99/month per family. One small app — no installers, no plugins, no internet required after install.

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Pulled from GitHub Releases

macOS

Apple Silicon · Intel
downloads
.dmg (Apple Silicon)v1.4.2 · 78 MB
.dmg (Intel)v1.4.2 · 82 MB

Windows

Windows 10 · 11
downloads
.exe (installer)v1.4.2 · 94 MB
.zip (portable)v1.4.2 · 88 MB

Linux

.deb · AppImage · tar.gz
downloads
.AppImagev1.4.2 · 72 MB
.deb packagev1.4.2 · 68 MB
.tar.gzv1.4.2 · 71 MB
What's new

v1.4.2

Released May 1, 2026
  • Reading portfolios now export with embedded narration recordings.
  • Premium Math module: new fraction-bar visualizer for grades 3–5.
  • Calendar: optional state-portfolio day count in the sidebar.
  • Faster startup on Linux AppImage (≈ 40% reduction in cold-launch).
  • Security & dependency updates.
Full changelog →
Previous releases

All versions

All builds available on GitHub Releases
1.4.1Calendar bug fixes + Linux AppImage stability
Apr 12, 2026
1.4.0Reading portfolio, transcript v2
Mar 28, 2026
1.3.5Spelling Bee audio improvements
Feb 14, 2026
1.3.0USA Map module, premium activity toggles
Jan 9, 2026
All releases on GitHub →
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System requirements
  • macOS 12 Monterey or later
  • Windows 10 (1909+) or Windows 11
  • Linux: any distro with glibc 2.31+
  • 250 MB disk · 2 GB RAM
What's bundled
  • Planner, calendar, learners, books
  • Reports & transcripts (PDF export)
  • Charlotte Mason Y1 starter (free)
  • Premium modules — 14-day trial
Need help?

Stuck installing or restoring a license? Email us — a real homeschool parent will reply.

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