# Study Notes

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Online learning tool

Study Notes Type of site Ed-tech Available in English Owner Study Notes, LLC Created by Feross Aboukhadijeh Revenue Freemium URL https://www.apstudynotes.org Registration Optional Launched March 2007; 19 years ago (2007-03) Current status Active Written in Node.js (JavaScript)[1]

**Study Notes** is an online learning tool created by high school junior Feross Aboukhadijeh in [El Dorado Hills, California](/source/El_Dorado_Hills%2C_California). It was released to the public in March 2007. By September 2011, Study Notes was receiving 10,000 page views per day.[2] As of September 2015, Study Notes has served over 43 million users.

## History

Study Notes began as a way for the founder to share his [Advanced Placement](/source/Advanced_Placement) notes with his classmates.[3] But it grew to include the notes of his classmates as well, covering three courses: AP English, U.S. History, and U.S. Government.[4] The tool currently supports seven AP courses.

In 2014, Study Notes began offering a database of sample college essays for prospective college applicants to use for inspiration during their essay writing.

## Open Source

Study Notes releases the custom software which powers the site on [GitHub](/source/GitHub) under the [GNU General Public License](/source/GNU_General_Public_License) version 3, for anyone to learn from and contribute to.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["GitHub - feross/studynotes.org: ✏️ Learn faster. Study better"](https://github.com/feross/studynotes.org). *GitHub*. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of Tomorrow -- New York Magazine - Nymag"](https://nymag.com/news/features/silicon-valley-2011-9/). *New York Magazine*. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ongchoco, David; YouthHack, ContributorFounder of (May 6, 2015). ["Young and Entrepreneurial: How 24 Year Old Study Notes Founder Feross Aboukhadijeh Stumbled Upon Viral Success"](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/young-and-entrepreneurial_11_b_7219006). *HuffPost*. Retrieved August 5, 2021. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |first2= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Suleimenov, Arman. Princeton Startup TV. (August 20, 2013) [53 Electrifying Minutes with the Stanford superstar](http://princetonstartuptv.com/post/58782430418/53-electrifying-minutes-or-20-minutes-it).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Open Source - Study Notes"](https://www.apstudynotes.org/open-source/). *www.apstudynotes.org*. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

## External links

- [Official Study Notes Website](https://www.apstudynotes.org)

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