Hot potato software download

Hot Potatoes is a versatile educational software suite designed to help educators create interactive online exercises.

Overview Hot potato software download

Developed by Stewart Arneil and Martin Holm, this freeware toolset has been widely used since the late 1990s to develop quizzes, crosswords, and language exercises compatible with modern web browsers13. While not open-source, it remains free for personal and commercial use across multiple platforms.

Features Hot potato software

The software offers six core applications:

• JQuiz: Creates multiple-choice, short-answer, and hybrid questions14
• JCloze: Generates gap-fill (cloze) exercises
• JCross: Builds crossword puzzles up to 20×20 letters
• JMatch: Produces matching/ordering activities with drag-and-drop functionality
• JMix: Develops jumbled sentence/word exercises
• The Masher: Combines multiple exercises into cohesive units13

Key capabilities include HTML5-compliant output, SCORM package creation for LMS integration, and support for multimedia embedding4. The interface has been translated into 18 languages, with full Unicode support for non-Latin scripts34.

Technical Specifications Hot potato software

• Version: 7.0.3.0 (latest Windows release as of 2025)23
• Interface Languages: English + 17 others3
• File Name: setup_hotpot_7030.exe
• Download Size: 8.48 MB (Windows)2
• Type: Educational authoring tool

System Requirements Hot potato software