What Individual Software does

Individual Software, Inc. is a privately held publisher and developer of educational, business, and personal productivity software founded in 1981 and headquartered in the East Bay of San Francisco, California (Livermore/Pleasanton). The company sells a horizontal catalog of consumer and small-business titles spanning typing instruction (Typing Instructor, Disney Mickey's Typing Adventure, TypingInstructor Web), professional software training (Professor Teaches for Microsoft Office, Windows, and QuickBooks), career tools (ResumeMaker, CV Maker), personal organization (AnyTime Organizer), language learning (Easy Spanish/French/German/English Platinum with speech recognition), genealogy (Family Tree Heritage), and estate planning (Everplans, Quicken WillMaker & Trust). The portfolio rests on 28+ years of accumulated typing-instruction methodology, 20+ registered trademarks, and a content library that includes over 14 billion genealogical records and 1,000+ training lessons.

The technology base combines downloadable desktop applications (PC/Mac) with subscription web applications, integrating third-party speech recognition for language learning, ClassLink-based SSO for school-district distribution, and a recent AI-assisted content workflow for custom typing lessons. The company monetizes through a mix of one-time perpetual licenses (typically $14.99–$75), quarterly and annual web subscriptions ($14.99–$49.99), and B2B volume licensing for schools and districts. Go-to-market is primarily direct-to-consumer via an e-commerce store processed by Cleverbridge, supplemented by Amazon marketplace listings, a reseller/affiliate program, and a B2B sales motion targeting K-12 institutions following the April 2025 ClassLink partnership. Customers are individual consumers, families, students, and educational institutions, with no publicly disclosed enterprise customers or revenue figures.

Name

Individual Software

Legal name

Individual Software Inc.

Website

https://individualsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Individual Software is a privately held publisher of consumer and educational software, founded in 1981, selling typing instruction, Microsoft Office training, resume tools, language learning, and estate-planning products to individuals, families, students, and K-12 schools via direct e-commerce, Amazon, and a ClassLink institutional channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational & Productivity Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Training (61142)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Productivity & Office Software Skills (EDAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Information Technology & Software (EDAAAPAB)

Keywords

• Typing instruction software
• Language learning software
• Resume writing software
• Personal productivity software
• Computer training software

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleasanton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Product Sales: One-time purchase model for desktop software products including typing instructors, language learning software, resume makers, organizers, and business tools. Products available as PC/Mac downloads or physical box/disc editions.
2. Subscription-based Web Training: Annual and quarterly subscription plans for web-based training products including Professor Teaches Web Library and TypingInstructor Web. Includes access to multiple courses and 24/7/365 online availability.
3. Online Typing Subscriptions: Quarterly and annual subscription plans for TypingInstructor Web products, offering 24/7 online access without software installation requirements.
4. B2B/Enterprise Sales: Sales to schools, school districts, and organizations through dedicated B2B channels with volume licensing and institutional pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Individual Software develops, publishes, and sells educational, business, and personal productivity software including typing instruction programs, Microsoft Office/QuickBooks/Windows training simulations, resume builders, personal organizers, language learning software with speech recognition, estate planning tools, and genealogy software. Products are sold as downloadable desktop software, physical box/disc editions, and cloud-based web subscriptions, with both consumer direct-to-customer sales and B2B institutional sales to schools and districts.

Product overview

Individual Software is a publisher of education, business, and personal productivity software and apps. The portfolio includes typing instruction programs (Typing Instructor, Disney Mickey's Typing Adventure), professional training courses (Professor Teaches for Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Windows), resume/career tools (ResumeMaker, CV Maker), personal organization (AnyTime Organizer), language learning (Easy Spanish/French/German/English Platinum), estate planning (Quicken WillMaker & Trust, Everplans), genealogy (Family Tree Heritage), and business tools (Biz & OfficeTools Pro). Products are sold as standalone software (download/disc) and cloud/web subscription services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Professor Teaches: Award-winning computer training software for Microsoft Office, Windows, and QuickBooks. The #1 best-selling computer training brand for over 10 years.
• ResumeMaker
• Typing Instructor
• Family Tree Heritage
• AnyTime Organizer
• Everplans
• Easy Languages
• CV Maker

Products and services

• Typing Instructor Gold Award-winning desktop typing instruction program featuring a worldwide typing adventure theme with travel, safari, and time travel options. Includes 20 unique typing plans, games, lessons, tests, and practice sessions for ages 10 to adult on PC and Mac.
• Typing Instructor Bundle Gold Family license bundle combining Typing Instructor programs for ages 7-12 (Typer Island adventure) and ages 10-adult (worldwide travel adventures), covering 5 users.
• TypingInstructor Web for Kids Web-based typing instruction subscription for kids featuring Typer Island adventure with 11 custom typing plans, multi-level games, and 24/7 access from any device with internet, with content aligned to National Education Technology Standards.
• Disney Mickey's Typing Adventure Gold Disney-branded typing adventure program for ages 5-8 featuring full Disney animations of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, and Goofy; 11 custom typing plans; and adventure-style learning to solve a mysterious enchantment.
• Professor Teaches Office 2019 & Windows 11 Comprehensive computer training for Microsoft Office 2019 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher) and Windows 11 with over 400 interactive lessons using realistic software simulations.
• Professor Teaches Web Library Online subscription training library with over 20 courses and 1,000+ lessons covering Microsoft Office, Windows, QuickBooks, Accounting Fundamentals, and Business Planning, available 24/7/365.
• Professor Teaches Windows 11 with Skill Assessment Interactive Windows 11 and Windows 10 training with skill assessment pre/post tests, over 60 lessons, just-in-time Professor Answers, and a comprehensive learning system.
• Resume Maker for iPad iPad app for creating professional resumes with step-by-step guide, sample resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profile import, virtual interviews, and job search across millions of positions.
• ResumeMaker Professional Deluxe 20 Desktop resume writing software with tools for creating professional resumes, sample resumes, cover letters, and career management features, built on the #1 best-selling resume software brand.
• ResumeMaker Pro Web Online resume creation service with subscription access for creating and managing professional resumes, cover letters, and job search tools.
• CV Maker for iPad iPad app for creating professional curriculum vitae with 200+ sample CVs, cover letters, LinkedIn profile import, virtual video interviews, and job search functionality.
• CV Maker for Mac Mac desktop application for creating professional CVs with step-by-step guidance, 200+ sample CVs, cover letters, and social media sharing capabilities.
• AnyTime Organizer Deluxe 16 Personal information manager combining calendar, to-do lists, contacts, notebooks, passwords, and expense tracking with over 3,000 layout design combinations and Google/iCloud sync.
• AnyTime Organizer Standard 16 Calendar and scheduling software with calendar views, to-do lists, address book, electronic sticky notes, alarms, and import/export capabilities.
• Easy Spanish Platinum Interactive Spanish language learning software with 4 progressive levels, speech recognition, pronunciation workshop, simulated conversations, cultural movies, and MP3/DVD learning options.
• Easy French Platinum Interactive French language learning software with 4 progressive levels, speech recognition technology, immersion learning, and cultural movies.
• Everplans Digital life organization and estate planning software that securely stores documents, IDs, vital information, financial records, and enables sharing with family members and advisors through an encrypted digital vault.
• Quicken WillMaker & Trust Estate planning software for creating wills, trusts, and legal documents to protect family and assets.
• Family Tree Heritage Gold Genealogy software providing access to over 14 billion historical records, photos, and documents for family history research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Typing speed and accuracy improvement measured through WPM tracking and accuracy percentages in all lessons, challenges, tests, and games
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ClassLinkcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2025Individual Software partnered with ClassLink to offer typing applications to schools and school districts through ClassLink's platform. The partnership provides Single Sign-On (SSO) for students, rostering capabilities for easy class setup, and integration with Learning Management Systems (LMS) including Canvas, Schoology, and Blackboard.
• The Walt Disney CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndividual Software partnered with Disney to create Disney Mickey's Typing Adventure, featuring full Disney animations with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, Goofy, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The software combines education, motivation, and entertainment in an adventure designed for young children in grades K-3.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn Learning: Broad subscription-based training platform including Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, and productivity software courses — directly comparable to Professor Teaches, but bundled into LinkedIn's professional subscription ecosystem and therefore a much larger, better-funded competitor.
• Duolingo: Dominant freemium consumer language learning platform. Not a direct pricing competitor but structurally displaces paid desktop language software like Individual Software's Easy Languages line and sets consumer expectations that compress paid-category pricing.

Direct peers

• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: Direct competitor in the consumer typing instruction category. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is the long-standing incumbent against which Individual Software explicitly positions its Typing Instructor franchise, making it the closest one-to-one comparable in product and target customer.
• TypingClub: Web-based typing instruction platform serving both schools and individual learners. Overlaps directly with TypingInstructor Web and Individual Software's B2B school channel, especially given TypingClub's own free school edition.
• Typing.com: Free, web-native typing instruction platform with a strong K-12 school adoption motion. Directly comparable to Individual Software's TypingInstructor Web for Kids and competes for the same school district procurement budgets.
• Rosetta Stone: Direct competitor in the consumer/individual language learning software category, with overlapping methodology (immersion, speech recognition) and pricing tier that closely matches Individual Software's Easy Spanish/French/German/English Platinum products.
• Resume Genius: Web-based resume builder targeting the same individual consumer and job-seeker audience as ResumeMaker, with a similar one-time / subscription pricing model and overlapping feature set (sample resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn import).
• Zety: Subscription-based online resume builder positioned against ResumeMaker Pro Web. Direct overlap in product, customer segment (job seekers), and monetization model.
• LiveCareer: Online resume and cover letter builder serving the same SMB / job-seeker segment as ResumeMaker. Comparable business model with web-based delivery rather than desktop packaging.

Emerging players

• KeyBlaze: Niche typing tutor software from NCH Software targeting individual learners. Smaller-scale direct competitor to Typing Instructor with a similar perpetual-license desktop model, useful as a comparable for individual-consumer typing pricing dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/IndividualSoftware
• Xx.com/typingsoftware
• Facebookfacebook.com/individualsoftwareinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/individual-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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