About Duolingo: Language Lessons
Learn a new language with the world’s most-downloaded education app! Duolingo is the fun, free app for learning 40+ languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build...
Learn a new language with the world’s most-downloaded education app! Duolingo is the fun, free app for learning 40+ languages through quick, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build your vocabulary and grammar skills.
Designed by learning experts and loved by hundreds of millions of learners worldwide, Duolingo helps you prepare for real conversations in Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, German, English, and more.
And now, you can learn Math, Music, and Chess the Duolingo way!
• Build real-world math skills – from calculating tips to identifying patterns – and sharpen your mental math in our Math course. Learn foundational topics like multiplication, fractions, geometry and more, and keep your brain sharp with more challenging exercises, games, and word problems.
• Learn how to read music and play popular songs on your device in our Music course – no piano or instrument required! Using an on-screen keyboard, you’ll learn bit-by-bit, from finding notes on the keyboard to playing your first song.
• Master moves, level up your game, and play real matches in our brand new Chess course. Checkmate!
Whether you’re learning for travel, school, career, family and friends, or your brain health, you’ll love learning with Duolingo.
Why Duolingo?
• Duolingo is fun and effective. Game-like lessons and fun characters help you build solid speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills.
• Duolingo works. Designed by learning experts, Duolingo has a science-based teaching methodology proven to foster long-term knowledge retention.
• Track your progress. Work toward your learning goals with playful rewards and achievements when you make practicing a daily habit!
• Join millions of learners. Stay motivated with competitive Leaderboards as you learn alongside our global community.
• Every language course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Hebrew, Welsh, Arabic, Latin, Hawaiian, Scottish Gaelic, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, English, and even High Valyrian! And now, learn Math, Music, and Chess with our newest courses!
What the world is saying about Duolingo⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️:
Editor's Choice and "Best of the Best” — Google Play
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“This free app and website is among the most effective language-learning methods I’ve tried… lessons come in the form of brief challenges — speaking, translating, answering multiple-choice questions — that keep me coming back for more.” — The New York Times
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Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Duolingo: Language Lessons since it was posted on our website on 2013-08-22 16:07:28.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2026-03-23 13:53:38. See below the changes in each version.
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2026-03-16
Changes: Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.
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Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2026-01-21
Changes: Thanks for updating! This version includes:
– Performance enhancements to support daily rituals
– Visual adjustments to improve clarity of the path
– Streak Society members now see more than before
– Removed the bones. The bones were a distraction. The bones are gone now.
As always, consistency is key.
Complete your lesson. Stay on the path. Do not look away.
The owl sees all 👁️👁️👁️
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2025-11-03
Changes: Duo is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we're squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.
For more Duolingo news, contests and product releases, follow us on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram @Duolingo.
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2025-05-20
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2021-09-28
Changes: New on Android: language tips! Tap the Tips icon next to certain skills to get helpful explanations of grammar, pronunciation and useful phrases. Now available in our Spanish, French and Chinese courses, with more to come!
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2021-08-24
Changes: Duocon is BACK! Join us live on Friday, August 20 from 11:00am to 2:00pm EDT for our virtual conference on language, learning, and technology. Be the first to hear about new Duolingo features and catch appearances from special guest stars like Trevor Noah and Patton Oswalt (yes, really). Register for free at duolingo.com/duocon!
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2021-04-27
Changes: Getting to inbox zero has never felt more rewarding. Our latest update, available for Duolingo Plus subscribers, is a "mistakes inbox" that collects all exercises you've answered incorrectly and then rewards you with XP once you've revisited them and answered correctly. Here's to learning from our mistakes and making real progress! Access it using the broken heart icon on the righthand side of the app.
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2021-03-23
Changes: Swoosh! We’ve been hard at work making the app smoother and faster. We hope you enjoy the new-and-improved app experience!
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2021-02-04
Changes: 2020 has been *a year* - but that didn't stop you! Your 2020 Duolingo Year in Review is here. This is a personalized look at your top stats throughout the year. Curious how many words you learned? Which day you studied the most? How you ranked in terms of time spent learning? It's all there! Access your Year in Review via your Profile tab in the app. We're so proud of you! ❤️
Duolingo: Language Lessons version
Updated At: 2020-11-25
Changes: Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week. Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.
For more Duolingo news, contests and product releases, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @duolingo.
