Yenka Physics
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Yenka Physics, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Yenka Physics's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yenka (pricing by contact) | Priced on request | School site licence covers one site; schools over 2,000 students and remote teaching require a price enquiry · One-off payment; contact sales for pricing. Prices vary by region and reseller. |
The facts
Each one read from Yenka Physics's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D visuals
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Authoring tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Connectivity
- The maker says its Yenka servers were switched off in 2022 and the downloadable software no longer connects to the internet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Delivery mode
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Electricity and magnetism
- It includes simulated power generation and transmission, electromagnetic effects, and circuit diagrams with graphs of voltage and current.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Force and motion
- Users can model moving and colliding objects, pendulums, springs, gravity and friction, and graph quantities such as velocity, momentum and energy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Yenka as educational modelling software and offers school site licences and a teacher trial by contacting support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Online content
- Online content is no longer available, while local content models remain accessible.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Optics
- It simulates lenses, prisms, mirrors and light sources, and lets users import images and trace rays in ray diagrams.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Yenka Physics is a simulator for experimenting with physics in a colourful, accurate environment.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Sumdog says its security measures include encryption in transit and at rest, firewalls, multi-factor authentication, malware protection, staff training and physical access controls; it also holds Cyber Essentials certification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The privacy notice directs Yenka support enquiries to [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Waves
- It models water, sound and electromagnetic wave propagation, including reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Yenka is a registered trademark owned by Sumdog Ltd, registered in Scotland; its registered office is in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial access
- Teachers can contact support to try the software using a home-use version installed outside school for testing.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows requirement
- Yenka supports Windows; the FAQ says Windows XP or later and states there is no Mac version.checked 12 Oct 2026
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