Meet Smarty Symbols Studio

Create visual supports that are ready for real life.

One flexible platform for finding the right symbols, building personalized materials, discovering community-created activities, printing supports, and turning learning into interactive play.

  • 70,000+modern, inclusive symbols
  • 17,000+community activities
  • One Studiocreate, print, share, and play
One connected Studiofrom idea to everyday use
Barbara Fernandes using Smarty Symbols Studio to create visual materials with authentic Smarty Symbols, print supports, find community activities, and use interactive games
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FindSearch inclusive symbols, templates, and ready-to-use community activities.

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CreateDrag, drop, personalize, and adapt materials for the person in front of you.

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UsePrint, share, or bring the same familiar visuals into interactive games.

A faster path to finished

Start closer to done.

Skip the blank-page struggle. Begin with a thoughtfully designed template, adapt an activity shared by the community, or build your own resource with an editor that keeps the process visual and intuitive.

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Choose a template

Start with ready-made layouts for schedules, communication boards, games, stories, and more.

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Open a shared activity

Explore more than 17,000 community-created resources and make any activity your own.

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Build from a blank canvas

Use grids, text, images, shapes, and uploads when you need complete creative control.

No design experience neededThe tools stay simple so you can focus on the person, goal, or lesson.

A morning routine moving from a template into the Smarty Symbols Studio editor and then to finished printed supports, using the official get dressed, eat breakfast, pack the bag, and go to school Smarty Symbols

Real Smarty SymbolsThe same visual language from start to finish

The symbol library

70,000+ symbols. Three visual styles. One inclusive library.

Find modern vocabulary for communication, learning, therapy, daily routines, safety, community participation, and the moments that make up real life.

70,000+modern, inclusive images—and growing
Core vocabularyActions & routinesFeelingsSchoolTherapyHealth & safetyCommunitySpecial interestsand thousands more
One meaningthree ways to present it

Choose the rendering that best fits the learner, material, printing environment, or visual-access need.

Smarty Symbols teacher image in full color
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Full color

Bright, engaging images ready for digital materials, games, displays, and color printing.

The same Smarty Symbols teacher image in outline style
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Outline

Clean black-and-white artwork for economical printing, worksheets, and color-your-own activities.

The same Smarty Symbols teacher image in high-contrast style
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High contrast

Bold, simplified visual presentation designed to support stronger figure-ground distinction.

Finding the right one

A vast library should still feel fast.

Aa Words, meanings & categories /sk/ Speech sounds & syllables ♥ Diverse people & experiences
The real Smarty Symbols Studio advanced search showing phoneme position, syllable filters, related meanings, image categories, and symbol results
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Speech Sound SearchBuilt for faster articulation-resource creation

Related meaningsExpand a search without losing relevance

Find the imagethat fits the message

See what makes Smarty Symbols different.Explore the library's design approach, inclusive representation, visual styles, and continually expanding vocabulary.

Learn more about our images

The Game Center

Turn your visual materials into interactive practice.

Create personalized on-screen activities with the same symbols, vocabulary, and visual style learners already recognize in their printed supports.

MatchingSortingSequencingMultiple choiceYes or no
  • Choose the interactionStart with the response format that fits the learning objective.
  • Personalize the contentAdd relevant symbols, text, response choices, and optional audio.
  • Launch and practiceUse the activity together on a computer or compatible screen—no separate learner account required.
Create your first interactive activity
Smarty Symbols Studio Game Center showing AAC-focused activities for core words, functional requests, communication choices, and conversation sequencing using original Smarty Symbols artwork

One visual language. Two ways to learn.Move naturally between printable supports and interactive activities.

More than a digital worksheet

Build the activity around the person and purpose.

Put steps in order

Practice routines, processes, stories, and “what comes next” with personalized sequencing activities.

Connect related ideas

Match images, words, concepts, functions, or familiar people and places.

Sort into categories

Organize vocabulary, choices, behaviors, objects, and concepts in ways that make sense.

Choose a response

Create focused questions with visual answers for comprehension, communication, and decision-making.

The Smarty Symbols Studio Printing Center surrounded by finished vocabulary, regulation, and learning resources made with authentic Smarty Symbols
Printing Centeryour flexible creation workspace

Print-ready PDFsCreated directly from your Studio project

The Printing Center

Create exactly what your learner needs—without fighting the software.

Build personalized visual schedules, communication boards, social narratives, therapy materials, classroom activities, and games in one intuitive workspace—without needing design software experience.

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Select a template—or start blank

Choose a ready-made layout for common supports, open a shared activity, or begin with a flexible blank canvas.

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Add symbols and personal images

Search the complete Smarty Symbols library, upload familiar photos, and combine both in the same project.

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Drag, drop, and personalize

Move and resize elements, edit labels, change colors, add text and shapes, duplicate pages, and reorder content visually.

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Save, share, print—done

Keep the editable project in your archive, create a print-ready PDF, or share it with your organization or the community.

Start creating in Studio

Browser-based   Saved editable projects   No design experience required

One workspace. So many possibilities.Build for the goal in front of you today, then return tomorrow and make something completely different.

  • Visual schedules
  • Communication boards
  • Social narratives
  • Regulation supports
  • Vocabulary materials
  • Custom games
  • Personal-photo supports
  • Shared team resources

Community Activity Library

You do not have to create everything from scratch.

Explore more than 17,000 activities created by the Smarty Symbols community. Open a useful starting point, personalize it for the person in front of you, and save it as your own editable project.

CommunicationRoutinesSocial storiesLearningTherapyDaily living
Smarty Symbols Studio Community Activity Library with community-created printable activities and options to share resources with an organization or the wider community
17,000+community-created activities—and growing

Find a useful starting point

Search by topic, goal, activity type, or practical need instead of beginning with an empty canvas.

Open and make it yours

Change the vocabulary, symbols, directions, layout, or language while keeping the parts that already work.

Save, print, share, or play

Keep the personalized version in your projects, download it, share it, or carry the same content into interactive practice.

Start with a community activity

Made to be adapted

A shared activity is a beginning—not a limitation.

Search what others have made

See practical ideas from educators and professionals solving real communication, learning, and participation needs.

Edit every important detail

Personalize the words, people, visuals, sequence, response choices, and presentation for your learner.

Build on work over time

Return to saved projects, revise them as needs change, and reuse strong foundations instead of rebuilding.

One Studio, many ways to use it

Built around the work you actually do.

The tools stay flexible because communication, learning, participation, and daily life never look exactly the same. Start with your setting, your goals, and the person you support.

Explore every solution
A speech-language professional supporting a child with a communication activity

Speech-language professionals

Make communication visible.

  • AAC companion materials
  • Speech and language practice
  • Communication boards
See the SLP solution
An occupational therapist supporting a child during an activity

Occupational therapists

Turn everyday activities into manageable steps.

  • Daily living sequences
  • Sensory supports
  • Participation tools
See the OT solution
An assistive technology professional supporting a person using AAC

AT and AAC professionals

Connect access, communication, and implementation.

  • AAC supports
  • Access planning
  • Partner materials
See the AT solution
A behavior professional using a visual support with a learner

Behavior professionals

Show expectations, choices, and what comes next.

  • Behavior supports
  • Choice boards
  • Routine visuals
See the behavior solution
A family using consistent visual supports at home

Families and caregivers

Bring familiar visuals into everyday home life.

  • Home routines
  • Transitions and choices
  • Communication supports
See the family solution

Real customer voices

Created for real work. Trusted in real settings.

The strongest proof is what happens after someone signs in: less time preparing, more freedom to personalize, and visual supports that fit the person and setting.

Easy to useAccessible anywhereSaves preparation timeBuilt for individual needs
Less preparation time

With Smarty Symbols, you can make an unlimited amount of materials each month and the software is very user friendly. You also have access to an activity library that has thousands of resources already made for you to use!

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AngelaSpedtacular Inclusion
Personalized support

I love using @smartysymbols to create visuals that reflect my individual students and their needs.

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70,000+modern, inclusive symbols available in Studio
17,000+community-created activities to open and adapt
One Studioto find, create, print, share, and use interactively
Smarty Symbols Studio

Choose your billing

One complete Studio. Two simple ways to join.

Choose monthly flexibility or save with annual access. Both options include the same complete Smarty Symbols Studio experience.

Yearly accessBest value
$89per yearSave $42.88 compared with monthly billing

Save with one annual payment.

Get a full year of Smarty Symbols Studio and spend less across the year.

  • ✓Complete Studio access for 12 months
  • ✓One simple annual payment
  • ✓Renews yearly until canceled
Choose yearly access
Monthly accessFlexible billing
$10.99per monthPay month to month

Keep your commitment flexible.

Get the same complete Studio experience with a smaller recurring payment.

  • ✓The same complete Studio access
  • ✓One payment each month
  • ✓Renews monthly until canceled
Choose monthly access

Included in standard Studio access

The full path from idea to everyday use.

  • Find70,000+ inclusive symbols and advanced search
  • CreateTemplates, uploads, drag-and-drop editing, and games
  • SaveEditable projects that can change with the person
  • UsePrint, download, share, or launch on screen

Prices shown in US dollars and apply to standard non-commercial individual Studio access. Subscriptions renew according to the billing option selected until future renewal is canceled. Pricing and terms may change.

Before you join

A few helpful answers. Then start creating.

Everything you need to know about individual Smarty Symbols Studio access, billing, and how your work stays available.

Do monthly and yearly plans include the same tools?

Yes. Both include the complete Smarty Symbols Studio experience: the symbol library, editable templates, Printing Center, Game Center, Community Activity Library, personal uploads, and saved editable projects. Only the billing schedule changes.

What happens to the projects I create?

Your projects remain saved in your account so you can reopen, edit, duplicate, print, download, or share them while your access is active. You do not have to rebuild a support every time someone’s needs change.

Can I use my own photos and images?

Yes. Upload personal photos and other images you have permission to use, then combine them with Smarty Symbols, text, templates, and flexible design tools.

Do students or clients need separate accounts?

No. Professionals and family members create materials from their own Studio account. Finished supports can be printed, downloaded, shared, or used on screen without creating a separate student or client account.

Can I cancel my subscription?

Yes. You can cancel a future renewal through your account. Your access continues through the period you have already paid for, and no additional renewal is charged after cancellation.

Can I sell products made with Smarty Symbols?

Standard Studio access is for personal, classroom, clinical, or organizational use. Selling or commercially distributing products made with Smarty Symbols requires an appropriate commercial license.

Explore commercial licenses
What if my school or organization needs multiple seats?

Schools, districts, clinics, and teams can request an organization quote based on the number of staff seats and the desired term. Organization access supports administrators, purchase orders, and sharing among participating staff.

Build an organization quote
A diverse school team reviewing a morning-routine project in the real Smarty Symbols Studio editor alongside printed supports made with authentic Smarty Symbols

BRINGING STUDIO TO A TEAM?

Give every staff member the tools to create—and one administrator the tools to manage access.

Organization access is designed for schools, districts, clinics, agencies, and teams that need multiple seats, centralized administration, and purchase-order support.
  • Seat managementAdd staff and manage access as your team changes.
  • Organization sharingHelp participating staff discover and share useful activities.
  • Quote and PO supportBuild a quote for the seats and term your organization needs.