Magic Words - A Creative Software Toy

Magic Words is a new type of creative software for children. With this program children can:

New version released!

Version 2 of Magic Words is now avaliable for download! This version installs the files needed over the Internet and also automaticallt updates the program when there are new updates available. Please note that the program is still experimental, and kindly report any bugs and suggestions for improvements.

Download Magic Words

Download Magic Words and try it with your children. It is free to try! You can also buy additional artwork to make Magic Words even more fun and creative to use (will be available later this Summer).

Screenshot from Magic Words

This is a screenshot from the Swedish version of Magic Words:

University Spin-Off

Magic Words is a spin-off from research in children's software and visual programming at Linköping University, Sweden. For a list of research publications, please visit: http://www.ida.liu.se/~mikki/comics/

Contact information

We are the team that develops Magic Words:

Contact us if you want to collaborate with us, for example, if you want to create your own kits (libraries with images and words), translate Magic Words to your language, or make voice recordings. Companies and publishers are most welcome to contact us to discuss ideas for products based on Magic Words.

What is ComiKit

ComiKit is our trade mark for creative construction kits for children (and creative adults). Magic Words is the result of reserch on visual programming and the visual language of comics. "Comi" refers to "comic strips" and "Kit" to construction kits that consists of building blocks you can put together to make your own design.