KoboToolbox Resources

HOW TO ACCESS KOBOTOOLBOX

Link to your KoboToolbox account: https://kf.kobotoolbox.org/

Official KoboToolbox Resources

• KoboToolbox homepage: https://www.kobotoolbox.org/
• Kobo Help Center: https://support.kobotoolbox.org/
• Kobo Community Forum: https://community.kobotoolbox.org
• Kobo Ambassadors Program: https://www.kobotoolbox.org/ambassadors/

ConSoSci Resources

• KoboToolbox Technical Manual (2020): 
  • English Version 
  • Spanish Version
  • French Version
  • Portuguese Version
  • Bahasa Version

Video Tutorials

• ConSoSci videos:
  • KoboToolbox basic training 2021 in english (1 hour)
  • KoboToolbox basic training 2022 in french (1 hour)
  • KoboToobox basic training 2023 in spanish (1 hour)
  • KoboToolbox advanced training 2025 in english  (1 hour)
• YouTube Official KoboToolbox Channe l: https://www.youtube.com/@KoboToolbox
• Humanitarian Data Solutions Channel : https://www.youtube.com/@HumanitarianDataSolutions
• Other KoboToolbox online tutorials : 
  • Curso de KoboToolbox de 0 a 100 (Spanish, 2025, 41 videos))
  • Formation - Initiation à Kobotoolbox 2/2 (French, 2024, 2.5 hours)
  • Formation - Initiation à Kobotoolbox 1/2 (French, 2024, 3 hours)
  • Kobo Toolbox Tutorial Bangla (Bangla, 2024, 31 videos)
  • មេរៀនទី១៖ ការណែនាំពីកម្មវិធី Kobo Toolbox (Khmer, 2019, 7 min)

XLSForm Resources

• Detailed guidance on XLS forms: https://xlsform.org/
• XLS Form Validator: https://getodk.org/xlsform/
• KoboToolbox Compiler: https://ahmad-shehadeh.shinyapps.io/KoboToolbox-compiler/
• ODK Tutorial: https://docs.getodk.org/tutorial-first-form/
• Calculate Functions Guide: https://help.ona.io/knowledge-base/how-can-i-use-the-different-calculate-functions-in-xlsform-authoring/

Free KoboToolbox Courses

• Humanitarian Data Academy Club: https://www.humanitariandataacademy.com/pages/data-club
  • KoboToolbox for Beginners course: https://www.humanitariandataacademy.com/courses/kobo-toolbox-for-beginners (1 hour)
  • Data protection and responsible data: https://www.humanitariandataacademy.com/courses/data-class-online (2.5 hour)
  • Data Sharing for Deduplication & Referrals: https://www.humanitariandataacademy.com/courses/data-sharing-governance (3 hours)
• Data for Development Course: https://datafordev.com/courses/kobotoolbox-beginners/ (4 hours)

Paid KoboToolbox Courses

• Kobo Academy: https://academy.kobotoolbox.org/
  • Essentials Course (English): https://academy.kobotoolbox.org/courses/essentials ($49 - 3 hours)
  • Essentials Course (French): https://academy.kobotoolbox.org/courses/essentials-fr  ($49 - 3 hours)
  • Essentials Course (Spanish): https://academy.kobotoolbox.org/courses/essentials-es  ($49 - 3 hours)
  • XLS Essential Course: https://academy.kobotoolbox.org/courses/xlsform-fundamentals ($49 - 5.5 hours)

Form Libraries

• Trillion Trees Library: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/trillion_trees_library
  • Templates for forest restoration surveys