The Best Free Resources for Learning Korean (2026)

Learning a new language can be quite an expensive hobby but luckily in 2026 it doesn’t have to be anymore. When I had to learn Korean and reach TOPIK Level 3 in one year I tried many different resources to help me study faster and easier.

So today I want to share the Websites, YouTubers and Apps that helped me reach my goal or I am still using to study today.

Feel free to share your favorite materials in the comments so we can all help each other out~


Here the Links to all the resources I mentioned in the video:

Websites:

How to study Korean
https://www.howtostudykorean.com

Lingq
https://www.lingq.com/en/learn-korean-online/

Topikguide
https://www.topikguide.com

Naver Blog
https://blog.naver.com/yanichani1/224186466082

Kids News
https://kids.donga.com/news/articleList.html?view_type=sm



Courses:

Online King Sejong Institute
https://www.iksi.or.kr/lms/main/main.do

Itaewon Global Village Center
https://www.itaewongvc.com/about



Youtube Channels:

Learn Korean with GO! Billy Korean
https://www.youtube.com/@GoBillyKorean

Didi's Korean Culture Podcast (also on Spotify)
https://www.youtube.com/@DidiKoreanPodcast

Hayden Kim
https://www.youtube.com/@HaydenKim-i6s



Apps

-HelloTalk
-Naver Webtoon
-Kakaopage
-Quizlet
-Memrise
-Podbbang


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Music:

Lost In The Rooftops by Snoozy Beats https://soundcloud.com/snoozybeats
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
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Rainy Day Date by Lo-fi miku https://soundcloud.com/lofi-miku/
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Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/lofi-miku/rainy-day-date
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Lazy Afternoon by Snoozy Beats https://soundcloud.com/snoozybeats
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/snoozybeats/lazy-afternoon
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Music: Apollo 11 by Wanheda https://soundcloud.com/user-724527508
License: Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://audiolibrary.com.co/wanheda/apollo-11
Music promoted by Audio Library: https://youtu.be/Ot9187kyNpM?t=273


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