The List of UX Tools to Rule Them All
Please tell me about any new tools, so I can see if they’re useful and fit here:
Session Replay
Tools with visitor session recording, heat/click/scroll maps and more…
Decibel Insight (www.decibelinsight.com)
Hotjar (www.hotjar.com)
Inspectlet (www.inspectlet.com)
SessionCam (www.sessioncam.com)
Clicktale (www.clicktale.com)
Mouseflow (www.mouseflow.com)
Ghostrec (www.ghostrec.com)
Usability Tools (www.usabilitytools.com/product/)
Yandex WebVisor — free! (metrica.yandex.com/promo/webvisor)
Useitbetter (www.useitbetter.com)
Native App Based Recording:
Watchsend — (www.watchsend.com)
Appsee — (www.appsee.com)
UxCam — (www.uxcam.com)
Guerrilla UX / Recording
Tools to record UX research sessions when you’re observing:
LAPTOP RECORDING SOFTWARE
CamStudio — free and very basic — (www.camstudio.org)
Camtasia — not cheap but good — (www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html)
Snagit — cheap but limited — (www.techsmith.com/snagit.html)
Ovo Solo — looks good for price (www.ovostudios.com/ovosolo.asp)
Silverback (Mac) — under construction? (www.silverbackapp.com)
Screenflow (Mac)- limited in areas — (www.telestream.net)
Techsmith Morae — the reference — (www.techsmith.com/morae.html)
REMOTE MODERATED TESTING
Skype Hugging — Neato! — (bit.ly/tesTfm)
Skype — Use screenshare & Record — (www.skype.com)
Join.me — Use screenshare & Record — free!— (www.join.me)
GotoMeeting — Use screenshare & Record — (www.gotomeeting.com)
Citrix Goto Assist — www.gotoassist.com/remote-support/
MOBILE RECORDING SOFTWARE
Skype Hugging — Neato! — (bit.ly/tesTfm)
Reflector Airplay Mirroring — Excellent tip — (bit.ly/JnwtMo)
UX Recorder (iOS) — www.uxrecorder.com
Probe UAT Screen Recorder — Android — www.play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clumob.probe
AUTOMATED TOOLS
Typically unmoderated — these use websites or other routes to recruit people — and then record a task or scenario based test.
If you need moderated options or support for mobile apps and websites, check with each vendor!
Usertesting (www.usertesting.com)
What Users Do (www.whatusersdo.com)
Usabilla (www.usabilla.com)
Userzoom (www.userzoom.com)
Userlytics (www.userlyics.com)
User Legion (www.userlegion.com)
Loop11 (www.loop11.com)
Open Hallway (www.openhallway.com)
Ethnio (www.ethnio.com)
Dscout (www.dscout.com)
Validately (www.validately.com)
Try My UI (www.trymyui.com)
Lookback.io — Upload app, get feedback — www.lookback.io/
Playtestcloud — Gamer panels for testing — (www.playtestcloud.com)
Snap Feedback
Quick or flash feedback for concepts, mockups, 5-second tests:
Usability Hub (www.usabilityhub.com)
Five second test (www.fivesecondtest.com)
Usabilla (www.usabilla.com)
Pidoco (www.pidoco.com)
Verifyapp (www.verifyapp.com)
UITests (www.uitests.com)
Chalkmark (www.optimalworkshop.com/chalkmark)
Feedbackarmy (www.feedbackarmy.com)
Form Analytics
Decibel Insight (www.decibelinsight.com)
Formisimo — Form analytics — (www.formisimo.com)
Hotjar (www.hotjar.com)
Clicktale (www.clicktale.com)
Miscellaneous
Treejack — Tree testing — (www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack)
OptimalSort — Card Sorting — (www.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort)
LucidChart — remote flowcharting or wireframing — (www.lucidchart.com)
Pidoco — remote wireframing — (www.pidoco.com)
Xsortapp — Card sorting (www.xsortapp.com)
Annotation / Sticky Notes / Feedback
Conceptshare — distributed team signoff/commenting — (www.conceptshare.com)
Notism — www.notism.io
Diigo — www.diigo.com
Webnotes & Protonotes — Sticky Notes for websites! — (www.webnotes.com & www.protonotes.com)
Mind Mapping
Coggle (www.coggle.it)
MindNode (www.mindnode.com)
MindMeister (www.mindmeister.com)
MindManager (www.mindjet.com/mindmanager/)
Xmind (www.xmind.com)
Freemind (www.freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)
Screen Grabs
Snagit, Jing, Firefox & Chrome plugins, Evernote, Fireshotetc.
Voice of Customer / Feedback / Surveys / Chat
coming soon…
Kissinsights, Feedbackdaddy, Qualaroo, 4Q, Hotjar, plot.io,surveyparrot
Prototyping / Wireframing
coming soon…
Invisionapp.com
solidify.com
balsamiq
moqups
quirck tools
uxpin
proto.io
hotgloo
wireframe.cc
Pencil
Serena
Flairbuilder
concept.ly
fluidui.com
marvelapp.com
mockflow.com
pixate.com
axure.com
webflow.com
weld.io/projects
