This is a list of some of my favorite UX, design and accessibility testing tools at the moment! I hope you find them useful!
Tools for Collaboration
- Asana http://asana.com/
- Balsamiq http://www.balsamiq.com/
- Basecamp http://basecamp.com
- ConceptShare http://www.conceptshare.com/
- Editorially http://editorially.com/
- GotoMeeting http://www.gotomeeting.com/
- HipChat http://www.hipchat.com
- OmniGraffle http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/
- Target Process http://www.targetprocess.com/
Tools for Usability Testing
- Card Sort Analysis Spreadsheet http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/cardsorting/blog/card_sort_analysis_spreadsheet/
- Open Hallway http://www.openhallway.com/
- Responsinator http://responsinator.com
- Silverback http://silverbackapp.com/
- SolidifyApp http://www.solidifyapp.com/
- Usaura http://www.usaura.com
Usability Testing Services That Provide Testers
- Ethnio http://ethn.io/
- Survey Monkey Audience http://www.surveymonkey.com/audience
- UsabilityTools.com http://usabilitytools.com
- UserTesting.com http://www.usertesting.com
- YouEye http://www.youeye.com
Tools for Mobile Usability Testing & Prototyping
- Delight.io http://www.delight.io/
- Plunk http://www.plunkapp.com/
- Proto.io http://proto.io
- Prototyping On Paper (POP) http://popapp.in/
- SolidifyApp http://www.solidifyapp.com
- UX Recorder http://www.uxrecorder.com
Tools for Usability Tester Recruiting
- MailChimp http://mailchimp.com/
- Survey Monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com/
Mac Tools for Demoing Apps
- Invisionapp http://www.invisionapp.com/
- Keynote http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/
- Proto.io http://proto.io
- Reflector App http://www.reflectorapp.com/
Tools for Stat Tracking
- App Annie https://www.appannie.com
- Flurry http://www.flurry.com/flurry-analytics.html
- Google Analytics http://www.google.com/analytics/
- Google Mobile App Analytics https://www.google.com/analytics/features/mobile.html
- Mix Panel: https://mixpanel.com
Tools for Accessibility Testing
- AChecker http://achecker.ca/checker/index.php
- Color Oracle http://www.colororacle.org
- Contrast Analyzer http://www.paciellogroup.com/node/18?q=node/20
- iPhone>General>Accessibility http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/
- Skala Preview https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skala-preview/id498875079?mt=12
- Skala View: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bjango.skalaview&hl=en
- VoiceOver Utility http://www.apple.com/accessibility/osx/voiceover/
- Wave Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool http://wave.webaim.org
Miscellaneous Tools I Love
- Bubbl.us http://bubbl.us
- Concur http://www.concur.com/
- Easel https://www.easel.io/
- Harvest http://www.getharvest.com/
- Iceber.gs http://iceber.gs
- ManageFlitter http://manageflitter.com/
- Morguefile Stock Photos http://www.morguefile.com/
- Pixlr http://pixlr.com
- Prezi http://prezi.com/
- Spotify http://www.spotify.com
- Tweeter Karma http://dossy.org/twitter/karma/
If any of your favorite tools aren’t listed, please feel free to leave them in the comments! I love testing out new tools! 🙂
UX Rocks 
Check out UserZoom (www.userzoom.com) as well. It combines multiple tools in one platform (usability testing, Voice of customer, online surveys, card sorting, tree testing, screenshot click testing, screenshot timeout testing etc.) It offers solutions for both web and mobile.
Thanks Oksana!
Great list! Two you might want to look at:
FiveSecondTest
http://www.fivesecondtest.com/
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Thanks Brian! I’ll definitely check it out!
Good choice of usability testing tools – I would call them classics. But it’s also worth looking for platforms that combine more than one tool in order to make the integration easier.
Great point on integration! So much fragmentation as it stands today… (although awesome problem solving beginnings…) the future is bright!
Yes! Thanks to some fabulous feedback from folks who have checked out this list, there are several options listed that combine tools. Thanks for commenting Anna! 🙂
You may want to have a look at BeeUX.com. It’s a helpful and powerful tool with support for mobile websites.
Thanks Michal! I’ll definitely check it out!! 🙂