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Usability Software

The following software applications and websites describe useful tools for conducting usability research.

Card Sorting

Optimal Sort
http://www.optimalworkshop.com/optimalsort.htm

websort (Web-based)
http://websort.net

xSort (Mac only)
http://www.xsortapp.com

Content Inventory

Excel (Microsoft; Mac)
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/excel

Excel (Microsoft; PC)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/default.aspx

Numbers (Apple; Mac only)
http://www.apple.com/iwork/numbers

Site Map Diagrams and Wireframes

Fireworks CS4 (Adobe; Mac and PC)
http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks

OmniGraffle Professional 5 (The Omni Group; Mac only)
http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/OmniGraffle

Visio 2007 (Microsoft; PC only)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/default.aspx

Surveys

Survs (web-based)
http://www.survs.com

Survey Monkey (web-based)
http://www.surveymonkey.com

Lab-based Usability Testing

MORAE (Techsmith; PC only)
http://www.techsmith.com/morae.asp

Remote Usability Testing

UserVue (Techsmith; web-based)
http://www.techsmith.com/uservue.asp

IA validation

Treejack, Tree Testing
http://www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack.htm>

Heatmaps

Chalkmark, First Click Testing (first impression heatmaps)
http://www.optimalworkshop.com/chalkmark.htm