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uxforthemasses.com have created a great list of 25 free ux tools for doing things like prototyping, annotating, screen grabbing, site mapping, usability testing, accessibility and analytics (thanks guys!). Some of the items aren’t really free (they just have a free trial), i’ve included them anyway as they’re still really useful and i’ve added a few of my own.

Prototyping tools

Pencil

LucidChart

Balsamiq

Serena

Flairbuilder (15 day free trial)

Powerpoint (Open office version is free)

Paper prototyping

Annotation tools

Protonotes

WebNotes

Diigo

Design tools

Lorem Ipsum Generator

ColorPic

Netvibes

Pen and paper! The simplest and arguably the best. Frees your mind to be creative, can be used anywhere and is ultra quick.

Screen grab tools

Jing

Firefox plugin

Browsershots

Evernote

Cmd shift 4 – If you’re using a mac you can use cmd shift 4 to capture a portion of the screen or cmd shift 3 to capture the whole screen.

Print screen – On Windows PCs you can just use the print screen function and paste it into Word, or Powerpoint if you want to do a click through prototype.

Sitemapping tools

XMind

Freemind

Usability testing tools

CamStudio

Remote usability testing tools

Usabilla

TreeJack

Skype

Loop11

Five second test

Silverback (free for 30 days)

Survey Monkey

Usability reviewing tools

Concept feedback

Analytics tools

Google analytics

ClickHeat

Accessibility tools

Accessibility evaluation toolbar

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<h1>30 excellent free ux&nbsp;tools</h1> <small class="post-meta"><b>Posted:</b> February 28, 2011 | <b>Author:</b> <a href="http://usabilitygal.wordpress.com/author/usabilitygal/" title="Posts by usabilitygal">usabilitygal</a> | <b>Filed under:</b> <a href="http://usabilitygal.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> | <a href="http://usabilitygal.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/30-excellent-free-ux-tools/#respond" title="Comment on 30 excellent free ux&nbsp;tools">Leave a comment &#xbb;</a></small> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.uxforthemasses.com/free-ux-tools/">uxforthemasses.com</a> have created a <a href="http://www.uxforthemasses.com/free-ux-tools/">great list</a> of 25 free ux tools for doing things like&nbsp;prototyping, annotating, screen grabbing, site mapping, usability testing, accessibility and analytics (thanks guys!). Some of the items aren&#x2019;t really free (they just have a free trial), i&#x2019;ve included them anyway as they&#x2019;re still really useful and i&#x2019;ve added a few of my own.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Prototyping tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://pencil.evolus.vn">Pencil</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.lucidchart.com">LucidChart</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://balsamiq.com">Balsamiq</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.serena.com/products/prototype-composer/">Serena</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.flairbuilder.com/">Flairbuilder</a> (15 day free trial)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.openoffice.org/">Powerpoint</a> (Open office version is free)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_prototyping">Paper prototyping</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Annotation tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.protonotes.com">Protonotes</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.webnotes.net">WebNotes</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.diigo.com">Diigo</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Design tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ipsum-generator.com">Lorem Ipsum Generator</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.iconico.com/colorpic">ColorPic</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.netvibes.com">Netvibes</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Pen and paper! The simplest and arguably the best. Frees your mind to be creative, can be used anywhere and is ultra quick.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Screen grab tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.techsmith.com/jing/free/">Jing</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/screengrab/">Firefox plugin</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://browsershots.org">Browsershots</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Evernote</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Cmd shift 4 &#x2013; If you&#x2019;re using a mac you can use cmd shift 4 to capture a portion of the screen or cmd shift 3 to capture the whole screen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Print screen &#x2013; On Windows PCs you can just use the print screen function and paste it into Word, or Powerpoint if you want to do a click through prototype.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Sitemapping tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.xmind.net">XMind</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://freemind.sourceforge.net">Freemind</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Usability testing tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://camstudio.org">CamStudio</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Remote usability testing tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://beta.usabilla.com/">Usabilla</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.optimalworkshop.com/treejack.htm">TreeJack</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://www.skype.com">Skype</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://www.loop11.com">Loop11</a> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.fivesecondtest.com">Five second test</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://silverbackapp.com/">Silverback</a> (free for 30 days)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com">Survey Monkey</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Usability reviewing tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.conceptfeedback.com">Concept feedback</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Analytics tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.google.com/analytics">Google analytics</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.labsmedia.com/clickheat">ClickHeat</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Accessibility tools</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/accessibility-evaluation-toolb">Accessibility evaluation toolbar</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.totalvalidator.com">Total validator</a></span></p>