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Card sorting tools

While writing the book, I again looked at all the card sorting software tools. Some I discounted at the outset, some I have been using to run a sample sort, looking at how they work and the type of output from them.

Currently examining

  • OptimalSort - online service
  • WebSort - online commercial service
  • Card Sword - Windows application.
  • Mind Canvas - This is a research service from Uzanto that contains a method called OpenSort. Great fun interface for the activities. (Note: I edited this description after Rashmi commented, so the comment may not make sense in the new context)
  • Card Zort - Windows application
  • SynCaps - Windows application. Paper sorting, application for analysis
  • xSort - Mac OSX application

Didn't evaluate:

  • UZ Card Sorting - Part of a consultancy service.
  • uzCardSort - a Mozilla extension. No response from the developer, so I assume nothing is happening.
  • CardSort - Windows application. Only allows 18 characters per card, is buggy and the developer is unlikely to continue develop in the near term.
  • WebCAT - This is an online tool that uses java on the server. I don't have the technology or the skills to set it up, and the demo is not compelling enough for me to bother getting someone to set it up.
  • Socratic Card Sort - this appears to be a service for closed card sorting.
  • Classified - This has frequently been included in lists of card sorting tools, but is definitely not. Participants have to select where to put each item in a list. If they do not choose correctly, they get an 'incorrect, please try again' error message. I'm not sure what the intent is, but it is certainly not a card sorting tool.

Comments

MindCanvas is definitely a tool that practitioners can use. In fact, quite a few have already used it / are using it. I can send you a link to a study if you want.

EZCalc is still available for download from http://websort.net/EZCalc.zip :-)

Let me know if you want to evaluate UZ Cardsort, I would be more than happy to make that happen for you. Also our site has been redesigned so the link you have to the page is broken.

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