UX Tools for Organizing Information
As a designer, how do you make sense out of the heroic amount of information we go through everyday? How do you organize, label, group and visualize all that chaos in a simple and digestible way?
The list below features some of our favorite tools for creating sitemaps, mindmaps, charts, and all types of data visualization methods you can think of.
See also: Tools for Wireframing and Prototyping, Analytics and Metrics, User Research, and Tools for Productivity.
Our Favorite Tools for Organizing Information:
Lucid Chart
Easily create diagrams with lines that connect automatically. The Google Apps integration makes it even more collaborative.
MindMeister
Organize information by creating beautiful maps that connect words, images and links together.
Coggle.it
Map out words and concepts to help you out during brainstorm sessions. Free, easy-to-use and beautiful.
Optimal Sort
Send a link to your users and ask them to organize information in existing categories or even create new ones.
Cardsorting Tools
Concept Codify
“Brighten your user experience with the easiest online card sorting tool.”
WebSort
“WebSort enables you to conduct remote card sorting online. Create a study, send a link to participants, and analyze the results — all through a simple web-based interface.”
Simple Card Sort
“Simple Card Sort has a rich set of features including subgroups, and participant replay. Two features you’ll find no where else.”
Xsort
“xSort is a free card sorting application for Mac OS X aimed at user experience professionals and social scientists.”
Diagrams / Sitemaps Tools
Gliffy
“Professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings and more.”
Lovely Charts
“Lovely Charts is a diagramming application that allows you to create professional looking diagrams of all kinds.”
Creately
“Create diagrams of all kinds on your desktop and the Internet, and work from both online and offline”
Google Drawings
“With Google drawings you can easily create, share, and edit drawings online.”
Draw.io
“Draw.io is an online diagramming application built using the mxGraph JavaScript library.”
Mind Mapping Tools
Xmind
“Most Popular Mind Mapping Tool Millions of people use XMind to clarify thinking, manage complex information, run brainstorming and get work organized.”
Mind Node
“The quintessential mind mapping experience, Mindnode makes it easy to brainstorm and organize your thoughts, so you can focus on your ideas.”
Mindjet
“Work Inspired. Mindset ProjectDirector is a virtual whiteboard, collaboration & project management suite for everyone on your team.”
