With this list, the Information Behavior research group wants offers a selection of recommended software solutions for empirical user behavior research.
This open tool list is not exhaustive. Supplements and instructions are welcome, contact: ilab.ibi (at) hu-berlin.de
Data Scraping
Data Scraping Tools
- Automap
Structured data extraction from text formats; free desktop application for Windows
→ additional software for visualisation necessary: CASOS
- Compare Lists
URL list comparison; free online tool
- Email Sourcer
Text/web page scan to identify contact details; free desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Google Autocomplete
Collection of automatic search suggestions from Google Search; free online tool
- Google Scraper
Number of Google entries found; free online tool (Firefox plugin required)
- IBM SPSS Modeler
data science, machine learning (ML) and text analysis; free demo version for Windows and Linux (registration required)
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Ripper
Hyperlink extraction; free online tool
- Language Detection
Language identification for URLs; free online tool
- Natural Language Toolkit
Linguistic data processing; free package for Python
- NVIVO
Qualitative data processing; 14-day trial version for Windows and macOS (registration required)
- OpenRefine
Data structuring and standardisation; free desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- OutWit Hub
Web Collection + Extraction of online resources; free, web-based desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Source Code Search
Automated source code keyword search; free online tool
- Timestamp Ripper
Identifying the last modification date of a web page; free online tool
- Translated Labs
Therminological identification of specialist topics; free online tool
- Wayback Network per Year
Website version archive; free online tool
- Webrecorder
Website archiving; free online tool (registration required)
- Wikipedia Cross-lingual Image Analysis
Figure comparison of Wikipedia articles in different languages; kostenfreies Online-Tool
Social Media Scraping & Analysis
Social Media Scraping & Analysis Tools
- Chorus
Twitter analysis; free desktop application for Windows (registration required)
- Expand Tiny URLS
Expanding of short links; free online tool
- Hashtracking
Tag Tracking;paid online tool (corresponding social media account required), 14-day trial version available
- Hyphe
Tool for crawling social media data; Open-source tool for Linux (Ubuntu, Debian und CentOS)
- Keyhole
Hashtag/Chat tracking; partially free online tool (registration required)
- Netlytic
Text + Social Network Analyzer; free online tool (registration required)
- Tweet Archivist
Tracking and archive tool for Twitter; paid online tool (Twitter account required)
- Youtube Data Clouds
Data extraction for Youtube; free online tool
Transcribing
Transcribing Tools
- descript
Simple audio transcription parallel to recording; partially free desktop application for Windows and macOS (registration required)
- easytranscript
Automatic time stamps, export as YouTube subtitles possible; free desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- IBM Speech to Text
Automatic transcription; 500 minutes per month free of charge (registration required) Demo
- Sonix Automated Transcription
Automatic transcription for audio and video; paid online tool with test version
→ Special offer for HU members; free premium account ($198 per year), $5 per hour material
- voicedocs
Automatic online transcription; fee required with free trial version (15 minutes; registration required)
- webcaptioner
Multilingual transcription aid; free online tool (Chrome required)
- wreally
Automatic online transcription; paid online tool
Online Survey
Online Survey Tools
- LimeSurvey
Creating surveys, online or via open source software; HU-Licence, version adapted and maintained by the CMS, all data on HU servers (HU account required)
- SoSci Survey
Academic surveys incl. data set compatibility for Excel, SPSS and GNU R; online tool, free use for non-commercial & anonymous online surveys (registration required); chargeable for personal data
- UniPark
Academic surveys incl. peer review for questionnaires; paid online tool with 14-day trial version (then 3-month subscription; registration required)
Statistics & Quantitative Data Analysis
Statistics & Quantitative Data Analysis Tools
- Google Analytics
Website tracking and target group analysis; free online tool (registration required)
- IBM SPSS Statistics
Statistics and quantitative data analysis; HU-Licence, (HU account required), desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- R
free software environment for statistical calculations and graphics; free desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- R-Studio
Integrated development environment and graphical user interface for R; free application for Windows, macOS, Linux and also online
Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative Data Analysis Tools
- ATLAS.ti
Qualitative data analysis; free demo version for Windows, macOS and online
- easytranscript
Audio transcription and qualitative analysis of unstructured data; free application for Windows, macOS and Linux
- f4analyse
Qualitative analysis of unstructured data; demo version (10 texts) available, application for Windows, Windows portable, macOS and Linux
- f4transkript
Audio transcription; demo version available (5 min. playback time, frequency unlimited), application for Windows, Windows portable, macOS and Linux
- MAXQDA
Transcription and qualitative analysis of unstructured data (interview transcripts, field notes, AV, surveys, tables, etc.); Campus licence or trial version (30 days; registration required)
- QCAmap
Systematic content/text analysis; free online tool (registration required)
- Quirkos
Interface for systematic coding and content/text analysis;donation-based Open Access online tool
- Semantria for Excel
Text and sentiment analysis for surveys, social media and reviews; free trial version for students & teachers (registration required)
Data Visualization
Data Visualization Tools
Audio & Video
Audio-& Video-Software
- Audacity
Multi-track audio recording; free desktop application
- HandBrake
Video format converter; Open-source Software for Windows, macOS and Linux
- OBS
Screen recording and audio recording; Open-source Software for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Screencast-o-matic
Screen recording; free, web-based desktop application
- VLC
Multimedia player; Open-source Software for Windows, macOS and Linux
