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title: "Resources & tools"
url: "https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/resources"
language: "en"
description: "Tools, checklists and books for better user experience – hand-picked by InsideUX Design."
published: "2026-10-14T09:50:34+02:00"
updated: "2026-10-14T09:50:34+02:00"
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# Resources & tools

Hand-picked tools, checklists and books for better user experience.

Toolbox

# Resources & tools

Hand-picked, not endless: tools, checklists and books we use and recommend ourselves.

## Tool

  [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/dovetail) Ressource

### [Dovetail](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/dovetail)

A research repository for analyzing, tagging, and sharing interviews and studies.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/figma) Ressource

### [Figma](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/figma)

A collaborative design tool for interfaces, prototypes, and design systems – in the browser and as a desktop app.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/hotjar) Ressource

### [Hotjar](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/hotjar)

Heatmaps, session recordings, and feedback widgets for websites.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/maze) Ressource

### [Maze](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/maze)

Unmoderated usability tests, surveys, and prototype tests with automated analysis.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/miro) Ressource

### [Miro](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/miro)

A digital whiteboard for workshops, journey maps, affinity mapping, and brainstorming.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/optimal-workshop) Ressource

### [Optimal Workshop](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/optimal-workshop)

The specialist for information architecture: card sorting, tree testing, and first-click tests.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/stark) Ressource

### [Stark](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/stark)

An accessibility plugin for Figma and the browser: check contrast, simulate color vision deficiencies, and plan focus order.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wave) Ressource

### [WAVE](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wave)

A browser extension that flags barriers like missing alt text or contrast issues right on the page.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/webaim-contrast-checker) Ressource

### [WebAIM Contrast Checker](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/webaim-contrast-checker)

Checks whether two colors meet WCAG contrast requirements.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/axe-devtools) Ressource

### [axe DevTools](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/axe-devtools)

Automated accessibility testing in your browser’s developer tools – with clear explanations for every issue it finds.

  

 

## Checklist

  [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/10-usability-heuristics) Ressource

### [10 Usability Heuristics](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/10-usability-heuristics)

Jakob Nielsen’s ten classic principles – the foundation of every heuristic evaluation.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/laws-of-ux) Ressource

### [Laws of UX](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/laws-of-ux)

Psychological principles like Fitts’ Law, Hick’s Law, and Jakob’s Law – clearly explained.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wcag-22-quick-reference) Ressource

### [WCAG 2.2 Quick Reference](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/wcag-22-quick-reference)

Every WCAG success criterion, filterable by level, technique, and topic.

  

 

## Book

  [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/dont-make-me-think) Ressource

### [Don’t Make Me Think](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/dont-make-me-think)

The classic on web usability – short, funny, and still relevant today.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux) Ressource

### [Lean UX](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux)

How teams build better products with hypotheses, small experiments, and close collaboration.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux-fuer-kleine-teams) Ressource

### [Lean UX für kleine Teams](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/lean-ux-fuer-kleine-teams)

A German-language practical book: Two people. No budget. Still building the right thing – 23 methods along the Double Diamond, each with time required, a template, and a checklist.

   [ ](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/the-design-of-everyday-things) Ressource

### [The Design of Everyday Things](https://www.insideuxdesign.com/en/ressourcen/the-design-of-everyday-things)

The foundational book on affordances, mental models, and human error.