In simple English
This tool helps you test your website design with real users. You can run card sorting, tree testing, and satisfaction surveys. It is free to run on your own server. You need some technical skill to set it up. It saves you from paying monthly fees to commercial research platforms.
What it is
Kort is a Node.js (a system that lets you run JavaScript code on your server) web application for conducting user experience research. It combines several testing methods into one self-hosted package.
What it is good for
Solo builders who want to run card sorting or usability scales without paying for commercial SaaS tools, and who have a server to host it.
Status
No code changes since 2024-12-06.
- Supports five common user research methods in one tool.
- Stores your study data locally in your own database.
- Free to use under an open-source licence.
- Requires manual setup of Node.js and MongoDB.
- Only 16 stars on GitHub, so community help is rare.
- Licence is GPL-3.0 (which requires you to share your changes if you modify the code).
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git clone https://github.com/carlsonp/kort.git cd kort npm install node app.js