# Tools Below is a list of tools that is far from exhaustive. The majority of them are free and cloud-based or downloadable. The \* indicates tools that are in the O'Neill Library's [Digital Studio](https://ds.bc.edu/digital-studio-about/). (See the Digital Studio [software](https://ds.bc.edu/digital-studio/software-list/) and [equipment](https://ds.bc.edu/digital-studio/equipment-list/) lists.) ### Audio * [Audacity (sound editing)](https://www.audacityteam.org/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=6537de5b640b11001c1a95cb54754b5ca15e7180-1590776714-0-AW1Abg_IP44OvgMHjSPzj84WrgN_r-IbvQq-PBMXxAHYdS7h7SiOIfk1I3FIWPXOLcIkC9i92RVD3cJ9nzgNcPJJyjOw4e5cMYyaoNO1uSza3AAzx2KQOKZBXNWQUUPd8MVafm8xfjhRq5jsIAMnB7Ujwt9hyY-v3AALEkvwlRDj8vRgXJW2IdziyUBwY1U8-JoPSnaNPOG30WT9ZatDpvIgNfXLaAdB1xnRqgreX9re7RY9ejHnv1QbrlVTAal6BkxUbLgN9X-qwj5e_CBIZT9aBhQvNM1vLAQ8-GrLYazZqp1D9mGlf0T7-RgETVsLTK_pDVSEZUffBGIz7KjmOKg)\* * [SoundCite (embedding sound)](http://soundcite.knightlab.com/) * [SoundCloud (hosting and embedding)](https://soundcloud.com/) ### Code Editors * [Atom](https://atom.io/) * Oxygen XML Editor\* * [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) ### Data Cleaning & Manipulation * [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (multiple Python and R platforms) * Excel\* * [Google Sheets](https://www.google.com/sheets/about/) * [Jupyter Notebook ](https://jupyter.org/)(Python) * [Lexos](https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/lexomics/lexos-installers/) * [OpenRefine](https://openrefine.org/) * [R Studio](https://rstudio.com/) (R) ### Data Visualization * [Palladio](https://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/) * Excel\* * [Storyline](http://storyline.knightlab.com/) * [Tableau Desktop](https://www.tableau.com/academic)\* ([accessibility FAQ](https://community.tableau.com/s/question/0D54T00000C6nsjSAB/faq-accessibility?_ga=2.147905463.1075986722.1628274230-1210985209.1625142954&_gac=1.14145861.1628274230.Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaMsfD1sRBPrVl1mnULKL6wXqaZ6BPExsXwVhxLHvfJmTOePCrpJH8MaAuljEALw_wcB)) * [Tableau Public](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5GCEA_enUS899US900\&ei=NEnRXqe0E6Gyggeh0LboBg\&q=tableau+public\&oq=tablau\&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgBMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKOgcIABBHELADOgYIABAKEEM6AggAOgQIABBDUOkMWNASYJIhaAFwAHgAgAG3AYgBrwWSAQMwLjSYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6uAEC\&sclient=psy-ab) ([accessibility FAQ](https://community.tableau.com/s/question/0D54T00000C6nsjSAB/faq-accessibility?_ga=2.147905463.1075986722.1628274230-1210985209.1625142954&_gac=1.14145861.1628274230.Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaMsfD1sRBPrVl1mnULKL6wXqaZ6BPExsXwVhxLHvfJmTOePCrpJH8MaAuljEALw_wcB)) * [Gephi](https://gephi.org/) * [Data Wrapper](https://www.datawrapper.de/) ### Digital Collections & Exhibits * [CollectionBuilder](https://collectionbuilder.github.io/) * [Exhibit.so](https://exhibit.so/) ([accessibility statement](#common-practices)) * [Omeka](https://omeka.org/) \[see [introductory instructions](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UpmOgEN3_sHYY372LvQz5cxmvaswjyev/view?usp=sharing)] ([accessibility statement](https://omeka.org/classic/docs/GettingStarted/Accessibility_Statement/)) ### Image Editing & Graphic Design * Adobe Creative Suite\* * [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/)\* ### Mapping & GIS * [ArcGIS Online](https://www.arcgis.com/index.html#) ([accessibility resources](https://www.esri.com/en-us/accessibility/resources)) * ArcGIS Pro\* ([accessibility resources](https://www.esri.com/en-us/accessibility/resources)) * ArcGIS Storymaps ([accessibility guidance](https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-storymaps/constituent-engagement/writing-accessible-story-map-content/)) * [Google Earth](https://www.google.com/earth/) * [Knight Lab StoryMap](https://storymap.knightlab.com/) * [QGIS](https://qgis.org/en/site/)\* ### Media Hosting * [Internet Archive ](https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360002360111-Uploading-A-Basic-Guide) * [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/) * [Youtube ](https://www.youtube.com/) ### Network Visualization * [Cytoscape](https://cytoscape.org/) * [Gephi](https://gephi.org/)\* * [Palladio](https://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/) ### Publishing * [Scalar](https://scalar.me/anvc/) * [WordPress](https://wordpress.com/) ([accessibility statement](https://wordpress.org/about/accessibility/)) ### Text Analysis * [Lexos](https://wheatoncollege.edu/academics/special-projects-initiatives/lexomics/lexos-installers/) * [MeaningCloud](https://www.meaningcloud.com/) * [Voyant](https://voyant-tools.org/) ### Timeline * [TimelineJS](http://timeline.knightlab.com/) * [TimeMapper](https://timemapper.okfnlabs.org/) * [Neatline (Omeka plugin)](https://neatline.org/) * Tableau Desktop\* ([accessibility FAQ](https://community.tableau.com/s/question/0D54T00000C6nsjSAB/faq-accessibility?_ga=2.147905463.1075986722.1628274230-1210985209.1625142954&_gac=1.14145861.1628274230.Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaMsfD1sRBPrVl1mnULKL6wXqaZ6BPExsXwVhxLHvfJmTOePCrpJH8MaAuljEALw_wcB)) * [Tableau Public](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5GCEA_enUS899US900\&ei=NEnRXqe0E6Gyggeh0LboBg\&q=tableau+public\&oq=tablau\&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgBMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKMgQIABAKOgcIABBHELADOgYIABAKEEM6AggAOgQIABBDUOkMWNASYJIhaAFwAHgAgAG3AYgBrwWSAQMwLjSYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6uAEC\&sclient=psy-ab) ([accessibility FAQ](https://community.tableau.com/s/question/0D54T00000C6nsjSAB/faq-accessibility?_ga=2.147905463.1075986722.1628274230-1210985209.1625142954&_gac=1.14145861.1628274230.Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaMsfD1sRBPrVl1mnULKL6wXqaZ6BPExsXwVhxLHvfJmTOePCrpJH8MaAuljEALw_wcB)) ### Video * [iMovie (Mac video editing)](https://www.apple.com/imovie/)\* * [Movie Maker (PC video 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