Over 4,000 designers responded to ’s annual survey. Taylor Palmer UX Tools Here are some key takeaways from the results. 1) Miro had massive growth In the brainstorming category, grew from 5% usage in 2019 to 33% in 2020. This has become one of my personal favorite tools. Miro 2) People love Whimsical Most tools averaged a rating of 3.5 out of 5, but achieved a great score of 4.5. Miro also had high scores, but Whimsical looks to be a great contender. Whimsical 3) Windows adoption is climbing More designers are using . 25% of respondents used Windows as one of their platforms for design this year, up from 18% last year. Windows 4) Figma usage skyrocketed Taylor said the numbers were so high, Taylor had to double-check them. They were the clear winner in multiple categories, including the “Which tools are you most excited to try in 2021?” section. Figma 5) Testers like Zoom & Maz is the clear winner here, especially as it becomes a household name. also had a strong showing and high user rating. 25% don’t use software at all. Zoom Maze 6) Notion is a budding favorite There were several surprise appearances from in multiple categories. It’s clearly becoming a popular solution for many designers. Notion 7) Adobe XD is slowly emerging grew 10x from being used by 1% of respondents in 2019 to 11% for managing a design system. However, it’s still behind Figma and Sketch. Adobe XD Wrapping up Big thanks to for putting this together every year! Be sure to visit to see all the results. Taylor uxtools.co/survey-2020 Have you changed tools in 2020? Let me know on the . If you’re feeling generous, perhaps like or retweet the thread, too: Twitter thread For more UX news and tips, sign up for the 📮 Learn UXD newsletter: . https://learnuxd.io Also published here .

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