# Kobotoolbox - simple, free and powerful field data collection, aggregation and analysis tool for online/offline survey, field work

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**Category:** Data Toolkit\
**Tags:** public-good, open-source, free\
**Created:** [August 27, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://aikyam.discourse.group/t/kobotoolbox-simple-free-and-powerful-field-data-collection-aggregation-and-analysis-tool-for-online-offline-survey-field-work/162 "2022-08-27T05:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tech4Good](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/aikyam.discourse.group/tech4good/32/122_2.png) [@Tech4Good](https://aikyam.discourse.group/u/Tech4Good)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://aikyam.discourse.group/t/kobotoolbox-simple-free-and-powerful-field-data-collection-aggregation-and-analysis-tool-for-online-offline-survey-field-work/162/1 "2022-08-27T05:19:14Z")

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- KoBoToolbox is a ready to use suite of tools for simple and robust field data collection, aggregation and analysis.
- Free and open source.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/t4glabs/original/1X/b35521a50c1962d27dd4360ea23b4478660c0a42.png)

**Form Builder**

- Design forms quickly and easily using our intuitive form builder
- Reuse existing questions and blocks of questions and manage them in the question library
- Build complex forms with skip logic and validation
- More than 20 different question types available including location, image, video, rating, matrix, etc.
- Easily share projects with colleagues and set granular permission levels
- Import and export XLSForms Import via URL or upload from your computer

**Collect Data**

- Online and Offline
- On phones, tablets or any browser Using KoBoCollect on Android devices and Enketo on any modern browser
- Synchronize data via SSL Ensures data can’t be read by a third party
- Strong safeguards against data loss Even on very long interviews
- Data immediately available right after it’s collected

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/t4glabs/original/1X/c1a327da279041dbabadd14ac404dceaed1816c5.png)

**Analyze and Manage Data**

- Create summary reports with graphs and tables and fine-tune your report’s charts, colors and questions
- Visualize collected data on a map includes a heatmap, clustering, other base layers, etc.
- Disaggregate data in reports and mapsi.e. by gender, region or educational level
- Export all your data at any time Supported formats: Excel, CSV, KML, ZIP (for media) and SPSS

Need a framework to think through if Kobotoolbox is the right choice? Check this topic out before you decide [Software for data collection](https://aikyam.discourse.group/t/software-for-data-collection/112)

**Start using today for free.**

> **[KoBoToolbox | Data Collection Tools for Challenging Environments](https://www.kobotoolbox.org/)**
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> Data Collection Tools for Challenging Environments

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**Author:** ![Tech4Good](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/aikyam.discourse.group/tech4good/32/122_2.png) [@Tech4Good](https://aikyam.discourse.group/u/Tech4Good)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://aikyam.discourse.group/t/kobotoolbox-simple-free-and-powerful-field-data-collection-aggregation-and-analysis-tool-for-online-offline-survey-field-work/162/2 "2022-08-29T04:04:35Z")

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