Features
Dive into an overview of features that allow you to efficiently recruit, conduct and synthesize user research.
Recruit
Recruit using the PlaybookUX global participants, or use your own.
PlaybookUX Panel, Targeting & Quality
Built-in Consumer & Professional Panel
Access our panel of 7M+ participants. Target consumers and professionals across a variety of attributes.International Recruiting
Access our global panel of participants that covers over 40 countries.Localize
Localize the participant platform in over 50 languages.Segmentation & Quotas
Set up segments to ensure exact demographic quotas.Rate participants
Rate participants who complete your studies. A member of our quality team will review all low rated submissions and remove those participants from our panel.Vetted panel
Best in class fraud prevention to screen bad actors before they enter our panel.Screeners & Qualification
Screener Questions
Use single select (qualify/disqualify) and multiple select (qualify/may select/disqualify) screener questions for additional targeting.Screener pass rates
Analyze where participants are screened out of your study.Your Own Participants
Bring Your Own Participants
Invite your own participants to research studies via a recruiting link, intercept, or email them through participant CRM.Participant CRM
The Participant CRM centralizes participant management, making it easy to build targeted panels and streamline BYO recruitment.Customize Communications
Customize emails and touch points that are sent to your participants.Domain & Sender Settings
Configure custom domains and sender addresses so your emails come from your company, not ours.Study Setup
Saved Audience Templates
Save an audience (both filters and screener questions) to quickly set up future projects.Preview study
Preview your study prior to setting it live with participants.Approval flow
Admins can designate the team members who require approval prior to launching a project.Skip, Branch & Display Logic
Guide participants through studies with skip, branch, and display logic.Conduct
Built-in and fully featured research methods.
Study Types
Unmoderated testing
Participants will record their screen, voice and face while they walk through a test asset.Moderated Interviews
Speak directly with participants as they share their screen, camera and audio. Use our scheduler and take live notes.Card Sorting
Conduct open, closed and hybrid card sorts. Participants will sort cards into groups that make sense to them.Tree Testing
Conduct and analyze tree tests to understand how easily participants can find items on your website.Survey
Conduct quantitative research at scale.Preference testing
Conduct a preference test to understand which design participants prefer and why.Five second testing
Understand your customers first impression of a design. You're not limited to 5 seconds – you can configure how long the design is presented to participants.First click testing
Understand what draws your customers attention about a test asset. Use heat maps to analyze the results for a view into the aggregated participant data.Diary Studies (Coming Soon)
Capture participant experiences over time through longitudinal, self-reported entries.Tasks & Questions
Qualitative Tasks and Questions
Participants will verbally respond, while interacting with a test asset. Write unlimited instructions.Quantitative
Ask rating, matrix, ranking, multiple choice questions, and many more.Prototypes, Websites Apps
Get feedback at any stage of the lifecycle. You can test anything with a link - or even run a concept test.Image & video testing
We support image and video uploads so you can test and store a variety of media formats.PlaybookUX templates
Rapidly import templates curated by PlaybookUX researchers.Saved question templates
Save an unmoderated test script as a template to quickly set up future projects.Randomize blocks
Randomize the order designs are shown to participants to reduce order bias.Skip, Branch & Display Logic
Guide participants through studies with skip, branch, and display logic.Recording & Capture
Face, audio and screen recording
The PlaybookUX software will record the participant's screen, face and voice.Session Replays
Capture all participant interactions with Replays.Intercepts
Intercept participants at key moments based on behavioral and session attributes. Send them a PlaybookUX research study or invite them to join a private panel (Participant CRM)Block PII
Use our blur tool to hide personal information during unmoderated sessions.Live notes
Take live notes during moderated sessions.Scheduling & Observers
Scheduling
Use our calendar to invite participants to live conversations.Hidden observers
Collaborators can join the interviews as invisible observers so they are hidden from participants (no login required).Buffer Time, Advanced Notice, Max Bookings
Configure your interview calendar to include buffer time, advanced notice and max bookings.Concurrent studies
Launch more than one study at the same time.Automated Payments
Pay and manage incentives for both PlaybookUX panel participants and your own recruits, all without leaving the platform.Devices & Integrations
Native Android and iOS App
Have participants review native apps.Test on all devices
Run studies on desktop, tablet and mobile.Cross Browser
Test on all browsers. Our recording suite isn't tied to Chrome.Figma Integration
Connect PlaybookUX and Figma for enhanced metrics and analysis.No-download recorder
Industry's first patented, no-download screen recorder that captures screen, audio and webcam.Analyze & Collaborate
Invite your entire team to analyze user research with our comprehensive analysis suite.
Video & Clips
Clips
Create clips from important moments during your user research sessions.Highlight Reel
Generate highlight reels from your clips.Video Controls
Change the viewing speed, quickly rewind and fast forward, or watch picture-in-picture.Download
Download video sessions, clips and highlight reels as mp4 files.Transcription & Notes
Transcription
Transcripts are automatically generated with timestamps.Editable Transcription
Make edits to machine generated transcripts.Notes
Take timestamped notes while watching videos.Tagging & Analysis
Tags & Highlights
Tag research sessions to identify themes and keep track of patterns.Reactions
Reactions are standardized tags that allow you to analyze qualitative data with ease.Heatmaps
Analyze first click tests with heatmaps.Participant Paths
Analyze tree tests with individual participant and aggregated paths.Dendrogram & Similarity Matrix
Analyze card sorts with dendrograms and similarity matrices.Question Playlists
With just one click, you can create a playlist of all participants completing the same task.Funnel Analysis
Spot drop-off points in Session Replays, get AI-powered summaries, and instantly target those visitors with intercepts.Reporting & Search
Build your own report
Build reports across research projects.Quantitative Metrics
Analyze rating scales, written responses, multiple choice and time on task.Universal Search
Find what you're looking for within seconds. Search notes, transcripts, clips, reports, tags and more.Advanced filtering
Narrow down and refine segments with powerful filtering.Participant Charts
View aggregated demographic charts of participants.Collaboration & Sharing
Unlimited Team Seats
There aren't any limits on the number of team members that you can invite.Share
Share full projects, clips and highlight reels with a password protected link.Export
Export full studies with one click.Mentions
@mention team members on notes, clips, and reports.Comments
Collaborate with colleagues during the project set up process.Attachments
Attach assets related to your research projects such as discussion guides, planning sessions and more.Workspaces
Create workspaces to organize projects, teams and initiatives.Folders
Categorize projects into folders.Uploading outside research
Uploading videos from other sources allows you to leverage the PlaybookUX analysis suite - transcribe, clip, tag and create highlight reels.AI-powered research
A powerful suite of AI tools to elevate your research workflow, from automated summaries to intelligent pattern detection.
AI follow up questions (AI-moderated)
Have AI probe deeper on certain questions.Public API with MCP
Connect PlaybookUX with millions of tools.AI Summaries
Automatically summarize entire research projects with a single click.Sentiment Analysis
AI-powered sentiment scoring across all your participant sessions.Pattern Detection
Automatically surface recurring themes and patterns across sessions.Screener & Task Checker
Check screener questions and tasks for bias and other common mistakes.Screener Generator
Generate complete screeners based on a prompt.Study Question Generator
Generate full test scripts based on a prompt.AI Personas
Patent pending technology that allows you to generate personas from real research data.Friction Detector
AI will detect friction experienced during usability tasks.AI Assistant
Ask AI questions about your research.AI Agent
Configure AI to complete autonomous tasks.Security
Security and privacy is at the core of our platform.