Tools

Using the right tools for technical writing makes the life of a technical writer easy. There are a lot of different tools available for variable purposes — authoring, publishing, screen captures, drawing, image manipulation, and more.

Programs used during the course

1. Jira

   https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira

2. Confluence

   https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence

3. Snagit

   https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

4. Camtasia

   https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html

5. Brackets

   https://brackets.download/

6. Visual Studio Code

   https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

7. GitHub Desktop

   https://desktop.github.com/

8. MadCap Flare

   https://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/flare/

9. Oxygen

   https://www.oxygenxml.com/xml_editor/download_oxygenxml_editor.html

10. memoQ

    https://www.memoq.com/

Spelling and grammar

• Grammarly
• DeepL

Readability

Hemmingway App

Diagrams

Gliffy for Chrome

Screenshots

• Snipping tool
• Screenpresso
• FireShot

Availability

• Validators
• Narzędziownia Polskiej Akademii Dostępności

Tasks management

• Trello
• To-Do (MS Planner)
• Google Keep/Tasks
• Todoist

Video/Animations

• Adobe CS (Premiere, After effects)
• Cinema 4D
• Mocha AE
• iSpring Suite

Screen recording

• Camtasia/Snagit
• Powerpoint

GIFs

• Camtasia/Snagit
• Converters online, for example convertio.co/mp4-gif/