Coolest Tool Award/2019

Cool historic tool

Thank you for the tools! Group photo at the Wikimania 2019 Coolest tool award ceremony

The first ever Coolest Tool Award ceremony took place during Wikimania 2019, as part of the Wikimania program. We have recognized some of the greatest tools in a variety of categories: Experience, Tiny, Impact, Reusable, Editor, Developer, Mobile, Newcomer, Outreach, Eggbeater (= tools that have been around for a long time).

The award is organized & selected by the Coolest Tool Academy. Members of the initial 2019 edition are: Birgit, Bodhisattwa, Brooke, Ladsgroup, Srishti, TheDJ, زكريا.

2019 Winners

Slide deck used in the award presentation with links and details for each tool

Winner	Category	Category Description
Locator-tool	Experience	Intuitive and easy to use
HotCat	Tiny	Small tools and tools that do one thing well
InternetArchiveBot	Impact	Tools that have broad or deep impact
Pageviews Analysis	Reusable	Serves many wikis and projects
QuickStatements	Editor	Tools that augment editing
Codesearch	Developer	Tools that primarily serve developers
Commons Mobile app	Mobile	Mobile apps and mobile-focused tools
NOA upload tool (awarded to Sohmen)	Newcomer tool	New tools or tools by new developers
Programs & Events Dashboard	Outreach	Tools that help grow the movement
Twinkle	Eggbeater	Tools in use for more than 10 years

Materials

• Category with logos, photos & slide deck
• Blog post on Coolest Tool Award by Anntinomy (Ukrainian language)
• Dashboard wins Coolest Tool Award, blog post by Sage Ross (in English)
• First-ever Coolest Tool Award: Thank you for the tools! – blog post by Birgit Müller, in English