Coolest Tool Award
Wiki communities around the globe have diverse use cases and technical needs. Volunteer developers are often the first to find and address those use cases. They experiment with new ideas, build local and global solutions and enhance the experience in our software.
There are incredibly many great tools out there.
It’s time to celebrate this! You can nominate tools in our survey here. Nominations are due by 25 June 2025.
Coolest Tool Award 2025
The sixth edition of the Coolest Tool Award will be an in-person event! The winners will be announced at Wikimania 2025.
The award is organized and selected by the Coolest Tool Academy. Members of the 2025 edition are:
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What is a tool?
It’s software that:
- Makes work easier, more efficient, more fun
- Facilitates the work of volunteers, brings in new contributors, or improves wiki projects
- Some examples: gadgets, MediaWiki extensions, websites and web services, APIs, mobile applications, desktop applications, bots, notebooks, user scripts, games
But what makes a tool the coolest? The goal of the award is to:
- Celebrate good work and appreciate developers
- Share useful tools with wider audiences
- Encourage contributors from diverse developer communities
Nomination process
The nomination survey is open for 2 weeks, to give time for people to submit nominations for their favorite tools.
Consider tools that are:
- Doing something new and exciting
- Really helping the communities
- Evolving with changing needs or building on essential workflows
Coolest Tool Academy
This group is selected with a variety of criteria ensuring continuity, previous year winners, mix of editors / developers / Wikimedia Foundation staff, mix of geography and languages. This is done to minimize bias. Folks who are interested in participating in the Academy for the next edition are invited to reach out to us.
Selection process
After the nomination process finishes, the Academy reviews the nominated tools. They then convene to discuss the nominations and assign the awards in a variety of categories.
Award ceremony
The awarded projects are announced in a dedicated award ceremony. Depending on the situation either co-located with an existing movement event, or if it is not possible, in a virtual event.
Previous editions
See a full list of winners from all years at: Coolest Tool Award/Full history.