世界のウィキ コミュニティでは幅の広い使用事例や技術のニーズがあります。そういう使用事例を最初に発見あるいは言及するのは、しばしばボランティアの皆さんです。新しい発想を実験する、ローカルやグローバルな解決策を組み立て、 その経験を使って私たちのソフトウェアを高めてくれます。
舌を巻くほど優れたツールはたくさん存在します。
さあ、お祝いしましょう!
The sixth edition of theCoolest Tool Award was an in-person event! The winners were announced atWikimania 2025.

The nomination form is now closed.
This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, seethe survey privacy statement.
You can nominate as many tools as you want by filling out the survey multiple times. Submitting multiple entries is encouraged!
The award is organized and selected by the Coolest Tool Academy. Members of the 2025 edition are: Tom Arrow, William Brown, Nat Hernández Clavijo, Sarai Sanchez, Adam Shorland, and Maryum Styles.
Please watch thefull video here
| Winner | Videos | Category | Category description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbuseFilter Analyzer | 🎥 | Greatest Service to the Community | This tool relieves a significant burden, makes things easier and more efficient and maybe even fun; it’s something that improves many people’s ability to work and learn |
| Database Report | 🎥 | Most Evolved | This tool maybe started as something simple but has become much more sophisticated; or it has become a vital part of important infrastructure or workflows |
| Paulina | 🎥 | Most Innovative | This tool does something new, exciting, daring; it pushes the idea of what a tool can be |


It’s software that:
The goal of the award is to:
The nomination survey is open for 2 weeks, to give time for people to submit nominations for their favorite tools.
Consider tools that are:
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.
推薦の募集を締め切ると、アカデミー では候補作と選考の手順について話し合い、その後、各人が個別に応募されたツールを評価していき、最後にアカデミー がまた会議を開き、賞の対象となる候補作をさまざまな分野ごとに協議します。
賞を贈るプロジェクトは、そのための表彰式を開いて発表します。その時の状況に合わせ、式はウィキメディア運動の既存のイベント内で催すか(対面型)、それが無理ならバーチャルな式を開きます。
歴代の受賞者一覧はこちら:Coolest Tool Award/Full history.