All LimeSurvey features

On 12 September 2023, I updated below overview from LimeSurvey features based on this page to be used for easy reference. In my projects I use the Community Edition installed on Ubuntu Server LTS.

Question types

• Matrix
• Matrix (5 point selection)
• Matrix (10 point selection)
• Matrix (yes / no / uncertain)
• Matrix (Increase/ equal / decrease)
• Matrix (by column)
• Matrix (Dual)
• Matrix (Numbers)
• Matrix (Text)
• Date
• Gender
• Numerical input
• Multiple numerical input
• Slider control
• Ranking
• Text module
• Yes / No
• Language change
• Multiple selection
• Multiple selection with commentary
• List selection box
• Option fields list
• List of option fields (5 point selection)
• List with comment field
• Multiple short texts
• Free text (short/medium/long)
• Data-Upload
• Equation
• Location (using leaflet)

Language

• 80+ Languages for administration and surveys
• Multilingual surveys
• Quick translation
• Google Translate support

Panel Integration

• Setting of quotas
• Predefined end URLs
• Transfer of external parameters
• Preset questions with URL parameters

Creation of questions

• HTML WYSIWYG Editor
• Edit HTML directly
• Own JavaScript
• Pictures and Videos (HTML5)
• Reusable questionnaire labels
• Import / export of questions and surveys
• Randomization of questions and groups of questions

Survey logic

• Skip Logic / Branching
• Piping and Micro-Tailoring
• Valuation rules and values

Survey management

• Open and closed surveys
• Individual & mass mailing of invitations and reminders
• Customization of email templates
• Use of different mail servers
• Automatic bounce handling
• Printable surveys
• Start and end time for a survey

Data security & anonymization

• Anonymous surveys
• GDPR compliance

SEA/SEO

• Support for Google Analytics ©

Participants

• Public registration
• Save and later continuation of the survey by participants
• Prevent multiple participation
• Captcha Anti-Spam

Survey design

• Variety of survey designs
• Responsive survey designs for mobile devices
• Own survey design (HTML, CSS, JS)
• Question themes possible

Anticipated data & Reporting

• Timekeeping for surveys
• Data entry in the backend
• Quick statistics with graphical evaluation and export
• Dataexport to SPSS, R, Stata, CSV, Excel & PDF
• Export to archive
• Public statistics

Accessibility

• Screenreader compatibility
• W3C Compliance

Developer

• RemoteControl API via XML-RPC / JSON-RPC