<p>I think <a href="https://www.projectimplicit.net/index.html" rel="nofollow">ProjectImplicit</a> will be what you want. It is also Java based and runs fully in the browser. It is by the Harvard guys that did run the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit_Association_Test" rel="nofollow">IAT</a> via web and collected ten thousand datasets this way.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.projectimplicit.net/services.html" rel="nofollow">See here for their services</a> (I am not sure if it is free but seems so at least for non-commerical research). If you like it and use it perhaps you can post some infos afterwards here.</p>

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Henrik
<p>For an open source JavaScript/HTML/CSS solution, check out jsPsych: <a href="http://www.jspsych.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.jspsych.org</a>. It can be used for reaction time measurement and interactive designs. An article describing the library was recently published in Behavior Research Methods.</p>

<p>de Leeuw, J. R. (2014). jsPsych: A JavaScript library for creating behavioral experiments in a Web browser. Behavior research methods, 1-12.</p>

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Josh
<p>Also, consider lab.js. It's Javascript-based, so no downloads.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://felixhenninger.github.io/lab.js/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">lab.js</a> is a tool for constructing browser-based studies built for (but not limited to) the social and cognitive sciences. Studies can be assembled using a graphical builder, or through code. In either case, lab.js takes care of study presentation, response collection and data storage, while providing the greatest possible flexibility with regard to study design.</p>
</blockquote>

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Ruben
<p>If you want to deliver visual stimuli with accurate timing, don't use this method as the general consensus is that flat screen monitors can not yet be fully trusted for timing (though tests are being done, and some monitors may be ok, the jury is very much out on this one). For example, if you want a stimulus up for, say 500ms, or some smaller number like 50ms, delivering experiments via the web will not work - or at least, you'll have to throw loads of people out. I could see one method would be to let vast numbers of people take part and then ditch their data if their machine didn't meet certain requirements.</p>

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2012-04-14T15:15:40.467Z
this isn't an answer, but it is a very interesting question/comment. I would encourage you to ask this as a separate question since answers are not supposed to be used for further questions or discussion.
Artem Kaznatcheev
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2012-04-14T15:20:10.347Z
Can do - though would it be better as a comment on the original question? I added it as an answer given that there were several separate answers with different software.
vizzero
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I would comment on the original question, unless you have enough of a follow up question to make a separate one. I know that the OP wanted to ask another question about the reliability of timing data, and the second part of your answer would be great for that; but she has yet to ask the follow up.
Artem Kaznatcheev
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2012-04-14T15:25:50.993Z
@ArtemKaznatcheev Agreed. The first paragraph should have been a comment, but I find the second paragraph to be a suitable 'answer'. Perhaps it's best if vizzero edits the post as such.
Steven Jeuris
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2012-04-14T20:18:23.620Z
We have done some serious test (using photoreceptors and other crazy equipment) at our lab using a 120hz LG Flatron W2363D (3D LCD monitors). The results were surprising. Almost all measures indicated advantages for the LCD (lesser dropped frames, ...). Unfortuanetly, the guy who did it does not want to write a paper about it. But I could ask him which measures he took.
Henrik
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vizzero
<p>I've been developing an online platform to run HTML5/Javascript experiments, recruit participants via email, Facebook, or Twitter, and collect and evaluate results in real time. Neither you nor your participants require anything but a web browser.</p>

<p>I agree with @vizzero that timing behavior is a challenge. I optimized timing by preloading all assets and generally recommend Google Chrome, as its internal clock has the highest resolution of all modern web browsers. However, you have to verify that browser based experiments meet your needs.</p>

<p>Please see <a href="http://statode-demo.herokuapp.com/mental-rotation/" rel="nofollow">stato.de</a> for a demo; it does not require signup.</p>

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stato
<p>"We are currently using Inquisit to conduct Internet experiments. Since it is not compatible with non-Windows systems"</p>

<p>As of this time, Inquisit runs on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices for precision-timed psychological testing. It also integrates with Qualtrics, Sona, TurkPrime, and other online participant recruiting platforms. </p>

<p>It does still require that participants download the app, either from directly millisecond.com, the App Store, or the Google Play store.</p>

<p>Details available at <a href="https://www.millisecond.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.millisecond.com</a>.</p>

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Welcome, can you add sources or web links to your answer and explain shortly what Inquisit is and what it is used for?
AliceD
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I've updated the question to remove that sentence about Inquisit.
Jeromy Anglim
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seandr
<p>You should have a look at <a href="http://www.otree.org/" rel="nofollow">otree</a>, "a Django-based framework for implementing multiplayer decision strategy games".</p>

<p>It is manly designed for experimental economics, but it is a very neat and versatile piece of software, and I am sure you could actually run most psychological experiment with it.</p>

<p>Once the experiment is coded, it only requires internet access and a browser on the part of the participant.</p>

<p><strong>Big plus</strong> : otree comprises functionalities to connect with Amazon Mechanical Turk.</p>

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2015-09-09T16:01:14.080Z
Essentially the same answer as the one I posted for http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/699/software-for-online-psychological-experiments-that-dont-require-users-to-downlo. Don't know if that's acceptable by CogSci's guidelines.
Martin Van der Linden
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Martin Van der Linden
<p><a href="https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/WebExp/WebHome">WebExp</a> is a client/server based psychology/linguistics experiment creation/running system written in Java.  It is freely available.</p>

<p>A subject types in the appropriate web address and they see the experiment pages that have been created; obviously you have to have access to a server on which the experiment software+configuration files are running.  It supports timing and works quiet well.</p>

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Derek Jones
<p>We are currently using Inquisit to conduct Internet experiments. </p>

<p>Ideally, we would like to implement something that is strictly browser-based, <strong>without any extra plug-ins or downloads</strong>. We also require reaction time measurements. </p>

<p>Is there anything open source out there like this?   </p>

<p><a href="https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/q/109/29">This question</a> has outlined various methods that don’t fulfill all our requirements.</p>

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2012-04-07T18:17:32.413Z
Welcome to cogsci.SE! Can you expand a little bit in your question on why the answers on the earlier question don't fulfill your needs? It is not clear to me from the question, but do you still want to collect timing data? Also, I feel like the last paragraph is distinct enough from the ones above it to merit a separate question.
Artem Kaznatcheev
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2012-04-07T19:14:46.903Z
I would like a more concrete answer on how to implement an experiment that is browser based, but that does not require users to download any extra plug-ins as Java does. And yes, I want to collect timing data at the same time. I'll create a new question for that last bit. Thanks!
Allison Yan
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2012-04-07T19:23:03.517Z
Okay, after you ask the new question, you can click the 'edit' button below this question to remove the last paragraph and incorporate the content of your comment (i.e. that you want timing data and that the answers in the other question demand plug-ins). Also, take a look at [this answer](http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/513/29), it seems to come pretty close, but technically does require the flash plug-in, but most browsers have that by default. Hopefully @AndyDeSoto will notice this question and give more insights.
Artem Kaznatcheev
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2012-04-08T06:49:38.623Z
Flash and Javascript are two options but I don't have first hand experience. Also, [Inquisit version 4 has mac support](http://www.millisecond.com/community/blogs/news/archive/2012/02/21/inquisit-4-beta-introduces-mac-support.aspx)
Jeromy Anglim
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2012-04-08T15:13:06.297Z
I wouldn't trust flash to run smoothly enough for accurate measurements personally, but JS can be pretty accurate
Zelda
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2012-04-09T18:41:13.980Z
@Jeromy Anglim: Thank you! I had no idea Inquisit was in beta 4.
Allison Yan
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2012-04-09T22:43:04.120Z
@BenBrocka why would JS be more reliable than flash?
Artem Kaznatcheev
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2012-04-09T22:59:54.800Z
@ArtemKaznatcheev Flash has more significant performance issues at the micro level, I wouldn't trust Flash to time clicks within a millisecond.
Zelda
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2012-04-14T15:26:40.120Z
General question to those who are providing helpful links: how good is the timing on these packages? I know some providers of experimental software still recommend XP as the best for experiments as it won't misbehave and make your experiment a low priority in terms of resources, thereby screwing up the timing.
vizzero
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2012-04-14T19:27:20.437Z
@vizzero What do you expect? The OP wants something that runs in the browser, so timing will be comparatively horrible. The users will have all different kind of operating systems (probably most Windows) and a lot of different configurations (background programs such as antivirus, viruses (!), ...). So even if your program is good the shear amount of possible differences in user configuration will screw any reliable estimate.
Henrik
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2012-04-15T11:19:39.100Z
@Henrik : I am entirely aware of that stuff - hence my comment :) The user said "We also require reaction time measurements." I wanted them to be clear that they are in dangerous territory for that kind of thing.
vizzero
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Software for online psychological experiments that don't require users to download anything
Allison Yan
# Software for online psychological experiments that don't require users to download anything

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-04-07)

We are currently using Inquisit to conduct Internet experiments.

Ideally, we would like to implement something that is strictly browser-based, **without any extra plug-ins or downloads**. We also require reaction time measurements.

Is there anything open source out there like this?

[This question](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/q/109/29) has outlined various methods that don’t fulfill all our requirements.

**Tags:** methodology, software, experimental-psychology, internet

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to cogsci.SE! Can you expand a little bit in your question on why the answers on the earlier question don't fulfill your needs? It is not clear to me from the question, but do you still want to collect timing data? Also, I feel like the last paragraph is distinct enough from the ones above it to merit a separate question.  
> **username_0**: I would like a more concrete answer on how to implement an experiment that is browser based, but that does not require users to download any extra plug-ins as Java does. And yes, I want to collect timing data at the same time. I'll create a new question for that last bit. Thanks!  
> **username_1**: Okay, after you ask the new question, you can click the 'edit' button below this question to remove the last paragraph and incorporate the content of your comment (i.e. that you want timing data and that the answers in the other question demand plug-ins). Also, take a look at [this answer](http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/a/513/29), it seems to come pretty close, but technically does require the flash plug-in, but most browsers have that by default. Hopefully @AndyDeSoto will notice this question and give more insights.  
> **username_2**: Flash and Javascript are two options but I don't have first hand experience. Also, [Inquisit version 4 has mac support](http://www.millisecond.com/community/blogs/news/archive/2012/02/21/inquisit-4-beta-introduces-mac-support.aspx)  
> **username_3**: I wouldn't trust flash to run smoothly enough for accurate measurements personally, but JS can be pretty accurate  
> **username_0**: @username_2: Thank you! I had no idea Inquisit was in beta 4.  
> **username_1**: @BenBrocka why would JS be more reliable than flash?  
> **username_3**: @ArtemKaznatcheev Flash has more significant performance issues at the micro level, I wouldn't trust Flash to time clicks within a millisecond.  
> **username_4**: General question to those who are providing helpful links: how good is the timing on these packages? I know some providers of experimental software still recommend XP as the best for experiments as it won't misbehave and make your experiment a low priority in terms of resources, thereby screwing up the timing.  
> **username_5**: @username_4 What do you expect? The OP wants something that runs in the browser, so timing will be comparatively horrible. The users will have all different kind of operating systems (probably most Windows) and a lot of different configurations (background programs such as antivirus, viruses (!), ...). So even if your program is good the shear amount of possible differences in user configuration will screw any reliable estimate.  
> **username_4**: @username_5 : I am entirely aware of that stuff - hence my comment :) The user said "We also require reaction time measurements." I wanted them to be clear that they are in dangerous territory for that kind of thing.  

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## 8 answers

### Answer by username_13 on 2012-04-08. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

[WebExp](https://wiki.inf.ed.ac.uk/WebExp/WebHome) is a client/server based psychology/linguistics experiment creation/running system written in Java. It is freely available.

A subject types in the appropriate web address and they see the experiment pages that have been created; obviously you have to have access to a server on which the experiment software+configuration files are running. It supports timing and works quiet well.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2012-04-11. Score: 4

I think [ProjectImplicit](https://www.projectimplicit.net/index.html) will be what you want. It is also Java based and runs fully in the browser. It is by the Harvard guys that did run the [IAT](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit_Association_Test) via web and collected ten thousand datasets this way.

[See here for their services](https://www.projectimplicit.net/services.html) (I am not sure if it is free but seems so at least for non-commerical research). If you like it and use it perhaps you can post some infos afterwards here.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2014-04-28. Score: 3

For an open source JavaScript/HTML/CSS solution, check out jsPsych: <http://www.jspsych.org>. It can be used for reaction time measurement and interactive designs. An article describing the library was recently published in Behavior Research Methods.

de Leeuw, J. R. (2014). jsPsych: A JavaScript library for creating behavioral experiments in a Web browser. Behavior research methods, 1-12.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2018-03-10. Score: 2

Also, consider lab.js. It's Javascript-based, so no downloads.

> [lab.js](https://felixhenninger.github.io/lab.js/) is a tool for constructing browser-based studies built for (but not limited to) the social and cognitive sciences. Studies can be assembled using a graphical builder, or through code. In either case, lab.js takes care of study presentation, response collection and data storage, while providing the greatest possible flexibility with regard to study design.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2012-04-14. Score: 2

If you want to deliver visual stimuli with accurate timing, don't use this method as the general consensus is that flat screen monitors can not yet be fully trusted for timing (though tests are being done, and some monitors may be ok, the jury is very much out on this one). For example, if you want a stimulus up for, say 500ms, or some smaller number like 50ms, delivering experiments via the web will not work - or at least, you'll have to throw loads of people out. I could see one method would be to let vast numbers of people take part and then ditch their data if their machine didn't meet certain requirements.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: this isn't an answer, but it is a very interesting question/comment. I would encourage you to ask this as a separate question since answers are not supposed to be used for further questions or discussion.  
> **username_4**: Can do - though would it be better as a comment on the original question? I added it as an answer given that there were several separate answers with different software.  
> **username_1**: I would comment on the original question, unless you have enough of a follow up question to make a separate one. I know that the OP wanted to ask another question about the reliability of timing data, and the second part of your answer would be great for that; but she has yet to ask the follow up.  
> **username_8**: @ArtemKaznatcheev Agreed. The first paragraph should have been a comment, but I find the second paragraph to be a suitable 'answer'. Perhaps it's best if username_4 edits the post as such.  
> **username_5**: We have done some serious test (using photoreceptors and other crazy equipment) at our lab using a 120hz LG Flatron W2363D (3D LCD monitors). The results were surprising. Almost all measures indicated advantages for the LCD (lesser dropped frames, ...). Unfortuanetly, the guy who did it does not want to write a paper about it. But I could ask him which measures he took.  

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### Answer by username_9 on 2014-04-22. Score: 1

I've been developing an online platform to run HTML5/Javascript experiments, recruit participants via email, Facebook, or Twitter, and collect and evaluate results in real time. Neither you nor your participants require anything but a web browser.

I agree with @username_4 that timing behavior is a challenge. I optimized timing by preloading all assets and generally recommend Google Chrome, as its internal clock has the highest resolution of all modern web browsers. However, you have to verify that browser based experiments meet your needs.

Please see [username_9.de](http://username_9de-demo.herokuapp.com/mental-rotation/) for a demo; it does not require signup.


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### Answer by username_10 on 2020-03-08. Score: 1

"We are currently using Inquisit to conduct Internet experiments. Since it is not compatible with non-Windows systems"

As of this time, Inquisit runs on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices for precision-timed psychological testing. It also integrates with Qualtrics, Sona, TurkPrime, and other online participant recruiting platforms.

It does still require that participants download the app, either from directly millisecond.com, the App Store, or the Google Play store.

Details available at <https://www.millisecond.com>.

> **Comments:**
> **username_11**: Welcome, can you add sources or web links to your answer and explain shortly what Inquisit is and what it is used for?  
> **username_2**: I've updated the question to remove that sentence about Inquisit.  

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### Answer by username_12 on 2015-09-09. Score: 0

You should have a look at [otree](http://www.otree.org/), "a Django-based framework for implementing multiplayer decision strategy games".

It is manly designed for experimental economics, but it is a very neat and versatile piece of software, and I am sure you could actually run most psychological experiment with it.

Once the experiment is coded, it only requires internet access and a browser on the part of the participant.

**Big plus** : otree comprises functionalities to connect with Amazon Mechanical Turk.

> **Comments:**
> **username_12**: Essentially the same answer as the one I posted for http://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/699/software-for-online-psychological-experiments-that-dont-require-users-to-downlo. Don't know if that's acceptable by CogSci's guidelines.  

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