LimeSurvey — Free Online Survey Tool https://www.limesurvey.org/surveys/online-surveys/training-surveys Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:09:18 +0200 en-gb How to Create Your First Survey https://www.limesurvey.org/blog/tutorials/how-to-create-your-first-survey https://www.limesurvey.org/blog/tutorials/how-to-create-your-first-survey

Create your first survey in LimeSurvey

Whether you’re conducting market research, looking for feedback from your staff members, or following-up with customers on their experience, surveys are a quick and easy way to connect with people and gather vital information.

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Featured Tutorials News ROOT Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:14:17 +0100
LimeSurvey 6 https://www.limesurvey.org/blog/product-news/limesurvey-6 https://www.limesurvey.org/blog/product-news/limesurvey-6

LimeSurvey 6: Showcasing new design and features

Welcome to LimeSurvey 6!

We're thrilled to announce LimeSurvey 6 - our latest version that's easy on the eyes and offers a fresh way in how you interact with online surveys. Intrigued? Let's dive in!

The main highlights

The main highlights of this new release include:

  • A completely new design system across the platform
  • The new default admin theme for LimeSurvey
  • The new default theme“fruity twentythree” for the survey participant’s view
  • The update of all question types according to the new design
  • Lots of user interface enhancements
  • LimeSurvey in 40+ languages

The new design

New LimeSurvey design
 

With our focus on your user experience, we've used global components across the platform for a consistent user experience, enabling you to navigate and carry out your tasks easily. From creating your first question to analysing complex data, every action feels a bit simpler and smoother. It is a big step forward in bringing in more clarity and meeting the expectations of the year (‘Fruity‘)twenty-three.

The new default admin theme

New admin theme
 

We've engineered a new default admin theme — minimizing distractions and bringing in more clarity and focus.

From the most important pages, like the dashboard, user management, and survey list, to alerts, tooltips, badges, tables, breadcrumbs, hover and focus states, pagination and buttons, sticky top bars, and back buttons, we touched it all and juiced the whole thing up.

What else?

Many more limes are coming your way — some minor hints to help you discover the new version.

Action buttons

User management screen

 

All of them are now on the far right side of the tables. Click on the action button to check the next best actions.

Survey Settings & Survey Menu

We calmed down the survey menu and survey settings design and finetuned all pages from ‘Overview’ to ’Simple plugins’. Some pages still need some 🍋‍ and are work in progress. While on it, we also cleaned up the top bars a bit.

Survey structure

New design of question editor

 

We've updated the user interface for a smoother experience. The sidebar, question editor, and settings are all limed up.

Activate Survey & Stop Survey

Activate survey pop up

Survey activation is now in a straightforward popup. Stopping your survey is easier, with more guidance and user-friendly dialogues.

Right-to-left orientation

For our right-to-left friends 🕌🐪🏜. All good. We’ve got you covered. You can lime on us in terms of cultural inclusivity and the correct display of text.

Bug fixes

Apart from the above, we did at least a zillion 🐞 fixes.

The new default “fruity twentythree” theme for the survey participants' view

Imagine having a survey tool that not only lets you ask the right questions but also presents them in a way that makes your respondents say, "Wow, that was easy!" Stop imagining because we have revamped our world-famous fruity theme, which brings exactly that to your screen with additional color variations.

In this major update, we've improved our question types and given them a new look. From simple yes/no questions to more advanced arrays, every question type has been redesigned to offer a more engaging experience for your survey participants.

Now, to show you what we are talking about, here is an overview of some question types we have polished up. Remember, this is also what your participants will see.

Yes/ No question type

Yes/ No question type

 

List (Dropdown) question type

List dropdown question type

 

List (Radio) question type

List radio question type

 

List with comment question type

List with comment question type

 

Array question type

Array question type

 

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Array (Numbers) question type

Array (Numbers) question type

 

Array (Texts) question type

Array (Texts) question type

 

Multiple-choice question type

Multiple-choice question type

 

Bootstrap buttons question type

Bootstrap Buttons question type

 

Star rating question type

Star rating question type

 

Ranking question type

Ranking question type

 

Ranking with images question type

Ranking with images question type

 

Free text question type

Free text question type

 

Numerical input question type

Numerical input question type

 

Gender question type

Gender question type

 

Equation question type

Equation question type

 

Date/Time question type

Date/ Time question type

 

LimeSurvey in 40+ languages

Imagine reaching out to an international audience in their native language, improving engagement and the quality of your results. LimeSurvey 6 makes it a reality with support for 40+ languages. Here's how this expansion can transform your survey experience:

Global Reach: With over 40 languages supported, your surveys can cater to a wider international audience. We are not monkeying (🐒) around. With 40+ languages, we are the most international survey tool, period. 🙉

Improved Response Rate: Surveys in native languages can encourage more people to participate, increasing your response rate.

Better Quality Responses: Respondents will likely provide more accurate and in-depth responses in their native language.

Cultural Inclusivity: Show your respondents that you value their culture by allowing them to participate in their language.

Flexibility: You can easily switch between languages while creating your survey or answering one, ensuring a seamless experience.

Parting words

We hope you're as thrilled as we are about these new features and improvements. Now it's time to get started with version 6.

And get ready to hunt for some serious responses.

We hope you gather some fantastic insights. And remember:

“Also embrace thee, sour survey insights, for wise man say its the wisest course.“

Happy surveying!

- Jan ✌️💚🍋‍🟩

LimeSurvey.
The LifeSurvey.

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Featured Product news News ROOT Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:01:08 +0200
Website Launch Checklist Template https://www.limesurvey.org/template/website-launch-checklist-template https://www.limesurvey.org/template/website-launch-checklist-template

This Website Launch Checklist Template empowers you to track and optimize user satisfaction on your newly launched website.

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Is my survey data in LimeSurvey Cloud encrypted? https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/data-protection-and-policy/is-my-survey-data-in-limesurvey-cloud-encrypted https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/data-protection-and-policy/is-my-survey-data-in-limesurvey-cloud-encrypted

We are very concerned about security. Your survey/response data is stored in a separate database with a separate username/password for each LimeSurvey Cloud instance. The connection of your browser to our servers is also encrypted using SSL.

The data inside LimeSurvey is by default not encrypted because it is regularly accessed by the LimeSurvey application (it is not at rest); however, you can configure responses to certain question types to be always encrypted at rest. Moreover, for participant data, you can select certain fields to be always encrypted.

Furthermore, we create daily backups of your LimeSurvey data. That data is at rest and encrypted, stored safely on a different drive, but at the same hosting location.

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Featured Data protection and policy FAQ ROOT Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:18:20 +0200
Are there any discounts for teachers, students, or non-profits? https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/your-subscription/are-there-any-discounts-for-education-institutes-charitable-organisations-students https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/your-subscription/are-there-any-discounts-for-education-institutes-charitable-organisations-students

LimeSurvey Discounts

TypePercent
Teachers 30%
Students 50%
Non-profits 30%

Teachers and students must agree to only use LimeSurvey for classroom related work.

Applying for a discount is easy. There are only a few steps.

Step 1: Sign up for a free LimeSurvey account.

Step 2: Right after you sign up:

  • For teachers: Email us your username and a scanned copy of the back and the front of your valid faculty ID.
  • For Students: Email us your username and a scanned copy of the back and the front of your valid student ID.
  • For non-profits: Email us your username and proof of your non-profit status or proof of your non-profit work (website, flyer or similar).

We will apply the discount after verifying the documents.

Step 3: We will send you a confirmation email after we applied the discount.

Step 4: Now you can order, and the discount should be automatically applied.  If it is not applied, do not order, but please get back in touch with us. Discounts cannot be applied retroactively!

Please note: Discounts are bound to the entity applying for the discount. For example, it is not allowed to apply for a student discount, then use a company invoicing address on ordering.
At its own discretion, LimeSurvey reserves the right to decline the offer of a discount or to end/revert the discount due to suspected abuse.

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Featured Your subscription FAQ ROOT Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:51:46 +0200
Do I lose access when I cancel my subscription? https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/your-subscription/do-i-lose-access-when-i-cancel-my-subscription https://www.limesurvey.org/support/faq/your-subscription/do-i-lose-access-when-i-cancel-my-subscription

If you cancel your subscription, you will continue to have access to all features of your plan for the time period you already paid (this is the same for LimeSurvey ComfortUpdate and LimeSurvey Cloud). If you are using LimeSurvey Cloud and the subscription has expired, you will fall back to the Free package. You will still be able to access all collected responses and use all features of the Free version.

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Featured Your subscription FAQ ROOT Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:51:12 +0200