{"id":24232,"date":"2016-12-03T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/web\/?page_id=24232"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:44:27","slug":"social-media-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/web\/apps\/social-media-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Research Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Social Media Research Toolkit<\/strong> is a curated collection of more than 50 tools compiled by researchers at the Social Media Lab. Updated each year, it includes only tools used in peer-reviewed academic research. Most are free and require little to no programming experience. [Scroll down and use the ‘Tool Filters<\/strong>‘ to find the right tool for your research project.<\/mark>]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Communalytic<\/a><\/strong>*<\/mark> is the lab’s no-code research tool for studying online communities and public discourse on social media. It automates data collection and provides intuitive modules for sentiment analysis, toxicity detection, topic modelling, and network visualization, making social media research faster and more accessible. [Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit, Telegram, TikTok, X and YouTube]*<\/mark>A new version of Communlaytic is coming on March 15, 2026<\/em>!<\/a> #StayTuned<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Social Media Research Tool Filters<\/h3>\n\n\n

Select a social media platform from the list below:<\/h2><\/div>
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