Workshop tool
BetaHeuristic review
Nielsen heuristics with severity and notes
Structured expert review before you recruit participants.
Use this when
- Expert review before usability testing
- Quick health check on a flow
- Onboarding new designers to a product
- Building a punch list for a redesign
You'll walk away with
- Findings by heuristic
- Severity-tagged issues
- A clear punch list
- Markdown or CSV export
Example
Review the Jane booking flow for status visibility, error recovery, and consistency.
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Heuristics
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Findings
0
High severity (3-4)
Start with one heuristic
Severity 0 is not a problem. Severity 4 is a usability catastrophe. Add findings as you walk the flow.
Heuristic 1
Visibility of system status
Keep users informed about what is going on.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 2
Match between system and the real world
Speak the users' language and follow real-world conventions.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 3
User control and freedom
Support undo, redo, and easy exits from unwanted states.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 4
Consistency and standards
Follow platform and product conventions.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 5
Error prevention
Eliminate error-prone conditions or check for them.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 6
Recognition rather than recall
Minimize memory load; make options and actions visible.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 7
Flexibility and efficiency of use
Shortcuts for experts without alienating novices.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 8
Aesthetic and minimalist design
Avoid irrelevant or rarely needed information.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 9
Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
Error messages in plain language with constructive help.
No findings yet.
Heuristic 10
Help and documentation
Provide focused, searchable help when needed.
No findings yet.