TRIZ software exists now in Russian, English and other languages. There are free and paid packages. Some free software can be downloaded from our site.

TRIZ Experts have tested all software programs for TRIZ in Russian and English. We would NOT recommend to use TRIZ software without serious TRIZ Training, because the computer programs were designed for people already being able to use TRIZ. For example, it is impossible to become an architect having watched several movies about beautiful buildings and purchased the corresponding software, such as ArchiCAD .

Let us cite one of the e-mails received from people who are interested in TRIZ:

"I am a mechanical engineer. The story of my interest in TRIZ began after reading a brief citation of a new software, Invention Machine, based on a theory developed 40 years ago by a Russian engineer, appeared in an issue of CAE magazine in 1993. The first thing I did was to buy a copy of IM 1.4 and the English translation of Altshuller's books "Creativity as an exact science." In 1995 in Machine Design appeared another article describing TRIZ as the implementation of a set of software tools developed by Ideation International. Due to the lack of written information about TRIZ I decided to buy two software tools from Ideation: first Improver and then Innovator. Now, thanks to web sites dedicated to TRIZ, the situation is better than only a few years ago. By my experience using the above software I can say that I agree with the opinion of S. Savransky. In the evolution of IM, from version 1.4 to version 2.11, I have found many improvements: a new windows user's interface, more colorful illustration of the data base examples, a totally new organization of Inventive Standard, but the software is far from what IM Inc. claims: "IM Lab the software that invents" Nothing can I say about the latest version, Technical Optimizer, because I have just seen only a demo. About the software approach to TRIZ of Ideation International, in the software I own, I have noticed a more dialectical approach to the problem definition phase than IM 2.11, and network like organization of the classical TRIZ tools and examples.

In conclusion, my experiences suggest me that all the above software are not IDEAL. Without a lack of solid background in TRIZ theory, the main value is their collection of examples from many technical and scientific domains that is useful for triggering new idea by mean of analogy. A background in the theory, and new software based on CBR could be more useful in the practical application of TRIZ concepts."

We believe that our training in TRIZ gives enough knowledge to use above mentioned programs. We offer the unique opportunity to learn TRIZ via the Internet.