Tools are ArcGIS software applications that you can use to prepare maps and data for custom applications you are building.
ArcGIS portal
A portal contains web-based applications and tools that can create, manage, share, and analyze geospatial content and data. Use your portal to create developer credentials, create web maps and hosted layers, create custom basemap styles, perform feature and raster analyses, import data and files, and create data services for your applications. Learn more about a portal's capabilities at Introduction to portals.
Development
Mapping
Map Viewer
Create, explore, and share web maps for 2D applications.
Scene Viewer
Create, style, and explore web scenes.
Vector Tile Style Editor
Create styles for basemap and vector tile layers.
Content, data, and analysis
Content management tools
Create, manage, organize, and share items in a portal.
Data management tools
Import data and create hosted layers and data services. Upload and manage documents, images, and other files.
Spatial analysis tools
Perform feature and raster analysis to create new datasets with the Map Viewer.
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Pro is a desktop GIS application with tools to create, manage, and analyze 2D and 3D maps and geospatial data. Use the application to create maps and layers, create and manage content in a portal, run geoprocessing tasks, perform feature and raster analyses, import data and files, and create data services for your applications. Learn more about ArcGIS Pro's capabilities at Introduction to ArcGIS Pro.