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However, the time and cost associated with technical debt management (TDM) are often high, hindering practitioners from performing TDM tasks. Using tools for TDM has the potential to reduce the effort involved. Despite this, the adoption of such tools remains low, indicating a need for more efficient tool support.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study aims to understand practitioners\u2019 perspectives on tool support for TDM, specifically regarding the selection and use of these tools. Additionally, we identified potential requirements that could be implemented into existing or new TD tools.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We surveyed practitioners and received 103 answers, from which 89 valid answers were analyzed using thematic synthesis and descriptive statistics.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Practitioners\u2019 decision-making processes regarding adopting tools are primarily driven by ten main concerns identified from practitioners\u2019 responses (e.g., the load of information provided by tools). Additionally, we elicited 46 requirements and classified them into two main categories (<jats:italic>\u201cInformation to be provided\u201d<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>\u201cTool Usage\u201d<\/jats:italic>).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Practitioners aim to maintain control over tool execution and outputs. 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