MAXQDA
Qualitative and mixed methods data analysis software for coding, transcription and AI-asss
MAXQDA is qualitative and mixed methods data analysis software for Windows and Mac, distributed by VERBI Software in Berlin. It supports importing and working with text, PDF, audio, video, survey, spreadsheet, webpage, image, email and literature data, including transcripts and focus group recordings. The software brings transcription, coding, searching, visualization and reporting into one environment, with AI-assisted features available as separate products and add-ons.
Core capabilities include document and code organization, in-vivo and open coding, memos, text search with regular expressions, coded-data queries, paraphrasing, summaries, speaker-based focus group analysis, OCR text recognition, and interactive dashboards for word and code occurrences. MAXQDA Analytics Pro adds MAXDictio for quantitative text analysis and Stats for statistical data analysis. Related products include MAXQDA Transcription for automated transcription, AI Assist for AI-based summarization and data chat, Tailwind for browser-based AI summaries and topic analysis, and Teamcloud for cloud-based teamwork. Imports cover Excel, SPSS, SurveyMonkey, YouTube, bibliographic tools such as Endnote, Mendeley, Citavi and Zotero, and REFI-QDA projects.
MAXQDA is aimed at researchers, students and teams working with qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods data. A free 14-day trial is available for Windows and Mac, and MAXQDA Transcription can be used without a MAXQDA license. Pricing, licensing and academic options are listed separately, including university, student and free course license provisions.
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