Spotlight on Getting Started Guides: NVivo and MAXQDA

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Dec 15, 2025
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Looking for a one-stop guide for getting started with particular data-related tools that includes tutorials, workshop recordings, article and book recommendations, and more? Check out our Getting Started Guides.

For qualitative data analysis (QDA) tools specifically, we have two related guides:

  • NVivo: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops

    This guide provides information on how to get a license key and install the software, past workshop recordings on using NVivo 12 and NVivo 15 on Windows and Mac, a variety of tutorials and information pages on related topics, such as transcription and teamwork, and links to recommended books, articles, and more.

  • MAXQDA: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops

    This guide provides information on how to get access to the software, past workshop recordings on using MAXQDA, a variety of tutorials and information pages on related topics, such as how to move a project from NVivo to MAXQDA, and links to recommended books, articles, and more.