This page provides information on qualitative research software. If there are programs that you would like to add, please email us.
Software
Program | Type | TechnicalSupport | Availability |
| Atlas.ti | Data Analysis and Transcription | Link | Atlas.ti 6.0 is available for download through Harvard and is available in Harvard computing labs, including the HMDC labs. Atlas.ti 6.0 is also available for purchase through the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. A new feature of Atlas.ti 6.0 is that it allows audio and video transcription and text-to-media synchronization. The software runs natively on the PC, but can also be used on the Mac using an emulator, such as Parallels. |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking | Voice Dictation | Link | Dragon NaturallySpeaking is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website. The software runs natively on the PC. |
| Ethnograph | Data Analysis | Link | Ethnograph is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. The software runs natively on the PC. |
| Express Scribe | Transcription | Link | Express Scribe is a free audio transcription software program that is available online. They offer versions for Macs and PCs. |
| f4 | Transcription | Link | f4 is a free audio and video transcription software that is available online. It can be synchronized with qualitative analysis programs, such as Atlas.ti and MAXQDA. It runs on Macs, PCs, and LInux. |
| FrameWork | Data Analysis | Link | FrameWork is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. The software runs natively on the PC, but can also be used on the Mac using an emulator, such as Parallels. |
| HyperRESEARCH | Data Analysis | Link | HyperRESEARCH is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. The software runs on both PCs and Macs. |
| MacSpeech | Voice Dictation | Link | MacSpeech is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website. The software runs on Macs. |
| MAXQDA | Data Analysis | Link | MAXQDA is available for purchase through the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. The software runs natively on the PC, but can also be used on the Mac using an emulator such as Parallels. |
| NVivo | Data Analysis | Link | The HMDC labs have a limited number of NVivo 9 licenses that they can install on specific lab computers. The installations will require setup time. You may also purchase the software from the manufacturer's website, which offers student discounts and a free trial. |
| QualAnon | Data Anonymizer | Link | QualAnon is available through ICPSR and has a web-based interface. |
| TAMSAnalyzer | Data Analysis | Link | TAMSAnalyzer is an open source software available online. The program runs on the Mac and Linux platforms. |
| YoshiKoder | Content Analysis | Link | YoshiKoder is an open source, cross-platform, multilingual software available online. |
Software Documentation
Online web seminar for Atlas.ti produced by IQSS and Crystal M. Fleming (Harvard, Sociology, '11)
Handouts from the Qualitative Data Analysis Workshop that was held in February 2010