ATLAS.ti 6

www.atlasti.com

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows

ATLAS.ti provides standard code and retrieve and query functionality along with sophisticated hyperlinking tools and semantic networking. It handles textual and multi-media data formats.

ATLAS.ti version 6 was launched in February 2009. If you purchased ATLAS.ti after 1st July 2008 you will be entitled to a free upgrade to version 6.
For information on new features see http://www.atlasti.com

Digital Replay System (DRS)

http://web.mac.com/andy.crabtree/NCeSS_Digital_Records_Node/Welcome.html 

Free and open source
Platform: PC Windows & Apple MAC

DRS is a next generation CAQDAS tool which enables the synchronization, replay, and analysis of audio and video recordings. Distinctively, DRS also enables these conventional forms of recording to be combined with ‘system logs’, which record interaction within computational environments or are the product of using computational techniques to analyse data. SMS messages, interaction in virtual environments, GPS data, or data from body sensors, for example, may be imported into DRS, synchronized with conventional recordings, and be replayed alongside them.

FrameWork by NATCEN (National Centre of Social Research, UK)

http://www.framework-natcen.co.uk/

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows (single user or networked versions)

Framework was launched commercially in March 2009. Supporting the Framework* methodological approach to analysing qualitative data, the software allows data to be organised into a series of matrices, which facilitates case-based and thematic analysis. Framework extends standard CAQDAS capabilities by enabling the creation of tailored matrix outputs or summarised data.

To view the online software demonstration:
http://www.framework-natcen.co.uk/demo/index.htm

*created by NatCen’s Qualitative Research Unit in 1985.

HyperRESEARCH 2.8 and HyperTRANSCRIBE 1.0

http://www.researchware.com/

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows & Apple MAC

HyperRESEARCH provides the standard functionality common to many CAQDAS packages for textual and multi-media data together with some additional features provided through the Hypothesis Tester. Researchware now also develop and sell an aid to the transcription of audo and video formats, HyperTRANSCRIBE. You can purchase both programs together as a HyperBUNDLE and save money.

For information on upgrading HyperRESEARCH visit http://www.researchware.com/hr/upgrades.html

MAXqda 10

http://www.maxqda.com/

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows

MAXQDA 10 was released in March 2010. This release included builds on its familiar interface and structure and offers a range of new  tools including the ability to analyse audiovisual data (images, audio, video) and the ability to integrate quantitative data through the use of its mixed-methods tools. 

Add-on modules provide extra functions concerned with Content analysis (word frequency tools) in MAXdictio and mapping in MAXmaps.

QSR NVivo 9

www.qsrinternational.com

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows

NVivo 9 was released in October 2010. It provides additional visualization tools, offering more quantitative representations and possibilities for importing survey data.

QDA Miner 3.1

http://www.provalisresearch.com/

 Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows

QDA Miner is a mixed method software, providing code/retrieve functionality as well as sophisticated statistical text mining features. Optional add-on modules provide further mixed method elements (Wordstat, Simstat).
Version 3.1 includes new devices such as colour highlight style coding. The developer of this software is constantly updating and tweaking to offer more functions - stay in touch with developments.

Download updates by visiting http://www.provalisresearch.com/services/updates.html

Qualrus

http://www.ideaworks.com/qualrus/index.html

Commercial software
Platform: PC Windows

Qualrus is designed to handle unstructured textual and multi-media data. As well as tools common to other CAQDAS packages, Qualrus includes intelligent coding tools, which learns coding trends over time and suggests codes based on a number of criteria.

Idea works are currently working on a web based version. For information on this see http://www.ideaworks.com/qualrus/development.html

TAMS Analyzer 3.61b8

http://tamsys.sourceforge.net/

Open source freeware
Platform: MAC OS X & Linux

Designed for use in ethnographic and discourse researcg TAMS ( Text Analysis Markup System) is a convention for identifying themes in qualitative texts. TAMS Analyzer provides code/retreive and analytic functionality and transcription for audio files.

To download the current version visit http://tamsys.sf.net/osxtams/download.html

Transana 2.40

http://www.transana.org/

Open Source
Commercial software (low cost)
Platform: PC Windows & Apple MAC
Single user and Multi-user versions

Transana is a audio-video analysis and transcription tool. It provides effective synchronisation between video/audio and textual trascriptions and the usual code/retrieve functionality. Transana 2.40 adds support for multiple simultaneous media files, meaning up to 4 media files about the same event can be synchronised and played simultaneously.

A multi user version allows multiple sites to work (online)simultaneously on the same project and data.

To download the latest version visit http://www.transana.org/download/index.htm