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Qualitative Data Analysis Software

MAXQDA

Desktop software for qualitative and mixed methods research on text and multimedia data

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About MAXQDA

MAXQDA is software for organising, coding and interpreting textual and multimedia research data. The first version appeared in 1989. It works for content analysis, grounded theory and mixed methods, and runs on Windows and Mac.

What MAXQDA offers

  • Interview analysis — transcribe and code interviews.
  • Literature review — organise and examine sources.
  • Questionnaire and focus group analysis — import survey answers and group transcripts.
  • Visualisation — tools for presenting findings.
  • Statistical add-on — an Analytics Pro edition combines qualitative work with statistics.
  • AI features — an assistant for researchers and a one-click summary tool, plus automated transcription.
  • Team cloud — an add-on for shared projects.

Who it works with

Universities, students and businesses use it, and there are course licences for academia. The site is offered in many languages.

Key facts

  • First released: 1989
  • Platforms: Windows and Mac
  • Community: research and trainer networks, grants and workshops

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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