InfoGuides: QUALitative Research & Tools: MAXQDA

MAXQDA is software for Qualitative and Mixed Methods research made by VERBI GmbH. It seems to be more popular in Europe than the US, but that is changing.

FAQ: How do I get access to Qualitative Software?

One copy of MAXQDA 2022 and 2020 is available in Data & Digital Scholarship Services
A student license is available for as little as ~$50
See OnTheHub has a 6 mos student license for $44

See this page in two guides:

Virtual Workshop

Learn MAXQDA in 1 hour

NOTE: MAXQDA offers tutorials in many languages including Chinese (Mandarin), French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese, and German,
There are also short "spotlight" videos in: Portuguese, Japanese, Persian. Click the "Other languages" tab on the Video Tutorials page.

Topic	MAXQDA 24	MAXQDA 2022	MAXQDA 2020
Getting Started	~10.5 min	~10 min	~13 min
Coding	~ 5min	~5 min	~5.5 min
Organizing the Code System	→	~4 min	~5.5 min
Literature Reviews	→	→	~3 min
Retrieving Coded Segments	→	~3 min	~3 min
Document Variables	→	~3.5 min	~4 min
Visualizing Data	→	→	~10 min
Memos	→	→	~5.5 min (through the memo manager)
MAXMaps	→	→	~7 min
QTT Tool	→	~2.5 min	n/a
AI-Assist	~8.5 min	←	n/a

If you are doing surveys or focus groups, working with a team, or transcribing, see other videos that may be relevant to you on the MAXQDA 2022 playlist, the Webinar Playlist, or the MAXQDA 2020 Playlist or Transcribing with MAXQDA.

General Resources

Resources from MAXQDA

Online Manual with Text AND Video
- Getting Started Guide
MAXQDA Research Blog
Videos and Webinars
Free Books & Guides:
- Focused Analysis of Qualitative Interviews with MAXQDA
- Analyzing Open-Ended Survey Questions with MAXQDA
- Check the website for books in German, Spanish, and Turkish

Other Resources

Video: Harnessing MAXQDA using the Five-Level QDA Method (Christina Silver)
- 34 x 1-15min videos serve as a companion to her book.

Things to know

Free Course licenses (120 days) available for students in classes upon professor request
Free Reader version lets your colleagues or advisors examine coding
A Getting Started Guide is available in 13 languages, including Korean, Chinese, and Spanish
The software interface and capabilities are exactly the same on Mac and PC