QualCoder

A practical guide to qualitative analysis , including QualCoder, has been written by Alzahrani et al. It is available through Temple University libraries:

https://scholarshare.temple.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12613/10556/AlzahraniEtAl-Assignment-2024-05.pdf?sequence=1

SaaSHub shows comparisons between similar functioning software.

QualCoder is a favourable comparator to many paid and open software products. Charts below were from 28 June 2024.

Édouard Hargrove has written an interesting essay on open source software with a particular interest in qualitative software titled: The Prefigurative Politics of Research Software

Available from here:

https://gem-diamond.eu/blog/the-prefigurative-politics-of-research-software

The latest QualCoder software, version 3.5, has been released. This included executable files for Windows 10/11 and Ubuntu 22.

Main changes are some bug fixes, a word cloud option and an exact text matches report where multiple codes are applied to the same text.

Some errors have been identified post-release:

The Code Audio/Video Segment right-click context menu does not work when using the Windows exe. (a brief flash then disappears). Download and run the source code instead, if this is a feature you need.

Issue with the python vlc module with Fedora 39. Unable to resolve this.

Issue with installing pyqt6 on ChromeOS. Unable to resolve this.

https://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder/releases/tag/3.5

A PDF manual of the 3.5 release can be purchased from:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ccbogelb/extras

Qualcoder can now create wordclouds using its own wordcloud code. All words will be presented horizontally, and there are options for sizing the image, colour ranges, and using one word up to phrases of 4 words.

Also a 3.5 release version is coming out very soon.

The librarian from the University of Albany has uploaded a video showing the use of Taguette and QualCoder.

I like the series of you tube videos from Grad Coach. I think they are clear and easy to follow.

Another video in Spanish, showing loading files and file manipulation. This uses the older QualCoder 3.0 version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGlzk3g2JaM

Shin Kyogoku, Ph.D. Professor at Kibi International University has written a comparison between QualCoder and Taguette.

https://www.thriver.one/free-qualitative-coding

The latest update to QualCoder has been released.

Install from source code or use the Windows exe.

Details of changes are described on the link page. The major change is the ability to view, and code the text of pdf pages, presented roughly in a pdf format.

The second bigger visual change, is that the journals window is now a floating window. This makes it easier to enter journal notes while viewing coding, and coding reports.

https://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder/releases/tag/3.4