Compatibility with other QSR software

NVivo Mac Release 1

NVivo Mac provides backward compatibility enabling users to open and work with projects from previous versions.

In this topic

• Compatibility with previous versions of NVivo Mac

• Compatibility with NVivo Windows

• Compatibility with NCapture

Compatibility with previous versions of NVivo Mac

NVivo Mac Release 1 allows users to open and work with projects from earlier versions (10, 11 and 12).

NVivo Mac Release 1 and NVivo 12 Mac can be installed on the same computer. However, the two versions of software cannot be run at the same time. If you no longer intend to use the earlier version, we recommend that you uninstall it before installing NVivo Mac Release 1.

NVivo for Mac provides backward compatibility. If a user with a later version of NVivo attempts to open a project produced by an earlier version—for example, a user opens an NVivo 12 Mac project in NVivo Mac Release 1—the user is prompted to upgrade the project. The original project is not modified; instead a converted copy of the project is created.

NVivo does not provide forward compatibility. The user cannot open a project in an earlier version of the software. For example, if a user wants to open an NVivo Mac Release 1 project, they must have NVivo Mac Release 1 installed.

If your project data consists of only Plain text (txt), Microsoft Word 97 - 2003 Document (doc), and Microsoft Word Document (docx) files (no PDFs, datasets, audio, or video) and you need to work on a project with different versions of NVivo, you can use the REFI-QDA (.qdpx) file format to exchange data. For information on using REFI-QDA format and its limitations for non-text data, see REFI-QDA Standard.

If the project contains data other than those listed above, all members of the project team need to be on the same version of the software.

NOTE: If you need to continue using the older software for other projects, more than one version can be installed on the same computer.

Compatibility with NVivo Windows

NVivo Mac Release 1 projects have a different file format from those created in NVivo Windows:

• NVivo Windows (.nvp)

• NVivo Mac Release 1 (.nvpx)

All conversion between formats must be done using NVivo Windows.

For more information refer to Compatibility with other QSR software.

Compatibility with NCapture

NCapture is a free web browser extension that enables users to gather material from the web. Users can collect web pages as well as content from social media sites—for example, Facebook and Twitter.

Each time a user captures a web page with NCapture, a new NCapture file (.nvcx) is created with content and metadata from the web page. Users can import NCapture files into theirprojects.

You can install NCapture from the Chrome Web Store.

For more information, refer to About NCapture (NCapture for Chrome).