Compatibility with other QSR software

NVivo 15 Mac

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

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Compatibility with previous versions of NVivo Mac

NVivo 15 Mac allows users to open and work with projects from earlier versions (10,11, 12, Release 1, and 14).

NVivo 15 Mac and NVivo 14 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 15 Mac.

NVivo 15 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 14 Mac project in NVivo 15 Mac—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 15 Mac project, they must have NVivo 15 Mac 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 projects have a different file format from those created in NVivo Windows:

  • NVivo Windows (.nvp)

  • NVivo Mac (.nvpx)

All conversion between formats must be done using NVivo Windows.

For more information refer to Compatibility with other Lumivero software.

Compatibility for NVivo 15 with Collaboration Cloud

With NVivo 15 Collaboration cloud, the project owners can upload an NVivo project to the collaboration cloud which can be downloaded by authorized team members to work on their local drive. All the team members' local changes are constantly synched to the cloud project. Team members whether they are on Mac or Windows can work simultaneously on both projects, eliminating the need for project conversion or merging.

This feature allows project owners to upload projects and manage access permissions from the NVivo client. Users can see other team members' project updates concurrently as they are synced automatically.

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).