We are continuously working on making MAXQDA10 even better. With every update we offer you improved or completely new features. Others may charge you extra for this service – with us you get all updates free of charge.

To make sure you didn’t miss any of our updates, check the help menu “?” > “Search for updates”.

Typically you will receive a notification every time a new update is available. It is important to us that you are working with a state-of-the-art qualitative data analysis software.

Take a look at our release notes to find out which features and tools have been added since the first release of MAXQDA10 in march 2010.

• Import multiple documents by dragging folders into the document system.
• Improved license handling.

• Fixes a logbook issue with that appeared after updating to R081111.

• New features:
  • Move coded segments from retrieved segments to a new code with drag&drop.
  • Option to automatically back up project files.
  • Transparent selection frame in pictures/PDF files.
• PDF Documents:
  • Faster navigation, search and coding.
• Variables:
  • Double cklicking on a variable opens the variable view positioned at this variable.
• New MAXReader version:
  • Compatibility to recent MAXQDA features added.

• New features:
  • Exporting aspects of your project in XML format.
  • New “silent mode” installation parameters for network and single-user licenses.
  • The user interface is now available in Polish
  • Reset your user settings trough the Windows start menu
  • Option to import a settings file during the installation process

• New MAXQDA Preprocessor Features:
  • The new preprocessor features allow you to code sections within paragraphs automatically during import. In addition, you can start a coding in the middle of one paragraph and have it end in a subsequent paragraph.

• Context-sensitive help in all dialog fields
• Additional help option in “?” drop-down menu
• List of already-used colors available
• Save snapshots of visualizations in PNG format
• Code directly from Overview of retrieved segments
• Option to switch directly to newly-created backup
• Quicker document link deletion in the Document Browser and Overview of Links
• Quicker memo deletion in the four main windows and in the Memo Manager

• PDF Documents
  • Continuous view of PDF documents set as default
• Improved Display of Information and Results
  • Additional information about number and sources of coded segments in Overview of retrieved segments window
  • Coded segment comments shown when mouse hovers over coding stripe
  • Overview of retrieved segments called up by double-clicking on a code in the Code System
  • Constant display of coded segment weight scores
• External Files
  • Notification of missing codecs for playback of linked media files
  • Notification of missing media file when importing transcripts

• Read new timestamp format (#00:00:03-8#) in transcripts

• Import Atlas.ti projects (.xml)

• Code with drag-and-drop in the overview of retrieved segments
• Exclude single search results from Autocode
• Edit mode turns off when coding
• Import PNG pictures
• Marginal totals in Crosstabs
• External Data
  • Notification where external file will be saved and the option to imbed file instead
  • List all external data
  • Subsequent imbed external data
• Import NVivo projects (.nvp)
• New language: Thai

• PDF documents
  • Navigation with bookmarks
  • Continuous view and scrolling
  • Code across multiple pages
• Tag Cloud
  • Word length min. 3 characters
  • Word frequency list
• Create Quote Matrix out of Code Matrix Browser
• Context search in all four windows
• Document Portrait for PDF Documents

• Excel functionality
  • Universal support of XLS and XLSX format
  • Import: spreadsheet data, code variables, documents with tables, code system (codes and code memos)
  • Export: spreadsheet data, code variables, overview of retrieved segments, overview of coded segments, overview of memos, overview of variables, list of timestamps, word frequency list, Code Matrix Browser, Code Relations Browser, Crosstabs, Typology Table, Search results, Code System, Document System, Document Browser, Retrieved Segments, matrix of code frequency, all documents
• Context sensitive help in MAXMaps
• Semi-automatic backup and replacement of license files

• New Mixed Methods features: Quote Matrix, Typology Table, Crosstabs
• MAXMaps
  • Export external pictures
  • Undo feature
  • Use drag-and-drop to code with codes in a map
  • Visualize text links
• MAXDictio: full support of PDF documents
• Faster build up: Retrieved Segments, Code Matrix Browser, overview tables
• Many additional keyboard shortcuts
• Improved compatibility with older MAXQDA project file formats
• License transfer and improved license return

• Pictures
  • Import picture files in high quality
  • Code all aspects of PDF documents. Non-textual segments are treated as pictures
  • Visualize picture segments in Retrieved Segments window and the overview of retrieved segments
  • Additional columns in the overview of retrieved segments: text segment (yes/no), area/number of characters, coverage percentage
  • Export to RTF/print: retrieved segments and overview of retrieved segments with picture segments
• External Data
  • Set maximum size for PDF or picture files imbedded into the project
  • Bundle external data files/unpack external data files

• Highlights: http://www.maxqda.com/products/maxqda10