NVivo: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops
NVivo is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes.
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MDL Learning Resources
Additional Resources to Learn More
Getting Started
- Current faculty, staff, and students can request a license key by completing the NVivo license key request form
- Please visit our tutorial on installing and licensing NVivo 12 or installing and licensing NVivo 15 for Windows or Mac
MDL Learning Resources
Workshops
Embedded below are recordings of our live workshops on NVivo 14/15 for both Windows and Mac:
NVivo 14/15 for Windows
- To follow along, please download the setup instructions to get all the slides and sample datasets used in the workshop for Windows
https://play.library.utoronto.ca/embed/09a91c4a8647d84b52f7f9727ff99b7a
NVivo 14/15 for Mac
- To follow along, please download the setup instructions to get all the slides and sample datasets used in the workshop for Mac
https://play.library.utoronto.ca/embed/a4c67af3b50ec8e5670261b6ce40606c
Embedded below are recordings of our live workshops on NVivo 12 for both Windows and Mac:
NVivo 12 for Windows
- To follow along, please download the setup instructions to get all the slides and sample datasets used in the workshop for Windows
https://play.library.utoronto.ca/embed/1a6c3607743894c6196fa2720c76d65e
NVivo 12 for Mac
- To follow along, please download the setup instructions to get all the slides and sample datasets used in the workshop for Mac
https://play.library.utoronto.ca/embed/9d876898614616a6d45fdb2e41e565ab
Tutorials
- Introduction to NVivo 12 for Windows
- Introduction to NVivo 12 for Mac
- Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 12 for Windows
- Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 12 for Mac
- Introduction to NVivo 14/15 for Windows
- Introduction to NVivo 14/15 for Mac
- Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 14/15 for Windows
- Importing Alternative Sources in NVivo 14/15 for Mac
- Transcription Options
- Working in Teams Using NVivo
Additional Resources to Learn More
Qualitative Research Methods
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods [Online Book]SAGE’s Qualitative Research Methods series [Online Book Series]Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences by Berg and Lune [Print Book]Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guideby Mack et al [Online Open Book]An Introduction to Qualitative Research: Learning in the Field by Rossman and Rallis [Print Book]Research Methods in Educationby Cohen et al [Online Book] (has a few chapters on qualitative research methods and coding)
Qualitative Data Analysis and Coding
Using NVivo and Qualitative Data Analysis[Windows]
Using NVivo and Qualitative Data Analysis[Mac]NVivo coding[Windows]NVivo coding[Mac]SAGE’s Coding ResourcesEssential Guide to Coding Qualitative DataThe Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers by Saldaña [Print Book]NVivo Workshop materials and many resources from UBC
[A Guide to Qualitative Interviewing [and Coding]](https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~pchsiung/LAL/home) by Ping-Chun Hsiung
NVivo
NVivo Online Searchable Help[Windows]NVivo Online Searchable Help[Mac]NVivo webinars (scroll down to on-demand section)Text Analysis with NVivo (the bottom the page links to even more tutorials)Different files you can import into NVivo[Windows]Different files you can import into NVivo[Mac]Working on teams – PC vs Mac
Related Information
Introduction to OCR and Searchable PDFs: Adobe Acrobat Pro
Qualitative Data Analysis Software Options
Technique: Qualitative Data Analysis | Tools: NVivoDate Created: 2022-05-06Updated: 2025-08-18