Release notes

For more information about new features and enhancements in recent versions of , refer to What's new in the NVivo Help.

March 2022 (Release 1.6.2)

• Improved: Coding and project merging capabilities for Windows to Mac project conversions.

January 2022 (Release 1.6.1)

• Improved: Project conversion process and file handling.

January 2022 (Release 1.6)

• Improved: Database upgrade with security improvements.
  

  IMPORTANT   Project files created in release 1.6 are NOT BACKWARDS-COMPATIBLE with any earlier versions of NVivo, including releases 1.0–1.5.   If sharing projects, ensure that all collaborators upgrade to this version.   For more information see Version compatibility in the User Help.

  
  

• Added: Export bibliographic data for import into Citavi.

• Improved: Annotations included as end notes when exporting code references.

• Resolved: Assorted bug fixes.

November 2021 (Release 1.5.1)

• Improved: myNVivo login credentials (also known as 'QSR International account') can now be used with all QSR International products, e.g. Citavi.

• Improved: Two-step verification login option, and option to log in with a social media account. See myNVivo for more information.

June 2021 (Release 1.5)

• Improved: Activation error messages.

• Improved: UI and shortcut improvements to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standard.

• Resolved: Assorted bug fixes.

March 2021 (Release 1.4.1)

• Added: Import of Citavi bibliography files (RIS format).

February 2021 (Release 1.4)

• Added: Support for MacOS Big Sur and M1 chip.

• Improved: Improvements to VoiceOver and user interface graphics to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standard.

• Resolved: Assorted bug fixes.

December 2020 (Release 1.3.2)

• Added: Compatibility with MacOS Big Sur (excluding devices with M1 chip).

October 2020 (Release 1.3.1)

• Resolved: Slow response while coding with many codes, now resolved.

• Resolved: If NVivo was started by opening a project it would crash when cloud components were accessed.

August 2020 (Release 1.3)

• Improved: Online and offline activation flows.

• Improved: Updated formatting and styling for hierarchy and sunburst charts.

• Improved: User interface readability.

• Added: Project backwards-compatibility warnings added to new project and convert project dialog boxes.

• Resolved: Assorted bug fixes.

May 2020 (Release 1.2)

• Added: Additional user interface languages. NVivo is now available in French and German.

April 2020 (Release 1.1)

• Added: Ability to change the user interface language. NVivo is available in English, Japanese, and Spanish.

• Added: NVivo activation via command line is available.

March 2020 (Release 1.0)

• Added: A new on boarding tour and in-context feature information to showcase the main features of NVivo for new users.

• Added: Automated saving of NVivo projects.

• Added: Additional sample projects to show how NVivo accommodates different research methodologies.

• Added: Cloud modules for transcription, collaboration and Microsoft Office integration.

• Improved: A simplified terminology to better reflect the research process.

• Improved: An enhanced user interface and improved visualizations.

• Improved: Seamless activation to streamline the activation process.