NVivo
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis software platform used by researchers, academics, and students in social sciences, humanities, and healthcare fields to organize, code and analyze text, audio, video and image data. It supports collaborative research workflows, handles large datasets, and integrates with citation managers and reference systems. Users rely on NVivo for thematic analysis, narrative analysis, grounded theory, and mixed-methods research across universities and research institutions worldwide.
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1 suggestionNVivo 12 (and earlier versions) ships as Intel-only and has no native Apple Silicon build. Currently the app runs under Rosetta 2 on M-series Macs, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028), so the Intel-only build will stop working on that release. QSR International, the vendor, has not announced a native Apple Silicon version, and we found no evidence of active development toward one. You have just over two years to plan your next steps. Check the vendor's website for any announcement of native Apple Silicon support, and contact QSR International directly to ask whether a native build is planned before September 2028. If native support does not materialise, you will need to migrate your projects and workflows to an alternative qualitative analysis platform before the deadline — consider this a medium-term planning priority rather than an immediate crisis, but do not wait until the last few months of 2028 to act.
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