What's new
NVivo is under continual improvement, adding new features and improving the user experience.
If you want to make a feature request or report a bug, go here.
May 2024 (Release 1.7.2)
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macOS Ventura |
Resolved an issue where users were unable to create queries. |
October 2022 (Release 1.7.1)
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Data access |
Improved data access permissions to enable seamless launching of the NVivo application. |
September 2022 (Release 1.7)
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Description |
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User interface |
Added tooltips in supported languages for the ribbon menu items. |
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Text search |
Improved the text query functionality to query words or phrases in annotations. |
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Export code references |
Users can now export coded references (linked items such as annotations) as endnotes. For more information, see Share code references. |
| Import/Export REFI-QDA feature | Enhanced the import/export functionality for REFI-QDA (Text, PDF, Picture, Audio, Video) in new and backward compatible formats. |
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General |
Assorted bug fixes. |
March 2022 (Release 1.6.2)
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Project conversion |
Improved coding and project merging capabilities for Windows to Mac project conversions. |
January 2022 (Release 1.6.1)
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Description |
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Project conversion |
Improved the project conversion process and file handling. |
January 2022 (Release 1.6)
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Database upgrade with security improvements |
Updated the database version installed with NVivo. IMPORTANT Projects created in release 1.6 (and following) cannot be opened in any earlier versions Version compatibility. |
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File classification export |
You can now export bibliographic information about your data files for import into Citavi Import bibliographies. |
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Code export |
Code reference export now includes annotations, added as endnotes Share code references. |
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General |
Assorted bug fixes. |
November 2021 (Release 1.5.1 )
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Description |
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Login credentials |
myLumivero login credentials (Lumivero account) can now be used with all Lumivero products, e.g. Citavi. Also, you can connect a social media account to log in with Log in with Social Media Account and enable two-step verification Two-Step Verification. |
June 2021 (Release 1.5)
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Description |
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Activation |
Improved error messaging to provide more information to users. Activating NVivo Create a new project |
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General |
Assorted bug fixes. |
March 2021 (Release 1.4.1)
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Bibliography management |
Added import of Citavi bibliography files (RIS format). Import bibliographies |
February 2021 (Release 1.4)
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Operating system |
Added support for MacOS Big Sur and M1 chip. |
| Accessibility |
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General |
Assorted bug fixes. |
September 2020
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Feature |
Description |
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| Collaboration Cloud | Accessibility improvements to the Collaboration Cloud user interface. |
| NVivo - Integration | Accessibility improvements to the NVivo - Integration user interface in Word, Excel and Outlook. |
August 2020 (Release 1.3)
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Description |
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| Activation |
Improved workflows for automated online activation (most users) and license key activation (some enterprise users). Activating NVivo |
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User interface |
A range of font and color changes to improve readability. |
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Version compatibility |
Added warnings to new-project and convert-project dialog boxes to make users aware that projects created or opened in newer major NVivo versions cannot then be opened in earlier major versions. Version compatibility |
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Visualizations |
Updated hierarchy and sunburst chart styling. Hierarchy charts |
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Various |
Assorted minor bug fixes. |
May 2020 (Release 1.2)
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Description |
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| French and German | The NVivo interface can be set to French and German. See |
April 2020 (Release 1.1)
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Description |
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| Spanish and Japanese | The NVivo interface can be set to Spanish and Japanese. See |
| Installation and activation options for enterprise customers | Enterprise customers have a range of options for deploying NVivo across their organizations. See Enterprise Deployment – NVivo |
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Collaboration Cloud storage indicator. |
Added an indicator bar to show the amount of cloud storage space available and being used. |
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Collaboration Cloud Workspace manager |
Collaboration Cloud Administrators can now assign themselves as Workspace managers, improving team management. |
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Collaboration Cloud project status |
Workspace owners can mark projects active or complete, and filter on this setting. |
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Collaboration Cloud blank-view instructions. |
When lists in the Collaboration Cloud interface are empty, instructions relevant to the current user's role are displayed instead. |
March 2020 (Release 1.0)
NVivo (Release 1.0) is a major version release for Windows and Mac. It follows the last major version, NVivo 12 (Windows and Mac).
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Feature |
Description |
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| Collaboration Cloud | Users with this add-on module are able to collaborate on projects via the cloud. See Collaboration Cloud with NVivo 13 |
| NVivo - Integration |
This add-on module allows you to send files directly to NVivo from Word, Excel and Outlook. See NVivo - Integration |
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Integration with myLumivero |
With NVivo (Release 1.0) you log into myLumivero when you run the program, giving easy access to your account and cloud-based modules. For first-time users, myLumivero login also provides seamless activation. See myLumivero for more. |
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Terminology changes |
NVivo (Release 1.0) includes a number of terminology changes, see Terminology changes. |
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User interface styling changes and improved visualizations |
The new NVivo has a cleaner, simpler interface, with a modern look. It includes a new Modules tab, for cloud-based add-ons, and a new code panel (see below). Visualizations use a new, up-to-date color palette. |
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Coding stripes and coded text highlighting |
The color of coded text highlighting now matches the color of the associated coding stripe. Coding stripe labels can be switched between vertical and horizontal. |
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New code panel |
A new code panel opens inside the Detail View, allowing convenient drag-and-drop coding within the window. See Drag and drop to the code panel |
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List View help |
When folders on the Navigation View are opened into the List View but there are no items to display, short descriptions of the functionality associated with the folders are displayed. |
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New project tour |
When a new project is created a short slide tour introduces the main features of NVivo, for new users. |
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New project properties dialog box |
When a new project is created, users are prompted to enter project information and saving and recovery options. See Create a new project |
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Autosave |
Added optional autosaving for projects. See Create a new project |
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Additional sample projects |
In addition to the |
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Editions replaced by 'coding enhancements' |
Previous 'editions' of NVivo Windows—Pro and Plus—are no longer available. Single-license users automatically get all the functionality of the previous Plus version, while enterprise-license holders can purchase the functionality as an option. See Coding enhancements |