The latest QualCoder software, version 3.5, has been released. This included executable files for Windows 10/11 and Ubuntu 22.
Main changes are some bug fixes, a word cloud option and an exact text matches report where multiple codes are applied to the same text.
Some errors have been identified post-release:
The Code Audio/Video Segment right-click context menu does not work when using the Windows exe. (a brief flash then disappears). Download and run the source code instead, if this is a feature you need.
Issue with the python vlc module with Fedora 39. Unable to resolve this.
Issue with installing pyqt6 on ChromeOS. Unable to resolve this.
https://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder/releases/tag/3.5
A PDF manual of the 3.5 release can be purchased from:
QualCoder 
Thank you for update. I am running 3.5 on Ubuntu 22.04 and on Ubuntu Mate 22.04, and it works perfectly.
Thats great. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi! I’m currently trying out QualCoder for a collaborative research project and I was wondering if/how it is possible to work collaboratively with the programme? When my colleague exports what he has coded and I try to import it on my (windows) computer to continue coding, the project always comes up empty. Do you have any tips on what we might be doing wrong, or is there a tutorial you could point me to? Thanks in advance!
Hi Lea, The first thing is not to export at all. Instead zip the project folder and send it to your colleague (e.g. email or some cloud store location). When they are done, they store the project in cloud location or email back to you. The second thing is, on opening the project make sure the code name is correct in the settings: either you are both using the same name, OR you might need to switch it to the other coders name for dual coding.
Note: you can store the project folder in a cloud location, but do not directly open the project from a cloud location, make sure it is on a computer first. The problem with directly accessing a project in a cloud location, is that the database connection might be lost. and tis would cause substantial problem if it occurred in the middle of a function that was shifting a few codes, or similar.
Hello, Thanks for this amazing program!
I’m having a problem exporting coded memos into an xlsx file. I looked it up and it appears to have been fixed for version 3.6. When are you planning to release 3.6? I’m hoping I won’t have to install python because I’m not too technical…
HI. I am glad you like the program. I am waiting on another programmer to finalise a project branch regarding AI. Once this is merged in and problem-free (or problem minimised) then another version can be released.
For now please send log a job in github and put an email address in, so I could try and create an early version exe and transfer to you.