NVivo Pro Software

UBC IT covers the cost of NVivo Pro software for faculty, staff and students at UBC. The software requires a yearly renewal. At the time of expiry, NVivo will no longer be functional until a new license key is entered, the cost of which will still be covered by UBC IT.

Requirements

NVivo 12 Mac

  Minimum Recommended
Processor Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor Mac computer with an Intel Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor
Memory 4GB of RAM 8GB of RAM
Display 1280 x 800 screen resolution 1440 x 900 screen resolution
Operating system Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later
Hard disk 3GB of available disk space 4GB SSD of available disk space—or more depending on data storage needs
Browser   Google Chrome (required for NCapture—a browser extension that allows you to gather material from the web)
Other   Internet connection

NVivo 12 (Windows)

  Minimum Recommended
Processor 1.2 GHz single-core processor (32-bit) 1.4 GHz single-core processor (64-bit) 2.0 GHz dual-core processor or faster
Memory 2 GB RAM or more 4 GB RAM or more
Display 1024 x 768 screen resolution 1680 x 1050 screen resolution or higher
Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 or later
Hard disk Approximately 5 GB of available hard-disk space (additional hard-disk space may be required for NVivo project data) Approximately 8 GB of available hard-disk space (additional hard-disk space may be required for NVivo project data)
Browser   Internet Explorer 11 or later
Google Chrome 44 or later
Other   Internet connection

NVivo 12 (Windows) is designed to operate natively on Microsoft Windows. If you're running the software on a virtual platform on a Mac, these system requirements may not apply.

Further Information

 

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