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Sonal π
Sonal π · University of Tours · founded 2008
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Sonal π
Free
free · open-source qualitative research software
Read 11 Oct 2026 · sonal-info.com
On the record
- Creator
- Sonal was conceived and developed from 2008 by sociologist Alex Alber at the University of Tours, with help from Philippe Cibois.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Current version
- The download page lists version 1.0.80 as the current version.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The maker says Sonal π is still under development and is not completely stable, and recommends regular updates and frequent backups.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Filtering and export
- Users can filter and export their data according to their needs.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Metadata
- Users can add metadata such as sex and age to research materials and build a database associated with a corpus.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says the site does not track personal data and sets no cookies on the visitor's computer.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Pseudonymization
- It helps identify and pseudonymize proper names in transcripts to protect data confidentiality.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sonal π is free, open-source software for qualitative research that collects, organizes, and analyzes research materials in a corpus.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Shared coding
- The maker says students in the University of Tours sociology master's program tried shared corpus-coding features during the 2025–2026 academic year.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Speaker identification
- It helps users identify and distinguish speakers in transcripts.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Speaker identification
- Yessonal-info.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Support
- Questions, suggestions, and contributions can be sent to [email protected].sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Text coding
- Users can add colored markers to text to structure analysis and filter materials.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Transcript correction
- It does not transcribe audio files, but helps correct transcripts made by AI.sonal-info.com · read 11 Oct 2026
