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Your research. A little more room.

Fourteen days.
Your own pace.

Listen closely. Follow an idea. Give your next study a space to grow.

Choose your computer. Download now, and start when you’re ready.

QualBuddy for Mac

For your Mac.

Download for Mac

Version 0.2.81 · 493 MB · disk image (.dmg)

For Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 26.4.1 or later.

What’s new in 0.2.81

Then

  1. Open the download and drag QualBuddy to Applications.
  2. Open QualBuddy. macOS asks you to confirm an app downloaded from the internet: choose Open.
  3. Sign in under Settings → Account & trial with your email. We send you an eight-digit code.
  4. Start your 14 days when you’re ready. The built-in fictional example is a good first stop.
For IT teams
Release
QualBuddy 0.2.81 for Mac
File
QualBuddy-0.2.81-mac.dmg, 493 MB
Official source
downloads.qualbuddy.com
Code signing
Apple Developer ID, notarised by Apple
Requires
For Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later) and macOS 26.4.1 or later.
SHA-256
8a2ed14138ff314ed85ae49a70a8c0fb23efa55545a7fc6f45b8239f4b2cf9bd

To check a downloaded copy, run this in Terminal and compare the result with the SHA-256 above:

shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/QualBuddy-0.2.81-mac.dmg

Questions about security or deployment: hello@qualbuddy.com

Signing in again later keeps your original trial dates. Trial terms · Account privacy

QualBuddy for Windows

For your Windows PC.

Download for Windows

Version 0.2.81-windows.1 · 432 MB · installer (.exe)

For 64-bit Windows PCs with an Intel or AMD processor (x64). Windows on ARM has not been tested.

What’s new in 0.2.81

This Windows installer is currently unsigned, so Windows may show an “unknown publisher” or SmartScreen warning. Download it only from this website. On a managed laptop, ask your IT team to approve it.

Then

  1. Run the downloaded installer and follow its steps. No Python installation or virtual machine is needed.
  2. Open QualBuddy from the Start menu. Transcription and speaker-labelling models are included.
  3. Sign in under Settings → Account & trial with your email. We send you an eight-digit code.
  4. Start your 14 days when you’re ready. The built-in fictional example is a good first stop.

Updating? Close QualBuddy and run this installer from the same Windows account, keeping the existing installation location. You do not need to uninstall the previous version. Your projects stay on your computer.

For IT teams
Release
QualBuddy 0.2.81-windows.1 for Windows
File
QualBuddy-0.2.81-windows.1-windows-x64-setup.exe, 432 MB
Official source
downloads.qualbuddy.com
Code signing
Unsigned Windows installer
Requires
For 64-bit Windows PCs with an Intel or AMD processor (x64). Windows on ARM has not been tested.
SHA-256
d10735918d3cc96c876dbf26f554e74fa932592fc0362d919c946091fd0c5b98

This release passed installation, app launch, packaged offline transcription, speaker labelling and Word export checks on Windows Server 2022 x64. Windows on ARM is unverified.

To check a downloaded copy, run this in PowerShell and compare the result with the SHA-256 above:

Get-FileHash "$HOME\Downloads\QualBuddy-0.2.81-windows.1-windows-x64-setup.exe" -Algorithm SHA256

Questions about security or deployment: hello@qualbuddy.com

Signing in again later keeps your original trial dates. Trial terms · Account privacy

QualBuddy brings local transcription, speaker avatars, playback highlights, Focus mode and the Pomodoro-style Focus Harvest timer into one research workspace.

  • 14 days from your first app activation
  • 3 hours of transcription, with everything else open
  • No card and no automatic charges
  • Your research stays on your computer
  • Viewing and export remain available after expiry
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