2.1. Installation
For the manual installations (using the command line or terminal) I mention a specific release version, for example version 3.6. Please check on the releases page for the most current version, as it may be newer.
VLC is optional, but you will need it installed if you need to do any audio/video coding. Optionally, install ffmpeg for speech to text and waveform display, see https://phoenixnap.com/kb/ffmpeg-windows..
See https://github.com/ccbogel/QualCoder/releases/3.7
You have two options for executables, created on Windows 11, and may work on Windows 10:
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There is a Windows installer on the release page called: QualCoder.Win.3.7.exe
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There is a standalone, non-installable exe folder called: QualCoder.Win.3.7.Portable.zip Download and unzip. It is in a folder alongside an internal folder. These both must be together or the exe will not run. Double-click the QualCoder exe to run, it takes up to 20 seconds to start.
Standalone, portable version: 
On first use of the exe, Windows may ask you to allow to run QualCoder. This is because it is from an unknown publisher. It costs a lot of money to get a trusted publisher certificate - so that will not be possible for the foreseeable future. If you are uncomfortable with these warnings install from the source as detailed next.
Alternatively, install from source code:
Download the source code. Read and apply the section for Windows source code usage in the Readme.md file. Remove the back ticks that surround the command line instructions ` as these are used for display only.
There is an executable file in the releases page for Ubuntu 24.04 for the 3.6 release. Download and double click to run.
Alternatively, run QualCoder from the source code:
Download the source code. Read and apply the section for Ubuntu source code usage in the Readme.md file. Remove the back ticks that surround the command line instructions ` as these are used for display only.
These instructions download the current source code directly from GitHub. Note: Fedora uses Wayland which may not work well with the Qt graphical interface. It is suggested you also install Xwayland.
Download the source code. Read and apply the section for Fedora source code usage in the Readme.md file. Remove the back ticks that surround the command line instructions ` as these are used for display only.
There may be problems with QualCoder working with audio / video in Fedora.
Download the source code. Read and apply the section for Arch source code usage in the Readme.md file. Remove the back ticks that surround the command line instructions ` as these are used for display only.
Download the source code. Read and apply the section for masOC source code usage in the Readme.md file. Remove the back ticks that surround the command line instructions ` as these are used for display only.
