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CoLoop supports the analysis of Recollective Projects. This is currently limited to text based tasks with support for image, video and audio available from Q4 2024.

Exporting Data From Recollective

Read Recollective’s full guide on exporting data here

1. Export Activity Data

To export xlsx text data from Recollective for import into CoLoop:
  1. Open the project in Recollective
  2. Click on the Admin tab
  3. Click Activities and select the following options below (minimum)
  4. Click generate transcript
  • Formatted Spreadsheet (EXCEL)
  • Instructions and responses
  • Comments
  • All Participant
*we recommend unchecking ‘Include participant photos’ and ‘Include participant emails’ these output do not contribute to the analysis and will generate unnecessary PII. A Recollective Pn

2. Export Video Data

To export video data from Recollective for import into CoLoop:
  1. Open the project in Recollective
  2. Click on the Admin tab
  3. Click Videos
  4. Click “Generate Archive”

3. Export Photo Data

To export photo data from Recollective for import into CoLoop:
  1. Open the project in Recollective
  2. Click on the Admin tab
  3. Click Photos
  4. Click “Generate Archive”

4. Export File Data

If your project uses file upload tasks, export their files the same way:
  1. Open the project in Recollective
  2. Click on the Admin tab
  3. Click Files
  4. Click “Generate Archive”
Only image, video, and audio files from file upload tasks are imported into CoLoop. Other file types (such as PDF, DOCX, or PPTX) are skipped during import and won’t appear in the analysis.

Importing Recollective Data Into CoLoop

To import Recollective data…
  1. Click add files
  2. Click Recollective
  3. Follow the instructions to upload (1) xlsx files, then the (2) video, image, and file archive zip files
Please note, you must always upload the excel file. Video, Image, or File archive zips won’t upload without the accompanying excel. It’s best to upload them all at once. Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.47.41.png Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.48.01.png Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.48.15.png

Viewing your Recollective Files & Segments

Once you Recollective data has uploaded into CoLoop, you can click open to view the data inside. Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.48.25.png You can toggle between activities by clicking on the drop down at the top of the screen, once you’ve opened the file. Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.48.35.png Recollective imports will also automatically carry across all of the segment information: Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 17.48.45.png