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Dovetail is a research repository designed to help teams analyze, organize, and share insights from user research. It provides tools for qualitative research analysis, making it easier to tag, categorize, and collaborate on research data.

Import and analyze interview recordings Copy link

Our integration with Dovetail lets you seamlessly import recordings from UXtweak’s user interviews and usability tests directly to Dovetail with just a couple of clicks. This makes it easy to manage, analyze, and share valuable research insights—all in one place.

Here’s how to do it.

In UXtweak: Copy link

To import your interviews into Dovetail, you’ll first need to export your recordings. There are two types of Live Interviews:

  • Freeform Interviews
  • Study Interviews

You can learn more about these interview types in the Live Interviews section of the documentation. The export process for each type is different.

Freeform Interviews Copy link

  1. Go to the Participants tab in the results of your Freeform Interview.
  2. Select the recording(s) you wish to export.
  3. Press the Export button and select Recordings as MP4.
  • You can choose to export recordings to your device, Google Drive or OneDrive.
  • Export to Google Drive and OneDrive requires you to enable an integration inside UXtweak. Learn how to enable Google Drive integration or OneDrive integration.
Participants tab

Participants tab

Navigate to the Participants tab to find and manage your Freeform Interview recordings. This is where your interview recordings can be exported.

Study Interviews Copy link

  1. Go to the Respondents tab in the results of your Study Interview.
  2. Select the recording(s) you wish to export.
  3. Click Choose action from the Respondents selection tab
  4. Select the Export videos action and press the GO button.
Respondents tab

Respondents tab

Access and manage all your Study Interview recordings through the Respondents tab. This is where your interview recordings can be exported.

In Dovetail: Copy link

To import the recordings to Dovetail:

  1. Go to your Project dashboard and click New.
  2. You can choose to upload files from your device or Import from one of your integrated cloud services.
Importing data from cloud services

Importing data from cloud services

To enable recordings import Google Drive or OneDrive, you’ll need to connect them to Dovetail first. To do that click Add integrations on the left sidebar. This one-time setup allows seamless transfer of your interview recordings from cloud services.

That’s it! Your recording is now uploaded to Dovetail, ready for transcription and analysis. You can use Dovetail AI to summarize the content, generate transcript, or tag user feedback.

Your recording is ready

Your recording is ready

See how your uploaded recording appears in Dovetail, ready for transcription, AI summaries, and tagging.

Embed UXtweak reports as PDF Copy link

You can also easily embed your PDF study reports from UXtweak, making it easy for stakeholders to access and read them. Upon uploading to Dovetail, you can:

  • Highlight key insights
  • Tag and categorize data
  • Summarize the report using Dovetail AI

Follow these steps to embed the UXtweak PDF Report in Dovetail:

In UXtweak: Copy link

  1. Go to the Export tab in the results of your UXtweak study.
  2. Select what parts you want your report to have.
  3. Click Generate report and wait a couple of seconds.
  4. When the report is ready, click Download.
Exporting PDF reports

Exporting PDF reports

The Export tab lets you generate and download PDF reports of your UXtweak studies. You can customize which sections to include based on your needs.

In Dovetail: Copy link

In Dovetail, you have two options. You can either embed the PDF file directly, or you can upload it to any cloud service and embed it with a link.

Embed the report directly Copy link

  1. In your Project Dashboard click New then Choose files

  2. Select the PDF report you wish to upload

  3. Upload the report

Upload your files

Upload your files

Click <strong>New</strong> in your Project Dashboard, then select <strong>Choose files</strong> to start uploading your recordings.

Embedded report preview

Embedded report preview

You can choose to show the whole report or a specific page.

  1. In your Project Dashboard click New then Take notes
    • You can also embed the link to any other existing file in your project
  2. Paste the link to your report to your note and wait for the preview to generate.
Linked report preview

Linked report preview

This is how a linked report looks inside your note—complete with a clickable preview.

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