Software

Review Manager (RevMan)

RevMan is a free software used for developing Cochrane protocols and full reviews. The software allows you to write text, build tables, manage data and produce graphs. Further information and instructions for download are available: https://tech.cochrane.org/revman

Covidence

Covidence is the primary screening and data extraction tool for Cochrane authors conducting standard intervention reviews. Covidence is designed to perform the following functions to make review production more efficient:

  • upload search results 
  • screen abstracts and full text study reports 
  • complete data collection 
  • conduct risk of bias assessment 
  • resolve disagreements
  • export data into RevMan or Excel

For further information and instructions: https://www.covidence.org

GRADEpro GDT

The GRADEpro Guideline Development Tool (GDT) is the software used to create Summary of Findings (SoF) tables in Cochrane systematic reviews. GradePro GDT is an easy-to-use, all-in-one web solution to summarise and present information for healthcare-decision making.

You can import results of statistical analyses from RevMan and export a summary of findings table into the RevMan file. The Guideline Development Tool (GDT) supports import and export to RevMan 5 format.

The GRADE Working Group, Cochrane, and Members of McMaster University ensure up-to-date methods are incorporated into GRADEpro GDT and help to develop new functionalities. GRADEpro GDT is not managed or owned by Cochrane.

More info are available at the GRADEpro GDT website.