Research Studio

What is Research Studio?

Research Studio is an AI-enhanced UX research analysis tool that helps you turn research inputs (such as documents, audio, or video) into structured insights. It’s positioned for freelancers, user researchers, and agencies that want to streamline analysis and interpretation of qualitative research.

The product combines transcription and analysis with a set of “draggable smart widgets.” These widgets support common research artifacts—such as personas, jobs-to-be-done, sentiment statements, user journeys, and user stories—so you can organize findings directly on a canvas rather than manually restructuring notes.

Key Features

• AI-enhanced analysis via draggable smart widgets: Build research outputs by dragging widgets onto a canvas, keeping the workflow centered on analysis artifacts.
• Multi-format input support (8+ formats) and multilingual transcription (99+ languages): Import common research materials and process them into analyzable text in many languages.
• Unlimited transcription hours on premium plans: Use longer recordings or larger batches without being constrained by transcription-hour limits (as stated for the premium tier).
• Persona Widget: Extract accurate, detailed personas from your research data using a drag-and-drop widget.
• Jobs to Be Done Widget: Categorize and rank user goals and motivations through a drag-and-drop interface.
• Statements (sentiment) classification: Automatically classify user comments by sentiment.
• User Journey widget: Navigate customer processes and phases, chart engagement, and distinguish between suppositions and aims.
• User Stories widget: Create and analyze user stories using a drag-and-drop workflow focused on user needs and outcomes.
• Competitors widget: Review competitors with a view that includes a hyperlink to each competitor’s corresponding site.
• Questions Analysis widget: Review and classify research questions to support future investigations.
• Personal AI assistant for research Q&A: Ask research questions and choose between staying “in context” or enabling “Broad Knowledge.”
• Brand customization and export to Notion: Present outputs with branding options and centralize knowledge via instant export to Notion.

How to Use Research Studio

1. Start a free trial or demo (the site includes both “Get Started for Free” and “Watch demo”).
2. Add your research content by uploading a supported file type (the site notes 8+ formats, including documents and media) and processing it through transcription in supported languages.
3. Use the canvas widgets: Drag the relevant widget(s) onto the canvas (e.g., Persona, Jobs to Be Done, Statements, User Journey, User Stories) to structure your research into specific artifacts.
4. Ask follow-up questions with the built-in AI assistant—either keeping responses in context or switching to “Broad Knowledge,” depending on your needs.
5. Export your results when you’re ready to share or document them, including instant export to Notion and the option to customize presentation to your brand.

Use Cases

• Freelance UX designer synthesizing interviews: Upload interview recordings or notes, transcribe them, then use the Persona and User Stories widgets to produce structured design inputs quickly.
• User researcher building a “Jobs to Be Done” map: Use the Jobs to Be Done widget to categorize and rank what users are trying to achieve, helping translate research into product-aligned priorities.
• Design team analyzing feedback sentiment: Classify user comments using Statements to group responses by sentiment and identify patterns that can inform iteration.
• Agency compiling journey insights for stakeholders: Use the User Journey widget to map customer phases and chart engagement while separating stated aims from team suppositions.
• Research Q&A during analysis: Ask the AI assistant questions about your research outputs; choose “stay locked in context” when you want answers grounded in the currently processed materials.

FAQ

• What kinds of files can I upload? The site states it supports 8+ formats and includes examples such as PDFs, video/audio files, and Word/Excel documents.

• How many languages are supported for transcription? Premium features mention transcription in 99+ languages.

• Do I need to write prompts to use the widgets? The page explicitly says “No prompts. No hustle.” for Research Studio.

• Can the AI assistant answer questions using my current context? Yes. The assistant can stay locked in context or you can enable “Broad Knowledge.”

• Can I export outputs to another tool? The page states there is instant export to Notion.

Alternatives

• Manual UX research synthesis (spreadsheets/docs): Use templates in Notion, Docs, or spreadsheets to build personas, user stories, and journeys; this avoids AI transcription/analysis but requires more manual structuring.
• Dedicated transcription + qualitative analysis tools: If your main need is turning audio/video into text, consider tools focused on transcription and then apply separate methods for coding/synthesis.
• Survey and research repositories with tagging: For teams that mainly manage structured findings and themes, research repositories can help organize insights, but they may not provide the same widget-based synthesis workflow.
• Collaborative whiteboard tools for research mapping: Journey maps and story maps can be created in collaborative boards, but this typically shifts the work of classification/extraction away from the AI widgets.