MYCAP RESOURCES
MyCap Decision Tree
Are you interested in using MyCap for a project? Use the MyCap Decision Tree to help determine whether MyCap or another REDCap platform would be well-suited for you.
MyCap Publications & Presentations
MyCap: a flexible and configurable platform for mobilizing the participant voice provides an overview of the MyCap platform, our development process, utilization metrics, and use case summaries from a range of institutions. Click the link above to read the paper and make sure to cite us if you are writing up your use case!
We shared the updates on the utilization and technical evolution of MyCap at the 2025 AMIA Informatics Summit. Click here to view our poster.
MyCap Overview Materials
MyCap One-Pager – Read about MyCap’s core features, when to use MyCap, and former MyCap use cases.
MyCap Overview Slides – Learn about the basic purpose, workflow, and Android versus iOS capabilities of MyCap.
MyCap Overview Promo Video – This video provides a short introduction to MyCap, the participant-facing mobile app that allows participants to engage in research from any location (~3 min).
MyCap Overview Video – Watch this video to learn about the MyCap Mobile App and when to use it (~4 min).
MyCap Feature Grid – Check out this resource to learn which features are available for MyCap Classic versus MyCap (released September 2023).
Manuals, Quick Guides (QG), & Other Materials
In November 2022, the MyCap External Module (EM) was integrated into the REDCap core code (REDCap version 13.0). MyCap features and functionality are the same, but the user interface differs depending whether you are using the EM or REDCap to configure MyCap for your project.
Traditional Projects(Minimum REDCap v13.0.0+ required) |
Longitudinally-Enabled Projects with Defined Events(Minimum REDCap v13.10.0+ required; v14.3.0+ for repeating events) |
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| Overview | MyCap Help | |
| Getting Started | Getting Started QG – Traditional Projects Using MyCap on Traditional Projects Video (~13 mins) |
Getting Started QG – Longitudinal Projects Using MyCap on Longitudinal Projects Video (~7 mins) |
| MyCap Tasks & Scheduling | Scheduling Tasks QG – Traditional Projects | Scheduling Tasks QG – Longitudinal Projects |
| Form Display Logic | FDL Guide | |
| Active Tasks | Active Task Availability iOS vs. Android Active Task Table |
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| Baseline Date | Using the Baseline Date QG | |
| Customize Your Project |
Using REDCap Survey Links in MyCap QG |
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| Participant Management | **New** App Links Guide Participant Management QG Participant Management Video (~12 mins) |
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| Testing | Project Testing QG | |
| Languages | Multi-Language Management QG | |
Install MyCap for Android v7
MyCap v1.9.0 increased the minimum version of Android to 8.0. If you need to run MyCap on an older version of Android you will need to install MyCap v1.8.1.
- On your Android device, go to Settings
- Tap Security
- Under Device administration, toggle Unknown sources on
- Download the MyCap v1.8.1 Android APK