SIL Software Catalog
SIL has developed more than 60 pieces of software to support the work of its fieldworkers; most available to the public for free download. This on-line catalog contains product descriptions, download or purchasing instructions, and technical support information, including the latest SIL software Service Bulletins.
Note: Many of the SIL language software products that are recommended for use in language projects are bundled together on the SIL Language Freeware disks.
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Software | Fonts, Font Utilities, and Keyboard Utilities
Software
- Adapt It
Machine Assisted Translation tool - AMPLE
A morphological parser for linguistic exploration - Bantu Literacy Tool (BLT)
Helps the literacy worker write a high quality primer quickly - CARLAStudio
CARLAStudio is a suite of tools that are integrated to allow adaptation of texts from one language to another related language using rules that are based on the parsing of the original data - Cluster Analysis
Cluster Analysis - Conc
Concordance generator - Consistent Changes for Publishing
A course on using the Consistent Changes processor in publishing - Consistent Changes Program and User’s Guide
Consistent Changes stream editor - Dictionary Development Process
Designed to facilitate the development of dictionaries for minority languages - Document Preparation Aids
Document preparation tools for MS-DOS - HyperBIBTEX
HyperCard bibliographic database manager for BIBTEX - IPA Help
A computer program for learning to recognize, transcribe, and produce the sounds of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) - IT for Macintosh
Interlinear Text editor - IT for MS-DOS
Interlinear Text editor - ITF
Interlinear Text Formatter - Ktagger
Tag words with PC-KIMMO parser - Ktext
Text analysis with PC-KIMMO parser - Lexique Pro
Interactive lexicon viewer - LinguaLinks Library
Electronic helps for language field work - LinguaLinks Library 4.0
Electronic helps for language field work - LinguaLinks Workshops
Managing text and lexical data - Linguistic Tree Constructor
A tool for drawing syntax trees - MacAutoFormat
Convert standard format text to RTF - PalmSurv
Palm software to allow collection of wordlists in the field. Uses WordSurv for analysis. - PAWS starter kit
Parser and Writer for Syntax - PC-KIMMO
Two-level morphological analyzer - PC-Parse
PC parsing programs (AMPLE, STAMP, PC-KIMMO, PC-PATR, etc.) - PC-PARSE documentation
Formatted documentation for PC-PARSE (AMPLE, STAMP, PC-Kimmo, PC-PATR, etc.) - PC-PARSE source code
Sources for the PC-PARSE programs (AMPLE, STAMP, PC-KIMMO, PC-PATR, etc.) - PC-PATR
Syntactic parser - PhoneBox
Utility for phonological analysis using language data structured by Standard Format Markers. - Phonology Assistant
Phonetic database system using IPA - Phonology Template Editor and Search Tool (PTEST)
Developed to assist with the phonological analysis of a Bantu language - PTP
Programmable Text Processor - RALPH
Reverse alphabetical sort - RTF2SFM
Converts a styled Word .RTF file to UTF8-encoded SFM - SF Converter
For printing language data using a word processor - Shoebox (The Linguist’s Shoebox)
Integrated data management and analysis for the field linguist - SIL Converters
An interface making it possible to convert any file (e.g., SFM texts, lexicons, and Word documents) to a different encoding - SIL FieldWorks BTE
Data management tool for language and cultural fieldwork. Adds FieldWorks Translation Editor to Standard Edition. - SIL FieldWorks SE
Data management tool for language and cultural fieldwork. - SIL Language Freeware
Software products recommended for language projects - SIL Language Software
Software and reference resources for language and culture learners and field researchers - Spanish Verb Conjugator
- Speech Analyzer
For acoustic analysis of speech sounds - STAMP
Morphological transfer and synthesis for adapting text to a related language - TECkit
A toolkit for Text Encoding Conversion - TeXgX
TeX version supporting GX fonts - Text Analysis
Programs to assist in text-based linguistics and lexicography - TextUtils
Text utilities - ToneGen
Allows modeling autosegmental tonology with STAMP - TonePars
Allows modeling autosegmental tonology with AMPLE - Toolbox (The Field Linguist’s Toolbox)
Data management, parsing and text analysis - Toolbox/Shoebox Utilities
Command-line utilities for Shoebox and Toolbox - Unicode Ccount
Unicode-aware character count utility - Vocabulary Manager
Multimedia flash card system for vocabulary learning - WinCecil
Speech analysis software - WordCorr
Automates the process of tabulating and managing the sound correspondences used in working out the historical development of natural languages - WordFormat
Change MS Word documents - WordSurv
A linguistics computer program designed to aid in the collection and analysis of word lists - WorldPad
WorldPad is a text editor that can display text in complex scripts using Graphite. - XeTeX
A Unicode typesetting system based on TeX
Fonts, Font Utilities, and Keyboard Utilities
- Abyssinica SIL Font
Unicode font for Ethiopic characters - Andika Font
Sans serif, Unicode-compliant font for literacy use - Charis SIL Font
A serif, proportionally-spaced Unicode font optimized for readability in long printed documents - Dai Banna SIL Fonts
The Dai Banna SIL fonts are a new rendering of the New Tai Lue (Xishuangbanna Dai) script. - Doulos SIL Font
A Unicode font with a comprehensive set of characters needed for almost any Roman- or Cyrillic-based writing system (including IPA), whether for phonetic or orthographic needs. - FontUtils
(Font Utility)
Toolkit for font developers - Gentium
Supports a wide range of Latin-based alphabets and includes glyphs that correspond to all the Latin ranges of Unicode. - Hebrew-Greek Transliteration Unicode Keyboard for Macintosh
(Keyboard Utility)
An installable keyboard layout for typing into Unicode-based applications on Macintosh. - IPA Unicode Keyboards
(Keyboard Utility)
Unicode keyboards created for typing in IPA data - Keyman
(Keyboard Utility)
Keyboard enhancer - Keyswap
(Keyboard Utility)
Utility for setting up a user-defined keyboard - Lateef
An extended Arabic script font for OpenType™ and AAT systems - Namdhinggo SIL L Font
The Limbu, or Kirat Sirijonga, script is used by around 400,000 people in Nepal and India. This font has been designed to support literacy and materials development work in the Limbu language. - Nastaliq Navees
Font package for Nastaliq style of calligraphy - Padauk SIL Font
A smart font capable of rendering Burmese and the Myanmar script - Scheherazade
An extended Arabic script font for OpenType™ and AAT systems - SIL Apparatus Fonts
Symbols used for Biblical text apparatus - SIL Dai Banna Fonts
Xishuangbanna Dai (New Tai Lue) fonts for Windows and Macintosh - SIL Encore Fonts
Library of phonetic characters and linguistic symbols - SIL Encore IPA Fonts
Phonetic fonts - SIL Font Cache Extender
This Macintosh extension increases the MacOS font cache size. It is useful when working with large fonts, such as SIL Greek, SIL Hebrew, or any GX font. - SIL FRED (Friendly Right-to-Left Editor)
(Font Utility)
SIL FRED is a utility which allows right-to-left typing with SIL Ezra font. - SIL Greek Font System (Galatia)
Greek font package for Windows and Macintosh - SIL Greek Unicode Font (Galatia SIL)
Greek Unicode OpenType fonts - SIL Hebrew Font System (Ezra)
Hebrew font package for Windows and Macintosh - SIL Hebrew Unicode Font (Ezra SIL)
Hebrew Unicode OpenType fonts for Windows - SIL Language Freeware
Software products recommended for language projects - SIL Language Freeware
(Font Utility)
Software products recommended for language projects - SIL Language Freeware
(Keyboard Utility)
Software products recommended for language projects - SIL Tai Dam Fonts
Tai Dam fonts for Windows and Macintosh - SIL Vai Fonts
The SIL Vai Fonts are regular and bold versions of the African Vai script - SIL Xishuang Banna Fonts
Xishuangbanna Dai (New Tai Lue) fonts for Windows and Macintosh - SIL Yi Font
Unicode-based Yi font for Windows - SILKey
(Keyboard Utility)
Keyboard manager for Classic and earlier Mac operating systems - TT Adopter
(Font Utility)
TrueType font conversion utility - Ukelele: Mac OS X Keyboard Layout Editor
(Keyboard Utility)
A Unicode Keyboard Layout Editor for Mac OS X versions 10.2 and later - Zaghawa Beria Font
Zaghawa Beria is a font developed from an alphabet which is based on camel branding marks in western Sudan and eastern Chad.