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ELAN
ELAN · Nijmegen, Netherlands · founded 1980
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- Annotations
- Users can add an unlimited number of textual annotations, including sentences, words, glosses, comments, translations, and descriptions.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Current release
- The download page lists ELAN 7.1 and provides packages for Windows, macOS and Linux.archive.mpi.nl · read 28 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- Documentation includes an online manual, a downloadable PDF manual, a short introductory guide, and a media encoding guide.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- File format
- Annotation content uses Unicode text and documents are stored in XML format (EAF).archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Integrations and export
- Release 7.1 added export to REFI project files (.qdpx) for qualitative data analysis software; the release notes describe it as a one-time integration with no current plans for further extension.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Intended audience
- ELAN is specifically designed for analysis of languages, sign languages, and gestures, and can also be used by people working with audio or video media corpora.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- ELAN is presented as a tool for annotating audio and video recordings, with features such as tiers, time alignment and controlled vocabularies.archive.mpi.nl · read 28 Sep 2026
- Media compatibility
- Media support builds on native frameworks such as Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or VLC, and supported formats depend on the operating system.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Media support
- Audio and video format support depends on the operating system and uses available native media frameworks, including Windows Media Player, QuickTime or VLC.archive.mpi.nl · read 28 Sep 2026
- Platforms and license
- ELAN is written in Java, has distributions for Windows, macOS and Linux, and its source is available under GPL 3.archive.mpi.nl · read 28 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ELAN is an annotation tool for audio and video recordings.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The product page states that ELAN is open source under GPL 3; it does not state a security certification or compliance standard.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- Users can search or post on the ELAN forum, contact the support desk through a form, and subscribe to release announcements by mailing list.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Tiers and timing
- Annotations can be organized into hierarchically connected tiers and time-aligned to media or linked to other annotations.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Video limit
- An annotation document can link up to four video files.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Views
- ELAN provides several annotation views synchronized with the media timeline.archive.mpi.nl · read 29 Sep 2026
- Views and vocabulary
- The software provides multiple annotation views synchronized with the media timeline and supports controlled vocabularies.archive.mpi.nl · read 28 Sep 2026
