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Praat
Plans and prices
Praat
Free
Free software distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or higher
Read 4 Oct 2026 · fon.hum.uva.nl
On the record
- Annotation
- Praat can label intervals and time points on multiple tiers and supports the phonetic alphabet.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- File size limit
- The homepage states that Praat can use sound files up to 2 gigabytes (3 hours).fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Graphics
- Praat can produce high-quality graphics and export PDF, PNG, or EPS files.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The tutorial describes Praat as a tool for speech analysis and research graphics, including pictures for articles and theses.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Linux limits
- The maker says it no longer creates 32-bit Linux editions except for Raspberry Pi, and the latest direct-download Linux editions require a distribution from 2022 or newer and a supported processor type.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Program communication
- Praat scripts can communicate with other programs using sendpraat; the sendsocket directive is no longer possible in version 7.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Praat is a computer program for analysing, synthesizing, and manipulating speech, and creating high-quality pictures for articles and theses.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Praat includes a scripting language with commands, variables, loops, procedures, file operations, and command-line execution.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Praat version 7 removed the sendsocket directive, which had allowed messages to be sent to another running program listening to a socket on some platforms.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Speech analysis
- Features include spectral, pitch, formant, and intensity analysis, plus jitter, shimmer, and voice-break analysis.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Speech synthesis
- Praat supports synthesis from pitch, formant, and intensity, as well as articulatory and Klatt acoustic synthesis.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to the manual, FAQ, Praat Users List, and an email contact for unresolved questions or problems.fon.hum.uva.nl · read 4 Oct 2026
