Tools for interlinear text transcription, glossing, and fieldwork coordination.
Data Collection 3 tools
Capturing texts in the field — recording audio and entering interlinear transcription. Recommend starting with the Researcher Panel to set up and delegate and manage data collection apps.
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Flextext Editor app.flextext.app
Offline interlinear text editor for FLEx .flextext files — baseline transcription, word-by-word glossing, and free translation. Works on phone, tablet, or desktop without an internet connection.
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Text Recorder record.flextext.app
Phone-based audio recorder for mother-tongue coworkers. Records a new text, prompts for speaker consent, and uploads directly to a shared Google Drive folder.
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Audio Segmenter audio-segmenter.flextext.app
Cuts a recording into lines and matches them to the text. Drag the boundaries on the waveform, play each piece, and send the timed text to your researcher or export it as .flextext or ELAN .eaf. Works offline on phone, tablet, or desktop.
Analysis 3 tools
Working with collected texts — project setup and management, discourse analysis, and related field linguistics tools.
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Researcher Panel research.flextext.app
Remote setup and management tool for the Editor and Recorder apps — configure writing systems, link a Google Drive upload folder, generate task and setup links for coworkers, and manage recording settings.
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Paragraph Analysis Tool pat.flextext.app
Discourse or Semantic Structure Analysis tool that takes the output of these other tools (or FLEx exports or SFM or ELAN) + audio input.
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Field Linguistics Extension Tools (FLET) rulingAnts.github.io
Other Field Linguistics Extension Tools (Tone comparison, Dekereke/PA export, Flex Discourse Chart Analysis Tool, and more...