Tools for interlinear text transcription, glossing, and fieldwork coordination.
Data Collection 2 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.
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...