ELAN

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About

ELAN is ranked #25 of 43 in transcription software on Inferse, made by ELAN (Nijmegen, Netherlands). It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Free plan: Yesarchive.mpi.nl

Facts

Free plan: Yesarchive.mpi.nl · 20 Sept 2026
Purpose: ELAN is an annotation tool for audio and video recordings.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
Annotations: Users can create unlimited textual annotations, including sentences, words, glosses, comments, translations and descriptions.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
Tiers and timing: Annotations can be organized in hierarchical tiers, time-aligned to media or linked to other annotations.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
Views and vocabulary: The software provides multiple annotation views synchronized with the media timeline and supports controlled vocabularies.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
Video limit: An annotation document can link up to four video files.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
File format: Annotation text supports Unicode, and annotation documents are stored in the XML-based EAF format.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 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 · 28 Sept 2026
Integrations and export: ELAN 7.1 adds export to REFI project files for qualitative data analysis software; the maker describes this as a one-time integration with no current plans for further extension.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 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 · 28 Sept 2026
Support: Users can search or post on the ELAN forum, contact the support desk through a form, or subscribe to release and news announcements by mailing list.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 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 · 28 Sept 2026
Current release: The download page lists ELAN 7.1 and provides packages for Windows, macOS and Linux.archive.mpi.nl · 28 Sept 2026
Purpose: ELAN is an annotation tool for audio and video recordings.archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 2026
Annotations: Users can add an unlimited number of textual annotations, including sentences, words, glosses, comments, translations, and descriptions.archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 2026
Views: ELAN provides several annotation views synchronized with the media timeline.archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 2026
Video limit: An annotation document can link up to four video files.archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 2026
File format: Annotation content uses Unicode text and documents are stored in XML format (EAF).archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 2026
Documentation: Documentation includes an online manual, a downloadable PDF manual, a short introductory guide, and a media encoding guide.archive.mpi.nl · 29 Sept 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 · 29 Sept 2026