Available Tools
Explore ready-to-use tools. Click a card to open the website or GitHub page for downloads and instructions.
Video Annotation Tool
Record responses to video prompts and automatically export a single audio file with clearly separated entries—ready for ELAN or SayMore.
FLEx DiscourseChart Analysis Tool (FDAT)
View and export FLEx Discourse Charts in a clean, readable format with options like show/hide markers, color-coded salience, printable layouts, and more. Works in your browser or as a desktop app.
Bulk Audio Normalizer
Batch process many audio clips at once. Quickly raise volume, trim silence with padding, or normalize loudness for human listening—no need to edit files one by one.
FLEx XML Viewer/Exporter
Open Simple FLEx XML exports (especially various lists) and view/share them in a clear, user‑friendly format.
FLEx Interlinear Copy Assistant
Turn FLEx/TSV interlinear text into publication‑ready output—LaTeX, XLingPaper, or HTML—with just a few clicks.
Native-Speaker Excel Transcription/Back-Translation Tool
Collect text by letting native speakers transcribe and back‑translate in Excel. Converts Excel directly to FLEx‑ready FlexText.
New Testament Greek FLEx Interlinear Import Tool
Generate FLEx Interlinear Text from the Greek New Testament so that you can use the FLEx text charting tool and FLEx DiscourseChart Analysis Tool (FDAT) to analyze the discourse structure of the text with linguistics software tools (FLEx and FDAT). Includes a template FLEx Project with text chart templates.
OSE Interlinear Viewer
Extract interlinear texts from a OneStory Editor project and view or export them as HTML or XLingPaper.
Partially Usable (Early Preview)
Tone Comparison App
Export a subset of words and associated recordings (with or without frames) from a Dekereke Database for easy, graphical sorting by surface tone melody on Android or Desktop, outside researcher or participatory (with native speakers).
Oral Text Collection Web App
Record native texts right in a web browser, including audio prompts for consent and metadata—handy for quick field collection.
Bulk Media File Manager
Bulk copy with filename prefixes/suffixes and format conversion (in progress). Useful for organizing large media collections.
Finished (Not Yet Fully Uploaded)
These are ready to use but still awaiting full GitHub repositories. They’re provided as portable downloads “as is.”
Dekereke Tools
- Bulk Rename Files — Rename many files at once from a CSV list.
- REGEX Search Tool — Search a Dekereke database using flexible patterns.
- Excel Import and Export — Convert between Dekereke DB and Excel to enable bulk changes and re‑layout.
- Export Anki Flashcards — Turn your Dekereke database into Anki decks (pictures supported).
- Sort Missing and Orphaned Files (simple) — Compare database vs. sound files to spot mismatches.
Sound File Management
- Convert all WAV Files in a Folder to 16‑bit — Make audio compatible with FLEx/Dekereke and reduce size.
- Generate Blank WAV files (from a CSV list) — Prepare placeholder files for alternate recording workflows.
Planned Tools
- QuickStart Android — A simple template for collecting wordlists and basic text/audio from community members.
- Android Text Collection Tool — A streamlined app for recording native texts with consent and metadata.
- FLEx TextChart to Excel Sheet Converter — Turn FLEx interlinear text charts into Excel for easy formatting and printing.
- FLEx Interlinear Tagging View Export — Export Tagging View in a sharable/printable format.
- Biblical Language to FLEx Interlinear Text Importer — Import Greek/Hebrew/Aramaic interlinear text into FLEx.
- Complex Concordance → Combined Text (FLEx) — Merge multiple examples into a new text, preserving references.
- FLEx DB → Dekereke Snapshot Export — Work in FLEx and analyze in Dekereke.
- FLEx ↔ Dekereke Sync (future) — Sync data across roles and tools, with offline AI support.
About FLET
FLET (Field Linguistics Extension Tools) is a community‑driven catalog of practical tools that make fieldwork easier—from recording and organizing audio to preparing readable charts and exports. Many tools run in your browser; others provide installers for Windows, macOS, or Linux.
Each tool has its own page with instructions and downloads. If you’re unsure where to start, browse the tools above and pick the one that matches your task.
License
Documentation (this page and README): Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). You can share and adapt it with credit.
Individual Tools: Each tool has its own license in its repository. Please check the tool’s page for details.