FLEx Interlinear Copy Assistant

What is FLEx Interlinear Copy Assistant?

A cross-platform application that streamlines the process of converting linguistic interlinear glossed text (IGT) data from FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx) or spreadsheets into common publication formats.

The tool cleans raw TSV (Tab-Separated Values) data and provides one-click conversion to LaTeX, XML, and HTML formats.

📥 Download

🪟 Windows

Portable executable - no installation required!

Download for Windows (v1.0.0)

~41 MB • Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit)

🍎 macOS / 🐧 Linux

Run from Python source code

Requirements: Python 3.x

Install Python dependency: pip install pyperclip
Download the script: flex-interlinear-copy.py
Run the application: python3 flex-interlinear-copy.py

Latest Release: v1.0.0 • View all releases

🌟 Key Features

📋 Clipboard Integration

Directly paste and process TSV data copied from FLEx or spreadsheets.

🔄 Multiple Output Formats

Convert to LaTeX (XeTeX with gb4e/ling-example packages), XLingPaper XML, or clean HTML markup.

🧹 Automatic Data Cleaning

Removes blank columns, handles numbered examples, and copies morpheme break markers automatically.

✏️ Manual Editor

Built-in spreadsheet-like editor for creating or fine-tuning interlinear examples.

💻 Cross-Platform

Works on Windows (portable .exe), macOS, and Linux (via Python).

🆓 Free & Open Source

Licensed under GNU AGPL v3. Modify and share freely!

🚀 Quick Start

Copy your interlinear data from FLEx or a spreadsheet (Ctrl+C or Cmd+C)
Launch the application - the data will automatically appear in the preview
Select your target format from the dropdown menu (e.g., LaTeX, XML, HTML)
Configure options like removing FLEx labels or morpheme alignment
Click "Convert and Re-Copy!" - the formatted output is automatically copied to your clipboard
Paste into your document (Ctrl+V or Cmd+V)

Read the Full User Guide →

👥 Who Should Use This Tool?

Linguists and Researchers preparing academic papers with interlinear examples
Language Documenters working with FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx)
Students writing linguistics assignments or theses
Publishers needing clean, formatted interlinear glossed text
Anyone working with morpheme-by-morpheme linguistic annotations

🤝 Get Help & Contribute

📖 Documentation

Check out our User Guide for detailed instructions.

🐛 Report Issues

Found a bug? Open an issue on GitHub.

💡 Contribute

We welcome contributions! See our GitHub repository.