Download the current version of ELAN for your platform
By downloading and using ELAN you agree to cite ELAN in any publication based on research in which ELAN has been used. You can cite a paper or cite as software, e.g. as follows:
"ELAN (Version 6.5) [Computer software]. (2023). Nijmegen: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Retrieved from https://archive.mpi.nl/tla/elan"
"ELAN (Version 6.5) [Computer software]. (2023). Nijmegen: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics. Retrieved from https://archive.mpi.nl/tla/elan"
| OS | Download | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 Windows |
ELAN 6.5 Simple-ELAN 1.4 |
[.exe] [.zip] [.msi] [.exe] [.zip] |
Installer (.exe [a Setup wizard with options] and .msi [silent installation for all users]) and portable, unpack-and-run (.zip) versions all include a Java 20 runtime. Requires: 64-bit, Windows 10, 8, Vista, 7(? not tested anymore) |
 macOS |
ELAN 6.5 ELAN 6.5-M1 Simple-ELAN 1.4 |
[.zip] [.dmg] [.zip] [.dmg] [.zip] [.dmg] |
.zip and .dmg files containing a .app which includes a Java 20 runtime. The M1 version only works on Apple silicon Macs. Requires: 64-bit, macOS High Sierra (10.13) or higher |
 Linux |
ELAN 6.5 Simple-ELAN 1.4 |
[.tar.gz] [.deb] [.tar.gz] [.deb] |
Archive files (.tar.gz) or Debian installers (.deb), all including a Java 20 runtime.Requires: 64-bit, tested on Ubuntu 20.04 |
| All | Source code of ELAN 6.5 | [.zip] | Archive containing the source files and a Maven build script. Requires: Maven 3.3 or >, OpenJDK 14 or > |
| All | Previous releases |
Alternative sites
| USA download mirror | Mirror site for ELAN downloads. |
| ELAN with CorpAfroAs extension | Download site for ELAN 6.0 with CorpAfroAs extension. |
Other source code and documentation
| LEXAN API | The LEXAN API source code (extension mechanism for NLP/text processing, version 0.8) |
| AV Recognizer API | The Audio/Video Recognizer API and demo package (version 4) |
| Lexicon extension API | (Preliminary) Lexicon extension "API" demo package |