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Praat 6.4.21

Doing phonetics by computer

Category: Education
Price: Free
Popularity: Low
Version String: 6.4.21
Release Date: 2024-09-24
Architecture: Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM)
Minimum OS: macOS 10.11
Vendor Name: Paul Boersma David Weenink
Homepage: www.fon.hum.uva.nl

Version History 6.4.21

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Description:

Most information on how the program works is in its manual and on http://praat.org, which is also where you can download the latest binary executables from.

Before trying to dive into Praat’s source code, you should be familiar with the working of the Praat program and with writing Praat scripts. The Praat program can be downloaded from http://www.praat.org.

License
All of the code is available on GitHub under the GNU General Public License. Of course, any improvements are welcomed by the authors.

Steps to take if you want to extend Praat
First make sure that the source code can be compiled as is. Then add your own buttons by editing main/main_Praat.cpp or fon/praat_Fon.cpp.Consult the manual page on Programming.

The programming language
Most of the source code is written in C++, but some parts are written in C. The code requires that your compiler supports C99 and C++14.