Tools for Corpus Linguistics

A hopefully comprehensive list of currently 286 tools used in corpus compilation and analysis.

This list is kept up to date by its users. Hence, please feel free to contribute by suggesting new tools.

You can also make suggestions, e.g., corrections, regarding individual tools by clicking the ✎ symbol. As this is a non-commercial side (side, side) project, checking and incorporating updates usually takes some time.

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Top 25 Tags

All Tags
concordancer 49
annotation 44
visualization 29
text analysis 20
tagging 20
pos tagger 18
wordlists 16
statistics 12
compilation 11
keywords 11
collocation 10
qda 10
tokenizer 8
parser 8
readability 8
lexis 8
analysis 7
frequency analysis 7
web-based 6
python 6
spoken 6
language learning 6
mixed methods 6
transcription 5
crawler 5

There is also a comprehensive list of all tags in the database.

Tools [parser generator]

Tool Description Tags Platforms Pricing
ANTLR ✎ANother Tool for Language Recognition is a powerful parser generator for reading, processing, executing, or translating structured text or binary files.parser generatorLinux, Mac, WindowsFree, Open Source
GOLD Parsing System ✎A parsing system that can be used to develop programming languages, scripting languages and interpreters.parser generatorLinux, Mac, WindowsFree
JavaCC ✎A popular parser generator for use with Java applications.parser generatorLinux, Mac, WindowsFree

Last Updated: July 04, 2025.

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