# Praat

> Doing phonetics by computer

- **Slug:** `praat`
- **Organization:** Phonetic sciences, University of Amsterdam
- **Website:** https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/
- **HTML page:** https://www.tools.bible/tools/praat
- **Markdown page:** https://www.tools.bible/tools/praat.md

## Classification

- **Translation stages:** Language Development
- **Medium:** Oral, Video
- **Pricing:** Free (Unrestricted)
- **Release status:** Full
- **Localization:** Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
- **Translation type:** Any
- **License:** GNU General Public License
- Developer expertise needed
- Linguistic expertise needed
- Offline capable

## Description

Perform analysis (spectral, pitch, formant, etc), and add transcriptions to recorded speech samples.

Available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

## Additional details

### Analysis

Can produce high quality graphics in PDF, PNG  or EPS formats.

- [spectral analysis (spectrograms)](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Intro_3__Spectral_analysis.html)
- [pitch analysis](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Intro_4__Pitch_analysis.html)
- [formant analysis](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Intro_5__Formant_analysis.html)
- [intensity analysis](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Intro_6__Intensity_analysis.html)
- [jitter, shimmer, voice breaks](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Voice.html)
- [cochleagram](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Cochleagram.html)
- [excitation pattern](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Excitation.html)

### Labeling and segmentation (transcription)

- [label intervals and time points on multiple tiers](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Intro_7__Annotation.html)
- [use phonetic alphabet](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/Phonetic_symbols.html)
- [use sound files up to 2 gigabytes (3 hours)](https://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manual/LongSound.html)

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- [Dictionary App Builder](https://www.tools.bible/tools/dictionary-app-builder.md)
- [RhemaApp](https://www.tools.bible/tools/rhemaapp.md)
- [Speech Analyzer](https://www.tools.bible/tools/speech-analyzer.md)
- [Lilt](https://www.tools.bible/tools/lilt.md)
- [Phonology Assistant](https://www.tools.bible/tools/phonology-assistant.md)

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