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FOLKER

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Purpose
FOLKER is a transcription editor developed for transcription and annotation in the FOLK research and teaching corpus.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Intended users
The maker describes FOLKER as a tool developed for research and teaching corpus work involving spoken German.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Free plan
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Support
The FOLKER page advises users to consult the manual and contact EXMARaLDA support if their questions remain unanswered.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Maker
The linked imprint identifies the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim as the responsible institution for the site.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Current listed version
The official releases page lists FOLKER version 1.3.3 among releases dated December 29, 2025.Read 4 Oct 2026 · exmaralda.org
Distribution
FOLKER has been distributed as a component of EXMARaLDA since April 2017.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Documentation
The FOLKER page links a quick-start guide, a video tutorial, a user manual, and developer documentation for the data model and schema.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Interoperability
FOLKER is based on and interoperable with the EXMARaLDA system.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Linux download
The EXMARaLDA download page lists Linux packages, including a Debian package and a Java-integrated tarball.Read 4 Oct 2026 · exmaralda.org
Mac download
The official download page provides FOLKER disk images for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and states that Intel Macs will not be supported in future releases.Read 4 Oct 2026 · exmaralda.org
Related tool
OrthoNormal supports orthographic normalization, lemmatization, and part-of-speech tagging of transcripts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Training
The IDS says it offers FOLKER workshops at irregular intervals and invites interested people to email [email protected].Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Transcription
FOLKER supports conversation analytical transcription following cGAT conventions as a minimal or basic transcript.Read 4 Oct 2026 · agd.ids-mannheim.de
Windows download
The official EXMARaLDA download page provides a Windows installer and lets users choose which tools to install.Read 4 Oct 2026 · exmaralda.org

Plans and prices

FOLKER Free FOLKER is available as a download within the EXMARaLDA tools Read 4 Oct 2026 · exmaralda.org

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