ELAN Download Mirror

Page updated: March, 2026.

Welcome to the ELAN download mirror. This mirror is served through a globally distributed content delivery network and files are cached directly from the official ELAN file repository.

• Release notes
• Official ELAN website

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Windows

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 24 runtime. Requires: 64-bit, Windows 11, 10, (8 not tested anymore)

• ELAN 7.0 (.exe) (.zip)
• Simple-ELAN 1.5 (.exe)

MacOS

.zip and .dmg files containing a .app which includes a Java 24 runtime (Java 21 for Intel based Macs). The M1 version only works on Apple silicon Macs (including M2 etc.). Requires: 64-bit, macOS High Sierra (10.13) or higher for Intel Macs, macOS Big Sur (11) or higher for Mx Macs.

• ELAN 7.0 (.zip) (.dmg)
• Simple-ELAN 1.5 (.zip)

Linux

Archive files (.tar.gz) or Debian installers (.deb), all including a Java 24 runtime. Requires: 64-bit

• ELAN 7.0 (.tar.gz) (.deb)
• Simple-ELAN 1.5 (.tar.gz) (.deb)

Source code

Archive containing the source files and a Maven build script. Requires: Maven 3.3 or >, OpenJDK 21 or >

• ELAN 7.0 (.zip) (GNU Public License)
• The LEXAN API source code (extension mechanism for NLP/text processing)
• The Audio Recognizer API and demo package
• (Preliminary) Lexicon extension "API" demo package.

Release notes.

Previous versions

List of previous versions.

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