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Praat for Mac

Analyze, synthesize, and manipulate speech.

Free
In English
4.5
Based on 28 user rates

Praat overview

Praat is an application with which phoneticians can analyze, synthesize, and manipulate speech, and can create high-quality images for their articles and doctoral theses.

The source code may be downloaded here.

What's new in version 6.4.67

  • Include Anastasia Shchupak as Praat’s third author.
  • Made the Voice Report give “undefined” H1-minus-H2 values (instead of an error message) if there are zero pulses.
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Praat for Mac

Free
In English
Version 6.4.67
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4.5

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CheepnisAroma
CheepnisAroma
Feb 12, 2019
6.0.47
5.0
Feb 12, 2019
5.0
Version: 6.0.47
Thanks for keeping Praat free!
piquadratpi2
piquadratpi2
May 24, 2016
6.0.18
1.0
May 24, 2016
1.0
Version: 6.0.18
Doesn't start on 10.11.5! Always crashes...
RavenNevermore
RavenNevermore
Apr 11, 2014
5.3.71
5.0
Apr 11, 2014
5.0
Version: 5.3.71
Note: the download link here is for the 32-bit version. You can get the 64-bit version from the developer's website.
hced
hced
Mar 12, 2014
5.3.66
5.0
Mar 12, 2014
5.0
Version: 5.3.66
Oh, the icon keeps growing on you...
MacUpdate-Lon
MacUpdate-Lon
May 22, 2013
5.3.50
0.0
May 22, 2013
0.0
Version: 5.3.50
From http://savethevowels.org/praat/: "'Using Praat for Linguistic Research' by Will Styler is a practical guidebook and information package designed to help you use the Praat phonetics software package more effectively in Phonetic or Phonological research." The 60+ page guidebook is available free at the above website, or by using this URL: http://savethevowels.org/praat/UsingPraatforLinguisticResearchLatest.pdf
Creed240
Creed240
Aug 26, 2022
6.2.17
5.0
Aug 26, 2022
5.0
Version: 6.2.17
clemons_Z
clemons_Z
May 24, 2021
6.1.47
5.0
May 24, 2021
5.0
Version: 6.1.47
Sid_Sid
Sid_Sid
May 17, 2021
6.1.43
4.0
May 17, 2021
4.0
Version: 6.1.43
radiovish
radiovish
May 14, 2021
6.1.42
4.0
May 14, 2021
4.0
Version: 6.1.42
CheepnisAroma
CheepnisAroma
Feb 12, 2019
5.0
Feb 12, 2019
5.0
Version: null
piquadratpi2
piquadratpi2
May 24, 2016
1.0
May 24, 2016
1.0
Version: null
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Apr 24, 2016
5.0
Apr 24, 2016
5.0
Version: null
RavenNevermore
RavenNevermore
Apr 11, 2014
5.0
Apr 11, 2014
5.0
Version: null
Jacklarm
Jacklarm
Sep 26, 2013
3.0
Sep 26, 2013
3.0
Version: null
Bleech-Jef
Bleech-Jef
Sep 2, 2013
5.0
Sep 2, 2013
5.0
Version: null
Stephen-Fry
Stephen-Fry
May 22, 2013
5.0
May 22, 2013
5.0
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Apr 9, 2013
4.5
Apr 9, 2013
4.5
Version: null
Michael-Meadors
Michael-Meadors
Mar 22, 2013
2.5
Mar 22, 2013
2.5
Version: null
ToastExpander
ToastExpander
Dec 10, 2012
4.5
Dec 10, 2012
4.5
Version: null
Nathan-Sanders
Nathan-Sanders
Jul 18, 2012
5.0
Jul 18, 2012
5.0
Version: null
Roxzilla
Roxzilla
Jul 9, 2012
5.0
Jul 9, 2012
5.0
Version: null
hced
hced
Mar 6, 2012
5.0
Mar 6, 2012
5.0
Version: null
Stef-Vandenabele
Stef-Vandenabele
Jan 18, 2012
5.0
Jan 18, 2012
5.0
Version: null
Kai Eggerstedt
Kai Eggerstedt
Oct 19, 2011
5.0
Oct 19, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Psychos
Psychos
Sep 7, 2011
5.0
Sep 7, 2011
5.0
Version: null
jessica@jessicawilliams-com
Jul 30, 2011
4.0
Version: null
rivermonk
rivermonk
May 26, 2011
5.0
May 26, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Kaydee-Tsang
Kaydee-Tsang
May 20, 2011
5.0
May 20, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Tweety-
Tweety-
Apr 17, 2011
5.0
Apr 17, 2011
5.0
Version: null
Colette
Colette
Feb 15, 2011
4.0
Feb 15, 2011
4.0
Version: null
dazmax
dazmax
Jan 3, 2007
5.0
Jan 3, 2007
5.0
Version: null
Onlooker
Onlooker
Dec 5, 2006
5.0
Dec 5, 2006
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Jun 14, 2005
5.0
Jun 14, 2005
5.0
Version: null