Quoted from the TACL GUI manual:
The TACL GUI, as the name suggests, is a GUI (Graphic User Interface, i.e. point-and-click interface of the type most users are used to for most computer programmes) for the use of "TACL". "TACL" is a tool for the computer-assisted analysis of digitised texts in the Chinese Buddhist canon. The name "TACL" is a "backronym" motivated mainly by a love of puns, and it doesn't really matter what it stands for. Interested users can contact us with suggestions for fun interpretations; users who prefer to have answers can think of it as meaning "Text And Corpus Lab".
Please consult the TACL GUI Manual (English Version or Chinese Version) and TACL GUI One-Stop Shop for detailed information and further resources.
- The TACL GUI is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
- Windows users require Windows 10 or higher (earlier versions of Windows are not compatible with the necessary version of python)
- Installing python on your system is not required.
- Windows Version (Download)
- Linux Version (Download)
- Mac Version (Download)
- Please note: Since the Mac version is self-signed and not notarized, it needs to be launched via right click -> "open", instead of a double click. See also here.
- Special thanks to Merlin Beutlberger (@RandomByte) for testing, adapting, and providing the Mac version!
If you have any questions or problems, please open a new Issue on this github page. Alternatively, you may also email us
The TACL GUI is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3 (see the License Text). It contains the following main components with the following licenses: