IPAlike

IPAlike is a digitization platform designed for phonetic transcriptions of spoken languages. It aims to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly interface for creating, editing, and sharing IPA transcriptions. The platform allows users to work with a wide range of languages and dialects, covering over 650 languages and several thousand dialects.

IPAlike's main feature is its ability to create and display high-quality audio files alongside phonetic transcriptions. This integration enables users to visually understand the spoken text and listen to its correct pronunciation at the same time. The platform also includes features such as automatic IPA-to-Romanization, text-to-speech conversion, and a built-in dictionary.

The platform is primarily intended for educational, research, and linguistic purposes. It has been used in various academic and non-academic contexts, including language teaching, linguistic research, and language documentation. IPAlike can be integrated with other software tools, such as transcription tools or dictionary applications.

IPAlike is primarily developed and maintained by developers of the most used language projects, including Wikipedia and Wiktionary. The project has a git repository on GitHub and an official mailing list. The platform's source code is available under the GNU AGPLv3 license. Compliance with this license means that IPAlike can be freely used, distributed, and modified under the terms of the license.

IPAlike's development is guided by two goals: simplifying IPA notation work and facilitating easy transcription. While IPAlike is primarily used by technical linguists, researchers, teachers, and students, it is accessible to anyone with an interest in linguistics or language learning.