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Many ingenious people have created software tools for conlanging. In addition to this, a number of programs not originally intended for conlanging can be put to great use when creating languages. This article aims to become a comprehensive list of useful conlanging software available on the internet.

General guides to conlanging

Language Construction Kit by Zompist (Mark Rosenfelder)
How to Create a Language by Pablo David Flores

All-purpose software

SIL FieldWorks - a software suite for professional linguists
PolyGlot by Draque (Conlang creation software with dictionary, auto conjugation functionality, grammar guide, and recordable sound examples)
Conlang Dictionary by faiuwle (usable, but many features are still to come)
Computerized Conlang Creator Project by (mainly) Praesidium and Jotomicron (probably a dead project?)

Word generators

Online

Vulgar: a Language Generator by Linguistx (full version available for purchase, free contains full grammar and 200 words, full contains much more customizability and 4000 words)
awkwords by Imploder
Wordo Word Generator by Matthew Martin (web-based version of WordBuilder)
Gen by Mark Rosenfelder
Atlas (an International Auxiliary Language tool)

Downloadable to run offline

WordBuilder by Alfar
Lexifer by William Annis
Logopoeist by Logan Kearsley
Instructions and downloadable version of Gleb by Alex Fink
Boris by John Fisher and Jim Henry (also includes a meta-generator, which generates random phonologies and mutates them via genetic algorithm)
everyword.pl by John Cowan and Jim Henry
Scripts to generate phonologically redundant vocabulary by Jim Henry

Documents describing techniques

A method of generating "flavoured" words (not really a generator, but still interesting)

Sound change appliers

Versatile Sound Change Applier (VSCA) by MUBA
Geoff's SCA Version 0.5 by bricka (Geoff Eddy)
Geoff's SCA Version 0.8 by bricka (Geoff Eddy)
Haedus Toolbox SCA by Samantha McCabe
Reversible Sound Change Applier (RSCA)
Sounds - Zompist's SCA
SCA² - Zompist's SCA, Version 2 (can be used online)

Vocabulary managers

Lexique Pro

Syntax tools

RSyntaxTree

Corpus analyzers

frequencies.pl by Jim Henry -- finds frequency of words and phrases in one or more text files
The Frequentizer by Jan Strasser -- finds frequency of phonemes in a text corpus

Translation exercises

Arthaey Angosii's collection of translation exercises
Graded Sentences for Analysis
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax (a selected subset of the above)

Free Unicode/IPA fonts

Free IPA fonts. Recommended: Noto"", Gentium, Charis SIL, Doulos SIL

Keyboard Layout editors

Ukelele for Mac OS X
SymbolChooser conlang word processor for Windows

Font editors

FontForge (works well together with Inkscape)
High Logic's FontCreator (30 days' evaluation, unless you afford those 80 USAnian bucks)

Other

The Conlanger's Library Web Resources Page
Language Creation Society
Conlang Mailing List archive
X-SAMPA to IPA to CXS converter
The Derivizer by Jan Strasser -- assists in coming up with derivations and compounds
relay-scheduler.pl by Mark Reed and Jim Henry -- tool for finding optimal sequences for conlang translation relays, based on people's preferences about what conlang to follow/precede. Needs work to find optimal dates based on when people are available, as well.
Scripts to turn formatted text files into interlinear gloss or hyperlinked gloss HTML files by Jim Henry; need tweaking to work with other conlangs than gzb
Conlang Atlas of Language Structures
LingoJam create an online translator for your language

This article is part of a series on Conlanging Culture.

Conlanging culture: Conlang flag * Conlang terminology * Language Creation Conference * Smiley Award
Conlanging organizations: Language Creation Society
Conlanging forums and online communities: CBB * Conlang-L FAQ * List of communities * PFJ * Zompist Bulletin Board
Conlanging websites: Cwnc.net
Conlanging games: Conlang relay * Comentary Conlanging * Glossotechnia * #Lexember
Misc: Software tools for conlanging * My First Conlang * St Hildegard's day * *

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 == Vocabulary managers ==
-* [http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.asp?id=79 The Field Linguist's Toolbox]
 * [http://www.lexiquepro.com Lexique Pro]
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 == Keyboard Layout editors ==
-* [http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.asp?id=20 Tavultesoft Keyman] for Windows
-* [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?pocId=&freetext=Keyboard%20Layout%20Creator&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator] (MSKLC)
 * [http://scripts.sil.org/ukelele Ukelele] for Mac OS X
 * [http://www.symbolchoosersoftware.com SymbolChooser conlang word processor] for Windows
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 * [http://www.conlang.org Language Creation Society]
 * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/conlang Conlang Mailing List archive]
-* [http://www.theiling.de/cgi/cxs-ipa.cgi CXS/XSAMPA <-> IPA converter] by Henrik Theiling
+* [https://www.vulgarlang.com/ipa-x-sampa-cxs-converter/ X-SAMPA to IPA to CXS converter]
 * [http://akana.conlang.org/tools/derivizer.html The Derivizer] by Jan Strasser -- assists in coming up with derivations and compounds
 * [http://jimhenry.conlang.org/conlang/conlang.htm#scripts relay-scheduler.pl] by Mark Reed and Jim Henry -- tool for finding optimal sequences for conlang translation relays, based on people's preferences about what conlang to follow/precede.  Needs work to find optimal dates based on when people are available, as well.
 * [http://jimhenry.conlang.org/gzb/gzb.htm#scripts Scripts to turn formatted text files into interlinear gloss or hyperlinked gloss HTML files] by Jim Henry; need tweaking to work with other conlangs than gzb
 * [http://cals.conlang.org Conlang Atlas of Language Structures]
-* [http://g3n.in Dictionary Center (for conlangs)]
 * [http://www.lingojam.com LingoJam] create an online translator for your language
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