Windows software for finding word patterns
Published by Lexical Analysis Software and Oxford University Press since 1996
Concord
... for finding all instances of a word or phrase. Video
KeyWords
... helps find salient words in a text or set of texts. Video
WordList
... lists the words in your text(s) in alphabetical and frequency order. Video
and a number of further Utility tools
System Requirements
WordSmith Tools version 8 is for Windows 7 or later,
including Windows 7 and 8, 8.1, 10, 11, and either 32 or 64-bit versions.
It will be happiest on a fairly modern laptop or desktop PC (e.g. ones bought in the last 4 years). Or an Intel Mac if you install Windows on it.
You will need 100 Mb disk-space and 1GB of RAM as a minimum.
Installing WordSmith
If you download the self-extracting setup.exe file, just run it: it will help you expand the contents into c:\Program Files\wsmith8 or wherever you choose. All the files must be put in the same folder.
To install, all you need do is be sure you have all the files in the same folder. (Of course you can put your wordlists and concordances wherever you like, eg. in sub-folders of \wsmith8 or on quite different drives; you only need ensure all the program files -- the ones you downloaded -- are in the same place.)
To start using WordSmith 8, run \wsmith8\wordsmith.exe. You will be asked to agree to Terms & Conditions then will be taken to an updating window which will allow you to paste in the username and registration code.
If you have never used WordSmith, you may find it best to choose Help | Contents | Getting Started, or | Overview in the menu.
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