2022-01-24: updates for 6.3, new annotation by entering start and end time, first implementation of a Spectrogram viewer, export of before and after column in multiple file search
2021-06-22: updates for 6.2, import of WebAnnotation JSON files, simple statistics with word list export, more extensive and accessible logging from native libraries, CV entry colors in annotation density plot
2021-03-02: updates for 6.1, waveform view without wave file, sorting of single file search results, new "no annotation" constraint in structured multiple file search
2020-11-25: updates for 6.0, added export to time-aligned interlinear text and export to WebAnnotation JSON, inter-annotator reliability based on Fleiss' kappa, support for loading remote EAF files, new preference options
2020-03-16: updates for 5.9, introduction of an annotation density view and export function and of a document properties viewer, updates concerning the possibility to annotate remote media over http(s), changes in configuration of analyzers in interlinearization mode, updates on the analyzers themselves and on lexicon editing, introduction of a new option in media clipping
2019-10-08: updates for 5.8, updated information on available media players, added and changed a few import sections, introduction of EAF validation and file locking options
2019-04-09: updates for 5.5, removed the separate Export clip using m2-edit, minor improvements in the import of separated text files and the export to FLEx, integration of a fully native AV Foundation media player
2018-12-05: updates for 5.4, added import of a Toolbox dictionary, preparation for inclusion of JavaFX media player (and of AV Foundation based player on masOS) and the related move from Java 6 to Java 8
2018-08-20: updates for 5.3, added updating of multiple files with elements from a template, added an option to Merge Transcriptions to not overwrite existing tiers, some changes in dealing with (external) controlled vocabularies
2018-03-28: updates for 5.2, Interlinearization Mode added configuration of the rendering, added a Play Selection panel, added a configuration panel for the Whitespace analyzer, added support for a custom sort order for lexical entries
2017-12-20: updates for 5.1, added Copy annotations from Tier to Tier, added Java Sound player and clipping options, added Modify Annotation Time by typing option, added new data extraction options from timeseries tracks
2017-10-25: updates for 5.0, additions to Interlinearization Mode, updates to Segmentation Mode, new options in tab-delimited text export
2017-04-10: updates for 5.0.0-beta, added Signbank lexicon connection, Media displayer for annotations and controlled vocabulary entries, Spell Checker (preliminary)
2017-01-04: general update for 5.0.0-alpha, added Interlinearization Mode, font size setting added to the preference panel
2016-05-12: general update for 4.9.4, added section on working with tier sets, some additions to the preferences panels
2015-11-25: general update for version 4.9.2, added Korean language, Tab-delimited text / Traditional text / Interrater text export changes/improvements, copying of video coordinates changed, basic drag 'n drop file opening/creation function added, ability to create selections in Segmentation mode added.
2015-05-20: general update for version 4.9.0, added inter-annotator functionality, added WebLicht processing, general maintenance.
2014-12-03: general update for version 4.8.0, added play media section in preferences, context-menu in timeline viewer reduced, option to deactivate tier in Tier name viewer added, Tokenize tier is more flexible.
2014-10-25: general update for version 4.8.0 beta, introduction of ELAN comments section
2014-05-07: general update for version 4.7.0, added multi-lingual CV, frame-skipping options in preferences, added independent audio-level control, added audio signal-viewer easy switch option, improved Multi-file editor.
2013-11-04: general update for version 4.6.2
2013-05-13: update for version 4.6.0, added multiple annotation selection, new alignment-view in multiple file search, FLEx import & export added
2013-01-07: minor fixes to text
2012-12-10: general update for version 4.5.0
2012-07-12: general update for version 4.4.0
2011-08-15: general update for version 4.1.2
2011-04-23: general update for version 4.1.0, introducing the transcription mode
2010-12-23: general update for version 4.0.0
2010-03-12: general update for version 3.8.1
2009-08-20: general update for version 3.8.0, among others the possibility to change shortcuts
2009-04-02: general update for version 3.7.2.
2009-02-03: general update for version 3.7.0, a viewer for integrated display of metadata and a find-and-replace function for multiple files
2008-08-19: general update for version 3.6.0, an extensible Audio Recognizer framework for semi-automatic segmentation and annotation
2008-05-19: general update for version 3.5.0, preliminary support for ISO Data Categories and simplified creation and application of a translation for ELAN's user interface
2008-03-06: general update for version 3.4.0, new customization options and support for timeseries data in csv/tab-delimited text files
2007-12-10: general update for version 3.3.0, among others the options for exporting ELAN data are expanded
2007-10-04: general update for version 3.2.0, among others the structured search through multiple annotation files (This version of the manual is the first to be made from Docbook source to enable an easy generation of PDF and HTML.)
2007-03-27: some cross-references have been corrected
2007-02-22: removal of obsolete section "menu items" in the reference guide
2007-02-20: references to sections are corrected, new screenshots, keyboard shortcuts updated, a lot of small corrections
2007-02-08: general update for version 3.0, among others the new search facilities were added