SIL Language Technology

Software for Language Development

Supporting language communities with literacy, development, and translation tools

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We rely on open tools and processes to develop and support over 50 linguistic and translation products, including:

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Recent Posts

Paratext Diagram Labeler
16 January 2026

Major restructure to support multiple map sources

Version 0.2.0 implemented a major architectural restructure of the Paratext Diagram Labeler, that enables maps from multiple collections to make use of the same labels without “stepping on each … read more

SIL Map & Illustration Repository
15 January 2026

Now hosted on software.sil.org!

The SIL Map & Illustration Repository is now hosted here at software.sil.org/illustrations. If you’ve been accessing it using the shortcut of tiny.cc/sil-maps, that will now bring you here. … read more

Scripture Forge
13 January 2026

Quotation mark style consistency can more frequently be applied

Improvements: The option to preserve quotation mark style from training data will now appear more often, thanks to an optimized detection process that no longer depends on consistency in the source pr… read more