Tools supported by B-TXT
B-TXT supports a growing ecosystem of tools and equipment for working with textual data. Some tools are developed in-house, some are hosted or managed by B-TXT, and some are made available through collaborations with external partners.
The access labels on this page explain who can use each tool and how B-TXT supports it. If you are unsure which option fits your project, schedule a meeting or contact B-TXT.
Platforms and hosted tools
eScriptorium
eScriptorium is a platform for the transcription and annotation of historical documents. B-TXT manages an instance with support from the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum. It can be used freely by members of CLARIAH-VL+.
4CAT
4CAT is a tool for collecting, analysing, and visualising digital text and online content. B-TXT manages a VUB instance with support from the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum. VUB researchers can request an account from the homepage.
B-TXT HPC portal
Together with the Scientific Data and Compute team at the VUB, B-TXT has developed a portal with graphical interfaces for common NLP and text-analysis tasks on the VUB HPC cluster. It is freely available to VUB researchers.
B-TXT desktop applications
Annotology
Annotology is a desktop tool for annotating textual corpora. It is developed in-house by B-TXT and is currently in beta testing for macOS and Windows.
auScriptorium
auScriptorium is a privacy-first desktop tool for transcribing and annotating interviews locally. It is developed in-house by B-TXT. The macOS app is available now; a Windows version is coming soon.
Digitisation equipment
Scantent and document scanner
B-TXT offers both a portable scan tent and a stationary document scanner for digitising documents. VUB researchers can use this equipment free of charge by contacting the core facility in advance.
Partner-supported tools
Nodegoat
Through the CLARIAH-VL+ collaboration, GhentCDH offers support for using Nodegoat to build collaborative databases. Researchers can contact GhentCDH for more information and support.