For Windows:

CLANWin is for Windows XP/2000/NT. Windows 95, 98, or ME are no longer supported. Windows installation involves clicking on the installation file and following the directions given by InstallShield. If you have an older version of CLAN on your machine, InstallShield will overwrite it with the newer version.

Also, you will need to install QuickTime and Unicode fonts.

Japanese installation instructions are here 日本

For Macintosh:

CLAN is for Mac OS X users from 10.4 and up. Users with older Mac operating systems can request versions by contacting us. Macintosh installation involves just unstuffing the file and double-clicking on the application. If you have an older version of CLAN on your machine, drag it into the trash and empty the trash before starting up the new version. Also, you will need to install Unicode fonts. QuickTime is preinstalled on Macintosh, so you should not have to install it again.

Unix Installation:

For Unix users, we are distributing the source code for CLAN. This code is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. UnixCLAN only provides the analysis commands of CLAN in the Unix environment. We have not yet constructed a Unix version of the CLAN editor.

A Brief Description:

The CLAN Programs are downloaded, installed, and used as a single application. Functionally, however, CLAN has two parts. The first part is the CLAN editor which can be used to edit files in either CHAT or CA (Conversation Analysis) format. The editor also provides a wide range of additional functions, such as audio and video playback, linkage to audio and video, fonts for Roman and non-Roman orthographies, data validation, adding codes to files, and shipping data to other programs. The second part of CLAN is the set of data analysis programs. These programs are run from a separate window called the Commands window. The results of the analytic programs are sent to the CLAN Output window.

Learning CLAN:

To learn how to use CLAN, you should focus on the tutorial chapters in the CLAN manual.

Click here for a discussion of recent changes to CLAN and the overall CHILDES system.

Old versions of CLAN can be found here.