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LIFT Tools is a set of assorted utilities for LIFT files.
Solid is used to check and clean up standard format lexicon data, and optionally convert it to LIFT.
WeSay helps non-linguists build a dictionary in their own language. It has various ways to help native speakers to think of words in their language and enter some basic data about them (no backslash codes, just forms to fill in).
WordSurv aids in the collection and analysis of word lists. It is primarily a tool for the dialect surveyor who is concerned with gaining a present-day picture of the language situation in a given area.