

Just where you download to is a Windows setting (that you can change if you wish), and the default is a Downloads folder under My documents. The Praat website recommends downloading to the desktop. Finding and unzipping the downloaded Praat file on your computer You might see something like this while the file downloads: Click OK (or whatever similar option you see on your own screen) and downloading starts. The important thing at this stage is to make sure you SAVE the file, do NOT chose to open it yet. This example uses the 32-bit file, clicking the link brings up a download dialog that might look a little different depending on your Windows and browser versions:įor this example I used Windows XP and Firefox.
#Praat zip file
The zip file is an archive and you’ll need a special program like the Windows extraction wizard, Winzip or 7-zip etc. The one you want depends on your computer, you can only run the 64-bit file if you are using a 64-bit computer. In the top left corner you will see two files, praatXXXX_win32.zip and praatXXXX_win64.zip (XXXX being the program version number like 5303 here).

This example takes the Windows edition of Praat:

In the list of operating systems, click yours. When the Praat website appears, you will see something like this in the top left corner of the home page: Go to the Praat website: (this link should open in a new browser tab or window that you can download in and then close when you’re finished). Finding and unzipping the downloaded Praat file on your computer.For faster downloading, Praat is compressed and zipped, so you will need to decompress and unpack it once you’ve got it. All you need to do is copy it from the Praat website to somewhere on your computer. Praat is ready to run, so it does not need elaborate installation. Downloading, installing and starting Praat
