AntConc is a free, multi-platform developed by Laurence Anthony. It is used by linguists, educators, and researchers to perform "distant reading" by analyzing patterns across large collections of digital texts. Core Capabilities
: Generates a "Key Word In Context" (KWIC) list, showing every instance of a target word centered in a snippet of text to reveal its usage patterns. Antconc Corpus
The software is organized into seven primary tools, accessible via tabs at the top of the interface: AntConc is a free, multi-platform developed by Laurence