Installation

Step 1. Get the latest version of the plug-in at the following link. On the website, navigate to the Assets section and download the ZIP file plugin_finder.zip.

Fig. 1 Download section on GitHub

Step 2. Unzip the file to extract the plugin folder. Copy this folder into the Praat preferences folder. This is a directory created after you run Praat for the first time on your computer and its location depends on your operating system.

Windows

On Windows, the preference folder is located at C:\Users\[user name]\Praat. In the Fig. 2, the plug-in folder has been copied to that directory.

Fig. 2 The Praat Preferences directory on Windows 10

Within the plug-in folder you should have the following content.

Fig. 3 The plug-in folder

macOS

On Mac, the preference folder is located at /Users/your user name/Library/Preferences/Praat Prefs/.

Note

The Library folder is hidden by default on macOS. To find it, open Finder, click the Go menu while holding the Option (Alt) key, and select Library.

Linux

On Linux, the preference folder it is located at /home/your user name/.praat-dir/. In the Fig. 4, the plug-in folder has already been copied to that directory.

Fig. 4 The Praat Preferences directory on Linux (Debian 13)

Within the plug-in folder you should have the following content.

Fig. 5 The plug-in folder

Step 3. Finally, check that Praat can recognize the plug-in. Start Praat and go to Praat > Goodies in the menu bar. There, you should be able to see the Finder submenu as shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 The plug-in menu

Note

The location of the Praat preferences folder could change in Praat 7.xx. Always keep an eye on the section preferences folder in the Praat manual to see where it is located.