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Read these files for more instructions and information.

  SooSL-0.9.5 for Windows (126Mb)
  SooSL-0.9.5 for macOS (128 Mb)

  SooSL-0.9.5 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat"
(239Mb)
  SooSL-0.9.5 Debian 13 "Trixie"
(239Mb)

Windows and macOS users:

Download the file for your operating system and double-click on it.
No need to uninstall any old versions of SooSL.
(Windows exception: If you want to install to a different location than your old version,
 then you will need to uninstall your old version first.)

For "silent" installation under Windows, run the installer in a command prompt window with either the "/SILENT" or "/VERYSILENT" command line parameter.
For more information about these command line parameters and others that may be useful, see: https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline

Linux users (Ubuntu and Debian) have two ways to install SooSL:

1. Setup access to the packages.sil.org repositories.
   (Wasta-Linux already has this access setup.)
   (Debian users may need to edit the SIL repository in "Software & Updates" to include "contrib":
   "http://packages.sil.org/debian trixie main contrib".)
2. Download the.deb file to the left for your system. Install using your favourite package manager, or in a terminal change to your download directory and type: "sudo apt install <>".

• First time Linux users: If you've never installed SooSL before, it "may" not start on your first attempt, but please try again, as it probably will run on your second try.
• If your Debian version is older than "Trixie", one of the earlier Ubuntu versions "may" work for you.
  For Debian "Bookworm (12)" try Ubuntu "Jammy (22.04)"; for Debian "Bullseye (11)" try Ubuntu "Focal (20.04)".

  Installation instructions also found in README.

(For SooSL 0.9.4 and 0.9.5. For older versions, see: "Older software and sources" below.)

All users:

This file is an example of a SooSL project for SooSL. We suggest you download and import it as an easy way to learn how to use SooSL before you try making a dictionary of your own.
Click on the "tools" icon (right-most icon at the top of the program window).
Use the "Import Project" icon to make it available for use with SooSL.

Released - December 3rd, 2025

1. Add multiple signs to dictionary through bulk import of sign videos; filename used for initial gloss. Available through "tools" menu
(SOOS 289)
2. Text search on finder list matches anywhere in gloss, not just at the start
3. Unknown extra folders/directories found within a dictionary project will be moved outside of the project's directory. (SOOS 257)
4. SooSL doesn't crash if unknown folders found in a project's folder. (SOOS 282)
5. Remove "Other folders" sidebar option in file dialogs. All locations are already accessible through other options. (SOOS 334)
6. Some missing icons for folders ("home", "desktop", etc) now showing in file dialogs.
7. File dialog items can now be sorted by clicking on a column's header
8. Remove old win32 dlls. (removes compatibility with Windows7, though old systems probably include these already)
9. Upgrade Python 3.12.10, targeting 64bit architecture.
10. Change to PySide6 for gui toolkit. (from PyQt5)
11. Update organization name to "SIL Global" in source code. (from SIL International)
12. Update logos to use new organization name and sharper SooSL image.
13. Update help files
14. Updating Written language, Grammar category and Dialects dialogs used in tools menu and new project dialog
15. Set application style to "Fusion" for better cross-platform look
16. Set an application palette for "Dark" scheme
17. Convert extra pictures to .png (except .gif, .jpeg, .jpg) as some file formats are not supported for website publication. This is done when a new picture is added and when opening a project (for existing photos in other formats)
18. Enable dialog close buttons (red X icon, top-right corner) for Windows. (SOOS 260)
19. About SooSL tool - "Terms of Use", "Privacy Policy" and "Licensing" buttons now open their specific Help file page.
20. "Show focal abbreviation?" checkbox option in Dialects dialog now activated after OK button pressed and dialog closed.
21. Dialects dialog was unable to add more than one dialect at a time - fixed.
22. Linux: SooSL now contains libraries for VLC and FFmpeg and no longer depend on these installed in the system.