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In order to follow the examples given in this manual, you need to install the IMS Open Corpus Workbench (CWB), version 3.5, which can be downloaded from
It is easiest to install a pre-compiled binary package, following instructions on the Web page and in the enclosed README file.If you are running CWB on a Unix-like operating system (Linux, Mac OS, or the Windows Subsystem for Linux), you should also install the CWB/Perl interface, which includes the useful cwb-make and cwb-regedit programs. Unfortunately CWB/Perl is not available for native Windows.
A data package with all input files needed for the example commands in this manual is available from