ICE-GB 2

ICECUP 3.1

ICECUP 3.1 has been released.

A sampler for ICE-GB Release 2 and ICECUP 3.1 is available from this page.

You can play sound recordings by downloading and installing the sound add-on package (100MB).

NEW!   Optional γ (post-release) update of ICECUP 3.1. The latest version contains some useful improvements and bug fixes.
  ICECUP IV β release

Our beta programme continues for the Next Generations Tools Project. We invite linguists to contribute to the development of cutting-edge corpus linguistics tools by participating in this beta programme. Click here to register by email.

64bit note: ICECUP 3.1 is a 16bit program (as is its installer), and has run successfully on PCs running anything from Windows 3.1 to 7. It runs fine on 32bit Windows 7 on 64bit hardware.

Unfortunately, at present 64bit versions of Windows will not run ICECUP directly. If you wish to run ICECUP 3.1 under 64bit Windows, we suggest you investigate using Microsoft Virtual PC. For more information see this blog. Unfortunately we have not been able to test this, so if you succeed or fail do let us know!

Sample Corpora also available for download:

  1. ICE-GB Release 1 and ICECUP 3.0 (superseded).
  2. DCPSE Release 1 and ICECUP 3.1.
Downloads:  Sample Corpus  Sound
 Gamma update  Getting Started  Help
NEW  ICECUP IV β  Getting Started with ICECUP IV


Sample corpus + ICECUP 3.1.

A 'ready-to-run' package containing ten texts from ICE-GB, software, indexes and revised help files.

More information

By downloading the sampler you are agreeing to our standard terms and conditions (in summary: don't breach our copyright or those of our contributors).

Date of release zip exe expanded
19 July 2006 3.32MB 3.39MB ~10MB

How to install

Use the stand-alone executable ('exe') version if you have problems with 'zip' files. Windows ME, XP etc have zip support built into Windows.

  • When downloading, click Open. The executable will create a set of files in a temporary directory.
  • Run the Install program in the temporary directory. This will install all necessary files in two directories, one for the corpus and one for the software. You may change these from the default settings. Note that by default it creates a directory called c:\ICE and places the corpus in a subdirectory of ICE.
  • The install process creates entries in the Start Menu in a subfolder called 'ICE Corpora'.
  • When the install process finishes ICECUP will start.
  • NB. If you have problems installing, try pressing Start! instead. This will run ICECUP from the current location. Full instructions on installing the program are given in the supplied Help file in the package.

With the compressed zip file version you can either expand into a temporary directory as above, or, with many modern zip programs, simply install directly.
How to uninstall
To remove the software, delete the two directories you installed the software into, and remove entries from the ICE Corpora subfolder. You do not need to do anything else.


Sample Sound

Add sound to the ICE-GB sampler by downloading and installing these files. This package contains the sound for the 5 spoken texts of the ICE-GB sampler plus alignment files.

Note that these files are very large and downloading may take some time!

Date of release zip exe expanded
2 August 2006 94.04MB 94.11MB ~100MB

How to install

First, download the ICE-GB sample corpus and extract the files to a temporary directory.

Then download the Sample Sound files and extract them to the same temporary directory. Files will be placed within the "ice-gb-s" subdirectory. Say yes if asked whether you should overwrite files.

Then run "install.exe" to install the software as above. The installer detects the audio files and installs them.


γ Gamma patch (recommended)

You can download the very latest (post-release) version of ICECUP 3.1 by downloading and installing these files. This release includes a number of user interface enhancements over the version on the CD derived from the next generation tools research.

Date of release zip exe expanded
16 October 2009 521KB 589KB 1.4MB

How to install

The package contains two files - the ICECUP program and the button definition file in the 'icedata' subdirectory. To install, simply locate the existing versions and copy these files over.

Beta release notes
ICECUP 3.1 Help (Windows Help).
October 2008 - with γ updates

Full help for ICECUP 3.1. Includes gamma revisions since release.

Date of release zip exe expanded
October 2008 1.73MB 1.79MB 2.1MB

Windows Vista note:
This type of "Win32hlp" help file is blocked by Vista by default. Microsoft has 'helpfully' ceased to support its own previous Help system in Windows Vista and you will receive a pop-up warning message. You can make it accessible by following the instructions provided in Vista. (Microsoft Article)

Getting Started manual
Beta release notes
Getting Started: Second Edition (PDF).
July 2006

Second edition of the Getting Started booklet, updated for ICECUP 3.1, DCPSE and ICE-GB. This is a printable file which is also included in the integrated on-line help.

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NB. To read and print this file you will need a copy of the Adobe Reader software which you can download from the Adobe website.


ICECUP IV β patch

If you have a copy of the ICE-GB R 2 corpus you can now download the beta of ICECUP IV by downloading and installing these files. This beta release is the result of the next generation tools research. A full release of ICECUP IV is planned for this summer.

Date of release zip exe expanded
10 June 2008 605KB 673KB 1.7MB

Alternatively, go to the ICECUP IV download page to download an ICE-GB sample corpus package containing ICECUP IV.

How to install
Follow the instructions (above) to install the sample corpus. Then install ICECUP IV. You can set up a program short-cut or menu item yourself.

The package contains two files - the ICECUP4 program and the button definition file in the 'icedata' subdirectory. Install ICECUP IV in the same location as ICECUP 3.1. ICECUP IV is compatible with ICE-GB R2.

Beta release notes
Getting Started with ICECUP IV (PDF).
New version 4.01 June 2008

Getting Started guide to ICECUP IV and companion to the ICECUP IV β. Includes notes about the current release (above).

This is a printable file which is also included in the integrated on-line help.

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NB. To read and print this file you will need a copy of the Adobe Reader software which you can download from the Adobe website.

To participate in the beta reviewing programme, please click here. You will be notified as new versions are posted on the website.

To send bug reports, comments etc, please click here.

This page last modified 12 June, 2013 by Survey Web Administrator.