mecab-ko ☆

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Description:
See mecab

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.996-ko-0.9.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: korean nlp morphology text-processing tokenizer

Install: brew install mecab-ko

About:
MeCab-ko is a Korean morphological analyzer based on the MeCab framework. It provides robust and accurate word segmentation for Korean text, which is essential for natural language processing tasks. This specialized version includes dictionaries and models optimized for the Korean language, offering improved accuracy over generic MeCab installations.

Key Features:

Korean-specific morphological analysis
High-speed text processing
Customizable dictionary support
Open-source and extensible

Use Cases:

Preprocessing text for Korean NLP models
Building search engines for Korean content
Analyzing Korean sentiment in social media data

Alternatives:

KoNLPy – A higher-level Java-based library that often wraps MeCab-ko or other analyzers like Hannanum and Kkma.
Open Korean Text – Another Korean tokenizer focused on social media text and slang.

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