HanLP — Natural Language Processing Toolkit for Multilingual Tasks

Overview

HanLP is a comprehensive natural language processing (NLP) library designed for researchers and enterprises, built on PyTorch and TensorFlow 2.x. It offers a wide range of functionalities including tokenization, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, and syntactic & semantic dependency parsing. What sets HanLP apart is its support for 130 languages and its efficient, user-friendly, and extendable design.

Key Features

Support for 130 languages across 10 joint tasks
Built on PyTorch and TensorFlow 2.x for state-of-the-art deep learning techniques
Offers both RESTful APIs and native Python APIs for easy integration
Efficient, user-friendly, and extendable design

Use Cases

Researchers and enterprises needing advanced NLP techniques for multilingual tasks
Developers looking for a lightweight, efficient NLP library for agile development and mobile applications
Use in production environments requiring high-performance multilingual NLP capabilities

Advantages

Supports a wide range of languages, making it suitable for global applications
RESTful APIs allow for easy integration into existing systems
Native Python APIs provide a seamless experience for Python developers
Actively maintained with recent updates, ensuring up-to-date functionality

Limitations / Considerations

Requires Python 3.6 or higher
While GPU or TPU acceleration is recommended, it is not mandatory, which might affect performance in resource-constrained environments

spaCy: An open-source NLP library for Python, known for its speed and ease of use, but with less emphasis on multilingual support compared to HanLP.
NLTK: A leading platform for building Python programs to work with human language data, but it lacks the deep learning capabilities and multilingual support of HanLP.

Basic Information

GitHub: HanLP
Stars: 35,523
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-08-20

📊 Project Information

Project Name: HanLP
GitHub URL: https://github.com/hankcs/HanLP
Programming Language: Python
⭐ Stars: 35,523
🍴 Forks: 10,745
📅 Created: 2014-10-09
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-08-20

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