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Dev tools · December 18, 2018

Flair – State of the art NLP framework on top of pytorch

A very simple framework for state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing (NLP) - flairNLP/flair

Flair – State of the art NLP framework on top of pytorch launched on December 18, 2018 with 11 votes, #757 of 2,148 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Flair is an NLP framework built on PyTorch that enables developers to build natural language processing applications. It provides tools and pre-built models for tasks like named entity recognition, part-of-speech tagging, and text classification. The framework is designed for machine learning engineers and researchers who need a flexible, PyTorch-based foundation for NLP projects. Flair combines ease of use with the power of deep learning, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners.

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