There is plenty of detail in the Calais Web Service documentation for those who want to roll up their sleeves and write code to analyze text. But many folks are just interested in analyzing text without developing a first-hand understanding of the plumbing that underlies the analysis. The Open Calais Submission Tool is designed for those users.

The Submission Tool performs semantic analysis of files supplied by the user via a series of submission screens. No coding is required on the part of the user, although you are still required to have an API Key. For information about obtaining an API Key, visit the Get Started page.

Details about installing and using the Submission Tool can be found in the documentation.