diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c02613..1c9424a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ build
 __pycache__
 .history-mahmoudi
 SLTev.egg-info
+elitr-testset/
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b5fa3d..bd92b26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,8 +194,26 @@ Demo example:
 ``` 
 ASReval -i sample-data/sample.en.en.asrt sample-data/sample.en.OSt sample-data/sample.en.OStt -f asrt ost ostt
 ```
+#### Parsing index files
+See `SLTev/index_parser.py` for detailed description. Structure of the index file:
+```
+# SRC -> *.<EXTENSION>
+# REF -> *.<EXTENSION>
+# ALIGN -> *.<EXTENSION>
+PATH_TO_DIRECTORY
+PATH_TO_ANOTHER_DIRECTORY_WITH_SAME_EXTENSIONS
+
+# SRC -> *.<EXTENSION>
+# REF -> *.<EXTENSION>
+PATH_TO_DIRECTORY_WITH_DIFFERENT_EXTENSIONS
+```
 
+`SRC` and `REF` annotations are mandatory. Specifying a `SRC` annotation "clears" the rest of the annotations.
 
+Usage:
+```
+SLTIndexParser path_to_index_file path_to_dataset
+```
 #### Notes
 1. *.asrt and *.slt files have timestamps and, *.mt and *.asr do not have them. 
 2. For using ``MTeval``, ``SLTeval``, ``ASReval`` commands, you do not need to follow naming templates, it is the ``-f`` parameter that specifies the use of the file.
diff --git a/SLTev/index_parser.py b/SLTev/index_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad48b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SLTev/index_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import glob
+import re
+import json
+
+"""
+Read an index file with meta-annotations (SRC, REF, ALIGNMENT...)
+
+Meta-annotation format:
+# NAME -> *.<EXTENSION>
+
+Return an iterable of dicts containing paths to the specified files
+If invoked on the command line, return a JSON of the list of dicts
+Multiple directories can share the same meta-annotations, as long as there isn't a blank line between them
+SRC line resets the meta-annotations 
+SRC and REF are mandatory annotations
+
+Example:
+
+# SRC -> *.<EXTENSION>
+# REF -> *.<EXTENSION>
+PATH_TO_DIRECTORY
+PATH_TO_ANOTHER_DIRECTORY_WITH_SAME_PREFIXES
+
+# SRC -> *.<EXTENSION>
+# REF -> *.<EXTENSION>
+PATH_TO_DIRECTORY_WITH_DIFFERENT_PREFIXES
+"""
+
+
+def parseIndexFile(indexFilePath, testsetPath):
+    fileExtensions = {} # Dict of file extensions
+    with open(indexFilePath) as indexFile:
+        for line in indexFile:
+            line = line.rstrip()
+            if line.startswith("#"):
+                if "->" in line:
+                    _, fileType, _, extension = line.split(" ")
+                    if not extension.startswith("*"):
+                        raise Exception(f"{line} -- extension must start with a *")
+                    if fileType == "SRC":
+                        fileExtensions = {}
+                    fileExtensions[fileType] = extension 
+            elif len(line) > 0:
+                if "SRC" not in fileExtensions or "REF" not in fileExtensions:
+                    raise Exception(f"{line} -- SRC or REF not specified") 
+                sourceExtension = fileExtensions["SRC"]
+                sources = glob.glob(f"{testsetPath}/{line}/{sourceExtension}")
+
+                # Source file is guaranteed to exist, verify all other requested files exist
+                for source in sources:
+                    evalEntry = {}
+                    for name, extension in fileExtensions.items():
+                        matchingFileName = re.sub(sourceExtension[1:] + "$", "", source) + extension[1:]
+                        if not os.path.exists(matchingFileName):
+                            raise Exception(f"{name} {extension} -- {matchingFileName} does not exist")
+                        evalEntry[name] = os.path.realpath(matchingFileName)
+                    yield (evalEntry)
+
+def main():
+    paths = [path for path in parseIndexFile(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])]
+    print(json.dumps(paths))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 55c216b..74a151b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             "SLTeval = SLTev.SLTeval:main_point",
             "ASReval = SLTev.ASReval:main_point",
             "MTeval = SLTev.MTeval:main_point",
+            "SLTIndexParser = SLTev.index_parser:main"
         ],
     },
     python_requires=">=3.6",