Translate Gothic script
Few people today can read old Gothic handwriting – let alone understand it. Upload a photo and make the text readable in minutes. And if family abroad should read along, we translate it into 30+ languages in the same step.
Drop a photo of your handwriting here
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What 'translate' means here: readable text
When people search to translate Gothic script, they rarely mean a foreign language – they mean the old handwriting that hasn't been taught since around 1875. The text is in their own language, but written with letterforms and an orthography today's readers don't know. The first step is therefore to transcribe the script into modern, readable letters. That is exactly what MormorsBreve does in minutes.
And then real translation into 30+ languages
Once the Gothic script is readable, you can have the text translated into 30+ languages with one click. That is invaluable when the family is spread across the world: a Danish emigrant letter can be read by the American descendants, a German-Danish diary by both sides of the family. It all happens automatically in the same step, at no extra cost.
Three versions – you choose how close to the original
You get the result in three versions: faithful to the original, AI-completed and freely interpreted. The text can be edited right in the browser, read aloud as audio and exported as PDF. The first 3 pages are free, so you can judge the quality before deciding – no sign-up, no credit card.
What you'll find — and what our AI can read
- Gothic handwriting – Danish standard script before ~1875
- Translation into 30+ languages – included
- Old orthography – »Aa« for »Å« before 1948
From old handwriting to readable text
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