Transcribe old script
Letters, diaries, parish registers and documents in Gothic handwriting become accurate, searchable text in minutes. Upload a photo – the AI transcribes, and you fix the final details yourself.
Drop a photo of your handwriting here
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What is transcription?
To transcribe means to convert a text from one written form to another – here from Gothic handwriting into modern, readable letters. Unlike a loose rendering, a good transcription tries to preserve wording, spelling and line breaks so the result stays faithful to the original. That is exactly what genealogists, archives and families need when an old source must be readable and quotable.
Accuracy where it counts
Old handwriting is full of pitfalls: look-alike letters, faded ink, abbreviations and a pre-1948 orthography. The AI is trained specifically on Gothic script and delivers a strong starting point – and you keep control: mark uncertain spots, compare with the original via the built-in magnifier, and fix the rest yourself. The result is text you can trust.
From photo to finished text in minutes
Upload a photo or a multi-page PDF – several pages at once make the result even more accurate. You get three text versions, can translate into 30+ languages, have the text read aloud and export it as PDF. The first 3 pages are free: try first, decide after, no subscription.
What you'll find — and what our AI can read
- Gothic handwriting – before ~1875
- Transitional script – Gothic + Latin, ~1875–1900
- Abbreviations and old orthography
From old handwriting to readable text
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