Unlock history with AI

Transkribus revolutionizes the research process by using AI to recognize and extract text from historical documents. Say goodbye to monotonous transcription and hello to more meaningful discoveries. Unleash the full potential of your passion for history!

The platform for historical documents

Transkribus is the platform of choice for over 100,000 users worldwide.

The power of the community

More than 150 public models are available for handwriting in many different languages and time periods.

The Transkribus ecosystem

Our ecosystem of products helps you with every step of the digitisation process.

A unique business model

Transkribus is run by READ-COOP SCE, a purpose-driven cooperative owned by its 125+ members.

Hassle-free AI

Train Transkribus to read specific types of handwriting by creating a custom AI model.

Our vision

At READ-COOP, our vision is to unlock our written past, together.

Why is Transkribus run by a cooperative?

The answer is simple: Collaboration. The idea of setting up a European Cooperative Society (SCE) to manage and develop Transkribus was to have the power and freedom of a regular company but withoutany shareholder pressure. The sole purpose of READ-COOP is to create tools that enhance our work with historical documents. We deeply believe that collaboration is the strongest way to build products and services that really matter to people. More than 125 private and institutional members from 27 countries have already shown that they share this vision and have joined READ-COOP.

Start unlocking the past with Transkribus

Leverage the power of Transkribus to get the most out of your historical documents.