Transform your document collections with AI.
Whether you manage an archive, library, museum, or government agency — Transkribus turns millions of handwritten and printed pages into searchable, accessible text. Process backlogs, publish collections online, and open your holdings to the world.
Used by 2,000+ archives, libraries, and museums worldwide

Solutions for every institution
Transkribus serves thousands of cultural heritage institutions, government agencies, and research organisations worldwide.
Archives & Institutions
Mass digitisation, full-text search, and online access for city, national, communal, and business archives.
Cities & Regional Archives
Unlock your city's or region's written history — make centuries of handwritten records searchable and accessible to every citizen.
Libraries
Unlock handwritten manuscripts, correspondence collections, and rare book annotations for researchers and the public.
Museums
Transcribe curatorial records, artist correspondence, provenance documentation, and exhibition archives.
Churches & Religious Archives
Transcribe parish registers, diocesan records, and religious manuscripts — centuries of baptisms, marriages, and community history.
Universities & Education
Support digital humanities research, teach paleography with AI assistance, and digitize university library special collections.
Use cases
See how institutions use Transkribus to solve specific digitization challenges.
Archival Backlog Reduction
Process undigitized collections at scale — millions of pages made searchable without manual transcription.
Cadastral Record Digitization
Digitize land registries and property records with AI table and handwriting recognition.
Civil Status Records
Transcribe birth, marriage, and death registers at institutional scale.
Historical Tax Records
Digitize tax assessment rolls, fiscal registers, and financial ledgers.
Newspaper Digitization
Convert historical newspaper archives into searchable full text — headlines, articles, advertisements, and classifieds.
Parish Register Transcription
Transcribe baptism, marriage, and burial registers from churches and diocesan archives at scale.
Collection Publishing
Publish your transcribed collections online with Transkribus Sites — searchable, branded, and ready for public access.
Success stories
See how institutions around the world use Transkribus to unlock their collections.
Finnish National Archives: 7.5 million pages digitized
How Finland's national archive used Transkribus to process one of Europe's largest digitization projects.
Europeana Newspapers: cross-border newspaper digitization
A pan-European initiative to make historical newspapers searchable across national boundaries.
Archion: on-demand church record transcription
How Archion integrated the Transkribus API to offer one-click AI transcription for parish registers.
University of Innsbruck: teaching paleography with AI
How a digital humanities programme uses Transkribus to help students learn to read historical handwriting.
Ready to transform your collections?
Whether you want to run projects yourself or have us manage the entire process — talk to our team about your institution's needs.