New public model for #Hungarian handwriting! Trained by a research team at Széchenyi István University on council minutes from the Royal Hungarian Agricultural Academy in Magyaróvár (1884–1909), this model supports late 19th-century Hungarian records. 📜 Give it a try:

History isn't just grand narratives; sometimes it's 17th-century rhubarb crackdowns.  Historical German scripts like Kurrent or Sütterlin often stall general AI. See how 3 projects used Transkribus to unlock thousands of museum labels, diaries, and council records: buff.ly/Yl8ERvz

When is an LLM enough for historical documents — and when isn't it? That's the core question archivists, DH researchers, and the team behind Transkribus will be answering in Passau from 21–23 September! View the programme and join us: tuc.transkribus.org/programme

Co-investigator @lsangha.bsky.social is speaking about the project at the @ihrscb.bsky.social seminar tomorrow! In person at the @ihr.bsky.social and online on Zoom 🌐 Sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @leverhulme.ac.uk @transkribus.bsky.social @zooniverse.bsky.social #History

How do you transcribe 2,600 wartime letters without burning out your team? The "Trug und Schein" project used Transkribus AI models for Kurrent and Sütterlin to assist their volunteers and speed up the publication of the "Alltag im Krieg" database. Learn more: www.transkribus.org/blog/trug-un...

Great to see @transkribus.bsky.social starting to be studied for its business model - cooperative AI! - rather than its sector/application/by users. This chapter draws heavily from my writing on our history, then gives us some steers from cooperative theory: www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl...

Tired of squinting at old baptismal registers? Our latest guide shows you how to turn centuries of church registers into searchable, digital text using Transkribus. 👉 www.transkribus.org/blog/how-to-...

Lots of old letters, postcards, and archives are written in German #Sütterlin and are hard to read today. With Transkribus, you can turn that handwriting into searchable text! Give it a try:

We often think of cultural heritage as monuments or physical artifacts. Yet much of it lives in handwritten notes, letters, and books. By turning handwriting into searchable text, we move from preserving paper to understanding its contents. Read more 👇

A coffee-break chat that turned into a research collab, or the collective energy of a group training a model together in real-time — sometimes the best parts of the TUC are the things we didn't plan in advance 🦋 What's your favourite TUC memory?

It was a pleasure to host our Transkribus workshop at @utaustin.bsky.social - a huge thank you to everyone who joined us!

For #ManuscriptMonday, we’re looking at a Liber de natura rerum, a type of medieval encyclopedia that aimed to describe and explain the natural world, often illustrated with detailed miniatures. "Der naturen bloeme" is the earliest surviving example of this genre in Middle Dutch!

Over 700 letters from botanist Eduard Hackel (1850–1926) have now been digitised and made searchable. They are helping scientists to identify and recover lost data about various plant specimens, thanks to @tettris.eu and Transkribus. Find out more about his Italian correspondents:

🚨 Big news: We`ve finally cracked the code! 🩺🤯 Introducing the Transkribus Doctor Model, trained to read even the squiggliest of prescription lines! #AprilFools 😉

Tickets for #TUC2026 are officially available! Join us from 21-23 September at the University of Passau to discuss the future of specialised AI in historical research. Get your Early Bird ticket here: tuc.transkribus.org/tickets

Final call for papers #TUC2026! ⏳ Submit your 300-word abstract by 29 March to join the programme in Passau: ⚡ Lightning Talks 🤝 Round Tables 🛠️ Workshops 🖼️ Posters 🎓 Scholarships Theme: "Not all AI is created equal." Submit here: tuc.transkribus.org/call-for-pap...

Srečko Kosovel is considered one of Slovenia’s greatest poets. Now, thanks to a huge volunteer effort using Transkribus, his handwritten manuscripts have been transcribed and brought online via the Digital Library of Slovenia! Explore his work: www.dlib.si/static/kosov...

📢 Extension: #TUC2026 Call for Papers moved to 29 March! Submit a title & max. 300-word abstract for a chance to present your research in Passau. Speaker perks: ✅ 50% off conference tickets ✅ International audience ✅ Networking with Transkribus experts Submit: tuc.transkribus.org/call-for-pap...

Reminder: Join our Webinar for Beginners this Thursday, 19 March! 🕒 2pm EST | 11am PST | 19:00 UTC Join us to learn the first steps of using Transkribus and how to turn historical handwriting into searchable data. Register now:

Shape the #TUC2026 programme - our Call for Papers is still open! Speaking at TUC is the best way to: 🤝 Connect with a global network of peers 🛠️ Refine your workflows through discussion 🔍 Get a first-hand look at new features Submit now and join us at the University of Passau: buff.ly/6rzX15X

Maps plotted the route, but ship records tell the reality of the voyage. @patymurrieta.bsky.social and her team are using Transkribus models to transcribe colonial records and Indigenous languages like Náhuatl. From trade networks to lost narratives, explore the project here:

This #ManuscriptMonday, we're looking at a 12th-century Bestiary. Legend said whales lured fish into their open mouths with a sweet scent. Only a decade ago, researchers documented whales waiting with open jaws as "trap-feeding"! ©️"On Whales" (1190s). Bodleian Library, via Wikimedia Commons

Shape the #TUC2026 programme - our Call for Papers is still open! Speaking at TUC is the best way to: 🤝 Connect with a global network of peers 🛠️ Refine your workflows through discussion 🔍 Get a first-hand look at new features Submit now and join us at the University of Passau: buff.ly/6rzX15X

Join our English-language webinar specifically timed for our users in the Americas on 19 March! We’ll show you how to use Transkribus AI models to turn historical handwriting into searchable text. 📅 Thursday, 19 March 🕒 2–3 PM EST / 7 PM UTC 🔗

#onthisday in 1616, the Vatican banned Copernicus’s "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium". 🚫Though it laid the groundwork for modern astronomy, both Catholic and Protestant leaders initially rejected the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun!

Don't let your newspaper archives stay buried in microfilm! While their irregular structure is more complex than a book, we've published a 4-step guide to help you digitise and transcribe historical newspapers with precision.

Half a million stories, research projects, and historical breakthroughs. 🌍 We are officially celebrating 500,000 Transkribus users! Thank you for being part of our journey! 🎉

AI is evolving, but is it sustainable? We explore the Transkribus 2026 roadmap, from responsible LLM integration to strengthening our cooperative model. Read the full interview with our Board Members here:

Is all AI created equal? We enjoyed this breakdown by Per Hundevad Andersen testing general AI against specialised Transkribus models for 19th-century Danish Gothic script. 👉Read here : blog.slaegtsbibliotek.dk/2026/02/04/t...

Some hit the slopes, we're climbing through the archives. 📖 Explore over a century of mountaineering heritage with the fully searchable Zeitschrift des Alpenvereins on Transkribus Sites.

The Call for Papers for #TUC2026 at the University of Passau is already open! We invite submissions on the role of specialised vs. general-purpose AI in research. Present your insights to the global Transkribus community. View formats and submit here: tuc.transkribus.org/call-for-pap...

✍️ Workshop HTR Learn the basics of @transkribus.bsky.social and turn digitised manuscripts into searchable text (with @meemoo-be.bsky.social & GhentCDH). Participants may work with their own collection material (optional)! 📅 17 March 2026 | Ghent | free 🔗 Register here: meemoo.be/nl/vormingen...

Transcribing an entire library? The National Library of Norway has already processed 25% of their scanned documents using Transkribus and the NorHand model. This massive effort will make centuries of cultural heritage searchable and widely accessible. 👉 blog.transkribus.org/en/the-norha...

📢 Save the Date: TUC 2026 @ University of Passau From 21–23 September 2026, we’re bringing the Transkribus User Conference to the beautiful University of Passau! Learn more and stay updated here: tuc.transkribus.org

Missed our live session on Table Models? You can now catch the full recording on YouTube! 👉Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYkG...

Working with difficult layouts? Today's Field Models webinar will show you how to automate the tagging and recognition of marginalia, headers or signatures. Sign-up is still open! 👉https://www.transkribus.org/event/field-models-january-2026

We were thrilled to see the relaunch of the digital archive of the Arbeiter-Zeitung (Workers' Newspaper) by Medienhaus Wien last autumn! Transkribus helped to turn 215,000 pages into a fully searchable digital resource. Visit the archive at www.arbeiter-zeitung.at

Don’t miss our free Table Models webinar today! You will learn how to transform historical tables into searchable, structured text. Register here: www.transkribus.org/event/table-...

Ready to improve your transcription results? Our latest webinar recording is now available to watch on YouTube! Find out how to train custom AI models that can recognise unique historical handwritings.

Digital tools are now essential for modern historical research. At the University of Helsinki, Ville-Pekka Kääriäinen is leading the way by teaching students how to use Transkribus to process historical documents. Read more about integrating AI into the curriculum:

#onthisday in 1492, Antonio de Nebrija is said to have presented the first grammar of a modern European language, Spanish, to Queen Isabella I. This work remains a fascinating example of early language standardisation!

Struggling with complex document structures? Join our free webinars on Table Models (20 Jan) and Field Models (27 Jan) and learn how to train Transkribus AI to recognise the specific layout of your documents. Sign up here: www.transkribus.org/events

Throughout history, New Year hasn’t always been celebrated on 31 December. Depending on the time and place, it has often marked the spring or autumn equinox, or even 25 December. However you celebrate the turning of the year today, we wish you a great start to the next one! 🎇

Gingerbread has a long history, from ancient Egypt and China, where spiced honeybreads were used in ceremonies and daily life, to medieval Europe, where spiced cakes became popular among the wealthy. Want to give history a taste? Try baking a 17th-century recipe yourself 👇

#onthisday in 1818, "Silent Night", written by Franz Xaver Gruber, was first performed at St. Nicholas' Church in Oberndorf, Austria. It has since become one of the most recorded Christmas songs in history and has been translated into around 300 languages. 🎄🎶

Latin connects centuries of European history, but diverse scripts make manuscripts hard to read. Here are five AI models that can be used with Transkribus to create accurate, digital versions of Latin documents! 👉 blog.transkribus.org/en/how-to-re...

About to keynote my first conference in Japan! Speaking about @transkribus.bsky.social and all things cooperative tech governance, and the importance of community driven tech - and community walled gardens in this AI moment.

"Without volunteers, nothing works for us."   The German Archives for Diaries (DTA) is on a mission to preserve the thoughts of "ordinary people." As Markus Schaber notes, diaries offer the social and emotional context that state archives often miss. 👉 blog.transkribus.org/en/german-ar...

Planning a Transkribus workshop for students or colleagues? Have a look at the free teaching resources on our Press & Media page to help introduce new users to the platform: info.transkribus.org/press-and-me...

The work doesn't end with document transcription. For many projects, the real goal is public access. The Noord-Hollands Archief makes its transcribed records accessible and fully searchable through Transkribus Sites. 👉 Browse the collections: app.transkribus.org/en/sites/noo...