Transkribus for researchers at UZH
What is Transkribus?
Transkribus is an AI-powered platform for text recognition, transcription, and searching historical documents.
How can researchers at UZH use Transkribus?
The ZDE currently has an organizational subscription for UZH members. The subscription provides access to all Transkribus functionalities. Credits can be purchased at a discounted rate. If you require Transkribus credits for your digital edition project, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Independently of this, anyone can register with Transkribus and receive a free allowance of 100 credits per month, although with limited functionality. Further information can be found here: transkribus.org/plans
Transkribus Scholarship Programme for Teachers and Students
The programme is open to students and teaching staff from all disciplines and degree programmes. As part of this global programme, applicants can apply for free credits for Transkribus's handwritten text recognition technology. Transkribus scholarships are awarded on a project basis, meaning that students must apply with a specific project for which they intend to use the scholarship funding.
You can apply for a Transkribus Scholarship here.
Alternatives to Transkribus
Free alternatives include OCR4All and eScriptorium.
Guidance and Explanations
A helpful overview of how to use Transkribus can be found in the Proto4DigEd Handbook for Creating Digital Editions via the following link.