AI-powered tool that reads Fraktur (Gothic script) and turns 19th-century German legal texts into plain, modern language.
Try for free →Fraktur Reader uses AI to recognize and modernize texts printed in Gothic typefaces. Upload a PDF or paste a link — get a clean, readable translation in seconds.
Anyone working with 19th-century German sources will find Fraktur Reader indispensable.
Historical legal texts, court decisions, commentaries on Roman and German law
Academic work with primary sources from German archives and libraries
Documents, memoirs, newspapers and books from the 19th and early 20th centuries
Study historical law and German legal thought from original sources
Upload a scanned book or document — the app processes each page automatically
Copy a page URL from the Max Planck Institute library — the app fetches and translates it instantly
Take a photo or screenshot of any Gothic text and upload it — works with printed and handwritten sources
Pay only for what you process. No subscription required.
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