Digital Tibetan
by Digital Tibetan CommunityA community-run guide to using Tibetan on digital devices, with pages on keyboards, fonts, dictionaries, OCR, converting old Tibetan text and more. Still under development.
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Convert old documents to Unicode
Before Unicode, Tibetan was typed with special fonts that put Tibetan shapes where Latin letters normally sit. Open such a document without the font and you see random English or symbols; even with the font installed, the text cannot be searched or moved to another program.
Converters read those old documents and give you proper Unicode Tibetan. They are matched to particular fonts, so check the result against the original.
Tools
Easy Tibetan Copy
by Frère JérémyDrop a PDF, Word or RTF file and get correct Unicode Tibetan back, ready to copy, paste and search. Everything runs in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
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Tibetan ANSI to Unicode
by Frère JérémyConverts ANSI Tibetan from the TibetanChogyal font to Unicode. Almost all Tibetan characters are handled; only a few Sanskrit characters are.
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pdf-cmap-fix
developer library · Python · by OpenPechaFixes incorrect or incomplete PDF ToUnicode maps so that text extraction, search and copy-paste return correct Unicode. Primarily for Tibetan stacked syllables in Monlam, Himalaya and Jomolhari fonts, and for some legacy fonts.
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py-tiblegenc
developer library · Python · by Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC)A Python script that converts PDFs using non-Unicode Tibetan fonts into Unicode text. A work in progress, with a long list of supported legacy fonts.
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tibetan-ansi-to-unicode
developer library · JavaScript · by Frère JérémyConverts old Tibetan fonts to Unicode. Includes a command-line tool that converts Word and RTF files while keeping their formatting.
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tibetan-normalizer
developer library · JavaScript · by Frère JérémyA simple tool to normalize Tibetan Unicode strings.
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tibetan-unicode-converter
developer library · JavaScript · by Frère JérémyA JavaScript library to convert ANSI-encoded Tibetan text to Unicode, usable as an ES module, in CommonJS or directly in the browser.
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Universal Tibetan Font Converter (UTFC)
developer library · C · by Tashi TseringConverts files between Tibetan encoding schemes and file formats (text, RTF, HTML), including twelve legacy fonts, Unicode and Wylie variants. A command-line program compiled from C; its README notes some known bugs.
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