r/Transcription
ActiveTranscription: Bringing Clarity To The Written Word
r/Transcription is the community for Written Transcription Requests. All Languages Accepted. Welcome to Transcription! Are you Struggling to decipher handwritten notes, cursive, old letters, or unclear text? We’re dedicated to helping you transcribe and decode those hard-to-read scribbles. Share images of the perplexing text, and let our community of transcribers and enthusiasts lend their expertise to unravel the mystery and to bring clarity to the written word.
Members
7,232
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
May 8, 2009
Total posts
6.6K
archived
Total comments
67.4K
archived
Is r/Transcription dead? Active community.
r/Transcription is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/Transcription have?
r/Transcription had 7,232 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Transcription dead?
No. r/Transcription is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/Transcription created?
r/Transcription was created on May 8, 2009.
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