TermaFoundry

Live

The free web toolkit for working in Tibetan — in any browser, no install.

2023–present

Overview

A suite of free, browser-based tools that fix the everyday friction of using Tibetan online — looking up words, digitizing manuscripts, laying out pecha, and rendering the script correctly on the web.

1.2M+

Dictionary Entries

Dictionary Sources

Curated Fonts

Original Fonts

What’s Inside

Tibetan Dictionary — searchable in Tibetan, English, and Wylie

TermaOCR — turn scanned manuscripts/PDFs into editable Unicode

PechaForge — create print-ready pecha with traditional proportions

termaUI — a CSS framework that fixes broken Tibetan rendering online

TermaFonts — 36 free typefaces + 3 original fonts with master calligrapher Jamyang Dorjee

Tibetan Calendar — lunisolar calendar from the Kalacakra Tantra

The Ecosystem

TermaType

Tibetan word processor

TermaOCR

Tibetan script recognition

Dictionary

1.2M+ entries from 64 sources

PechaForge

Pecha manuscript creator

termaUI

CSS framework for Tibetan

TermaFonts

36 curated Tibetan typefaces

Tibetan Calendar

Lunisolar calendar from the Kalacakra Tantra

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Build Infrastructure

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The first word processor built for Tibetan and English. Free, 100% offline.

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Read classical Buddhist texts with confidence — translation, commentary, and pronunciation in one place.

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Tibetan Library

A free home for Tibetan literature, scripture, and memory — open to anyone, anywhere.