Ensuring Tibetan Script
Thrives in the
Modern World.
No word processor. No CSS framework. No manuscript tool. OCR tools exist but struggle with Tibetan's stacked consonants. We're building every missing piece — from scratch, in the open, for everyone.
A language spoken by millions.
Almost invisible online.
Tibetan script powers one of the world's great literary traditions — yet the digital tools it needs barely exist. Letters get clipped on websites. Fonts don't load. There's no word processor, no way to create traditional manuscripts digitally, and OCR can't reliably read Tibetan's stacked consonants. Terma Foundry exists to change that.
word processors
Tibetan rendering
tools
building right now
Six tools. One mission.
Each tool solves a specific gap in Tibetan digital infrastructure. Together, they form a complete ecosystem.
termaUI
The first CSS framework built for Tibetan script. Fixes clipped letters, broken line spacing, and missing fonts — developers add one file and Tibetan just works, beautifully, on any device.
TermaOCR
Turn photos of Tibetan text into editable digital text. Upload an image or PDF, draw boxes around the text you want, and get results instantly. Process entire books in batch mode.
TermaType
A Tibetan word processor with a built-in keyboard, live dictionary, rich formatting, and export to multiple formats. Works entirely in your browser — no installation needed.
PechaForge
The first digital tool for creating traditional Tibetan pecha manuscripts. Choose fonts and themes, then export as print-ready PDFs — including double-sided layouts.
TermaDictionary
1.2 million entries from 64 dictionaries, all searchable in one place. Look up any Tibetan word by typing in Tibetan, English, or romanized Tibetan.
TermaFonts
A curated library of 36 Tibetan fonts — from traditional formal scripts to modern clean styles — free to use on any website or application.
Web prototypes today. Desktop applications tomorrow.
Every tool on this site is a functional prototype you can use right now. Each one is being developed into a full desktop application — TermaType, PechaForge, TermaOCR, TermaDictionary. We build in the open so the community can use them today and help shape what they become.
One class. Beautiful Tibetan.
This entire website is rendered using termaUI — proof that the framework is production-ready.
Built for Tibetan script.
Works on any website.
termaUI handles fonts, spacing, effects, and layout so that Tibetan text renders beautifully everywhere — no workarounds needed.
See All Classes Read the DocsThree fonts we're building
from scratch.
Working with master calligrapher Jamyang Dorjee, we're creating fonts that don't exist anywhere in the world yet.
Making Tibetan script a first-class
citizen of the digital world.
Help us build what Tibetan script
has been waiting for.
Terma Foundry is an open-source project. Every tool we build is free to use, free to inspect, and free to contribute to. We're actively seeking partners and funding to bring these prototypes to full production.