See Archivers.ai in Action

See how AI-assisted cataloguing turns uncatalogued collections into searchable, standards-compliant catalogues. Upload files, review every AI suggestion, and export rich metadata — one credit catalogues one photograph or object, one document page, one minute of video, or five minutes of audio.

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How It Works

Three simple steps from upload to export

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Upload Your Files

Drag and drop documents, photographs, audio, or video files. Support for all common formats, up to 2GB per file. Organise items into bundles for easy management — the app shows you the credit cost before you commit, so there are no surprises.

Describe your collection — entering title, date range and description for a new accession
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Review AI Classifications

The AI analyses each item and suggests classifications with per-field confidence scores. Nothing lands in your catalogue until you review, override, or accept each suggestion. Link multi-angle views, add context notes, and generate reference codes.

Reviewing AI classifications — item cards with confidence levels and override options
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Export Rich Metadata

Process your bundle to extract full metadata using AI. Download results in JSON, CSV, PDF, Dublin Core XML, or BagIt format. Review and edit metadata inline before exporting.

Processing complete — results view with export options for JSON, CSV, PDF, Dublin Core and BagIt

See the Results

Before and after examples showing the metadata richness our AI generates

Manuscript Handwritten Document

✘ Before

Handwritten manuscript page

Filename: IMG_0847.jpg

Date added: 2019-03-14

Notes: "Letter, possibly 19th century"

✔ After

{ "title": "Letter from Rev. Thomas Ashworth to the Parish Council of St. Mary's, Whitby", "date": "1847-06-12", "creator": "Rev. Thomas Ashworth", "recipient": "Parish Council of St. Mary's, Whitby", "format": "Manuscript letter, ink on paper", "extent": "2 pages", "language": "English", "subjects": ["Parish administration", "Church repairs", "Community fundraising"], "description": "A formal request for funds to repair the north transept roof, referencing storm damage sustained in the winter of 1846. Includes mention of a forthcoming public meeting.", "condition": "Good. Minor foxing at edges.", "access_rights": "Open" }
Photograph Historical Photograph

✘ Before

Historical black and white photograph

Filename: SCAN_2341.tif

Date added: 2020-11-02

Notes: "Group photo, unknown date"

✔ After

{ "title": "Workers at Hartlepool Shipyard, circa 1920", "date": "c. 1920", "creator": "Unknown photographer", "format": "Black and white photograph, gelatin silver print", "dimensions": "6 x 4 inches", "subjects": ["Shipbuilding", "Industrial workers", "Hartlepool", "Maritime industry"], "description": "Group portrait of approximately 30 workers posed outside a dry dock. Several men wear flat caps and work aprons. A partially constructed vessel hull is visible in the background.", "people_count": 30, "location": "Hartlepool, County Durham", "condition": "Fair. Some fading and a small tear in the upper right corner.", "access_rights": "Open" }
Audio Audio Recording

✘ Before

Filename: TAPE_089_SIDE_A.mp3

Duration: 47:22

Notes: "Oral history interview"

✔ After

{ "title": "Oral History: Margaret Dunn on Life in the Durham Coalfields, 1940s-1960s", "date_recorded": "1987-09-15", "interviewer": "Dr. Helen Cross", "interviewee": "Margaret Dunn (b. 1928)", "format": "Audio recording, digitised from cassette tape", "duration": "47:22", "language": "English (Northern English dialect)", "subjects": ["Coal mining communities", "Women's history", "County Durham", "Post-war Britain"], "description": "Margaret Dunn recounts her childhood in a mining village near Bishop Auckland. Topics include her father's work at the pit, wartime rationing, the 1947 fuel crisis, and the social life of the miners' welfare hall.", "key_timestamps": [ "00:00 - Introduction and early childhood", "12:45 - Father's work in the mines", "28:10 - The 1947 fuel crisis", "39:00 - Community and the welfare hall" ], "access_rights": "Restricted - permission of estate required" }
Video Video Archive Clip

✘ Before

Vintage film reel and projector

Filename: VHS_TRANSFER_012.mp4

Duration: 22:08

Notes: "Local event footage"

✔ After

{ "title": "Middleborough Annual Carnival Parade, 1983", "date": "1983-07-08", "creator": "Teesside Community Video Project", "format": "Video recording, digitised from VHS", "duration": "22:08", "subjects": ["Community events", "Carnivals", "Middlesbrough", "1980s social history"], "description": "Amateur footage of the annual carnival parade along Linthorpe Road. Includes decorated floats from local businesses, school bands, a fancy dress competition, and speeches by the Mayor.", "key_scenes": [ "00:00 - Parade assembly on Borough Road", "05:30 - Float from Harrison's Bakery", "11:15 - St. Hilda's School brass band", "17:40 - Mayor's address at Albert Park" ], "people_visible": "Large crowd, estimated 200+ participants", "location": "Linthorpe Road and Albert Park, Middlesbrough", "access_rights": "Open - creative commons" }

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