Community Archives
Local history societies, parish record groups, and volunteer-run heritage organisations — Archivers.ai was built with you in mind. The same platform that serves county record offices works for a volunteer with a phone. Plans are sized for small grants and volunteer-run archives, published when we launch — public portal included. Join the early-access waitlist to be first in.
The Challenges
Most community archives don't have dedicated technical staff. You need tools that work without configuration, servers, or specialist knowledge.
Turnover is inevitable. Every new volunteer needs to get up to speed quickly, and the quality of cataloguing can't depend on one person's expertise.
Collections grow unpredictably. Boxes arrive, digitisation projects complete, and the backlog builds — often faster than volunteer hours can clear it.
How We Help
See It In Action
Upload your documents and photographs. Archivers.ai reads each item and generates a full catalogue record — title, date, description, people, places, and subjects. Review the AI's suggestions, make any corrections, and approve.
No training manual needed. New volunteers can start cataloguing on their first session.
Features Most Relevant to You
Parish registers, photographs, local maps, and oral history — capture spoken memories by voice and transcribe them on paid plans. See the export formats page for detail.
AI generates title, description, date, people, and places from each item. Edit as needed — or approve as-is.
A public access portal at yourarchive.archivers.ai is included on the Starter plan — your community can search the collection without you running a website.
Common Questions
Do I need technical knowledge to use Archivers.ai?
No. If you can use a web browser, you can use Archivers.ai. There's nothing to install, no configuration required, and no specialist knowledge needed. Our help centre covers everything step by step.
How do I get started?
Archivers.ai is in early access. Join the waitlist — places are limited and every account is personally onboarded, so you’ll have help from your first upload.
How much will it cost?
Plans are sized for small grants and volunteer-run archives, with transparent pricing published when we launch — which will make it easy to put Archivers.ai straight into a grant budget. Volunteer and reviewer seats are free on every paid plan, and the Starter plan includes a public access portal at yourarchive.archivers.ai.
Can I export for grant reporting?
Yes. Archivers.ai produces EAD3 and BagIt with PREMIS exports, designed to support NLHF-style digitisation workflows and reporting conversations with other grant programmes. Formal acceptance by any specific programme depends on the programme’s own requirements — we help you produce the evidence, the programme decides whether it meets their bar.
What file types can I upload?
Documents (PDF, Word, scanned images), photographs (JPEG, PNG, TIFF including multi-page), audio (MP3, WAV), and video. Most common formats are supported.
Is our data safe?
Yes. Customer collection data is not used to train foundation AI models — we follow the no-training commitments of our AI model providers. You retain ownership of your archive and can export or delete your data at any time. See the Trust page for full detail.
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