About Takshif

An archival technology initiative led by certified practitioners, aiming to provide modern tools for the Arabic archive built on a solid professional foundation.

Who We Are

Takshif is not a software company looking for an archival market; rather, it is a specialized archival technology practice utilizing tools to serve the profession. Takshif is led by professionals with practical and academic experience in archive management, deeply understanding the daily challenges teams face in indexing, digitising, and preserving the historical integrity of records.

Why Takshif?

There is a deep gap between administrative IT/Document Management systems and true archival systems that respect the principles of provenance and hierarchy. Many solutions available in Arabic are either repackaged generic administrative software or foreign systems superficially localized without an understanding of the nature of Arabic documents and manuscripts. We bridge this gap.

How We Work

Our work relies on recognized archival standards (such as ISAD(G)) and proven technical solutions that we actively deploy in our projects, rather than selling speculative, future technologies. We employ advanced web standards and frameworks like IIIF alongside artificial intelligence, developing right-to-left (RTL) archival work environments authentically tailored for major institutions.

Are you looking to develop your institution’s archival systems using professional archival practices?

Takshif and Boyne Archives

Takshif is the Arabic-speaking arm of Boyne Archives. Boyne Archives is an international archives consultancy firm, handling everything from on-site archive work to AI integration, catalogue hosting, digital humanities and digital preservation, with clients around the world.

What makes us unique is that we are archivists serving other archivists. From small, one-archivist archives to large corporate or national archives, we understand the priorities and workflows that archivists have.

Our mission is to make history and culture accessible to all: helping institutions preserve, describe, and share their collections in ways that are sustainable, discoverable, and meaningful for the communities they serve.

Matthew Bruton is the founder of Boyne Archives and Takshif. You can contact him through LinkedIn.