Type or paste
Type Latin to build Russian — like spasibo → спасибо — or paste Cyrillic to romanize it.
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Transliteration — Latin ↔ Russian (Cyrillic), online
Type Russian phonetically in Latin letters — privet becomes привет — or paste Cyrillic to romanize it back to Latin. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded. To type Russian in Latin automatically as you go, install NeuroSwitcher.
Looking for the wrong-layout fixer (ghbdtn → привет)? Use the keyboard layout converter →
How it works
Three steps, all local.
Latin → Russian uses the same deterministic rules as NeuroSwitcher's Translit Mode. Nothing is uploaded.
Pick a direction
Leave it on Auto and the tool detects the script, or force LAT → RU or RU → LAT.
Copy the result
Hit Copy and paste the transliterated text wherever you need it.
Cheatsheet
The tricky letters.
Most letters map one-to-one. These digraphs are the ones worth knowing — type the Latin on the left to get the Cyrillic on the right:
ш← sh
ч← ch
ж← zh
х← kh / h
ц← ts
щ← shch
я← ya
ю← yu
ё← yo
й← y / j
FAQ
Quick answers.
What is transliteration?
Transliteration writes the sounds of one script using another — typing Russian phonetically in Latin (privet) to get Cyrillic (привет), or romanizing Cyrillic back to Latin.
Is it free, and is my text uploaded?
Completely free, and nothing is uploaded — the conversion runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript.
Which conversions are supported?
Latin → Russian Cyrillic and Russian Cyrillic → Latin. The desktop NeuroSwitcher app adds neural-model transliteration, including Hebrew.
Can I type Russian in Latin automatically as I go?
Yes. NeuroSwitcher for Windows has a Translit Mode that converts Latin input to Russian (and Hebrew) live as you type, locally on your PC.
Type, don't paste
Transliterate live, as you type.
This tool is great for one-off text. NeuroSwitcher's Translit Mode converts Latin to Russian (and Hebrew) automatically while you type on Windows 10 and 11 — locally, with no typing sent to the cloud.
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