Handwriting OCR thatreads what others can't
Upload messy notes, cursive letters, or old documents and get editable text in seconds. 90–95% accuracy on real handwriting — starting at $0.01/page.
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Everything You Need to Digitize Handwriting
From messy cursive to historical manuscripts, InkScan handles it all.
Printed & Handwritten Text
Recognize printed and handwritten text from photos, scans, and screenshots with state-of-the-art accuracy.
- Photos, scans, and screenshots
- 90-95% accuracy on clear handwriting
- Supports 100+ languages
- Editable output with structured regions
Meeting notes from March 15th. Finalize transcript export flow and send revised copy to design.
Built for how you actually work
Whether you're grading papers, reading century-old letters, or digitizing your journal — InkScan fits your workflow.
Education
For Students & Teachers
Convert lecture notes, assignments, and handwritten exams into digital text. Grade faster, study smarter, and stop retyping everything by hand.
- Grade handwritten work from any device
- Digitize lecture notes instantly after class
- Compare student submissions side by side
Research & Genealogy
For Researchers & Genealogists
Transform historical documents, old letters, and archival records into searchable text. Built for 18th–20th century handwriting that other tools can't read.
- Accurate on old cursive and faded ink
- Support for multiple languages and scripts
- Preserve original document structure
Note-taking & Writing
For Note-takers & Writers
Your Supernote, reMarkable, or Boox device captures beautiful handwriting — but built-in OCR can't keep up. InkScan turns your handwritten notes, journals, and diaries into searchable digital text.
- Works with exports from any e-ink device or app
- Search and reference your handwritten archives
- Keep the flow of writing on paper, digitize later
Healthcare & Business
For Healthcare & Business
Digitize handwritten forms, patient records, timesheets, and field notes at scale. Enterprise-grade accuracy on the messiest handwriting — including doctors'.
- Batch API for multi-document workflows
- Extract form fields into structured data
- Images deleted after processing — nothing stored
Simple API. One Call. Structured Text Back.
Integrate handwriting recognition into your app with a few lines of code.
curl -X POST https://api.inkscan.app/v1/recognize \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $INKSCAN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"image_base64": "'$(base64 -w0 notes.jpg)'"}'
# Response
{
"text": "Meeting notes from March 15th...",
"markdown": "**Meeting notes** from March 15th...",
"regions": [
{ "text": "Meeting notes", "bbox": [42, 10, 380, 28], "type": "text", "page": 1 }
],
"pages": 1
}Pay only for what you use
No monthly fees. No expiring credits. Buy a credit pack and use it whenever you need OCR.
$10
1,000 credits
- 1,000 pages of OCR
- $0.01 per page
- Credits never expire
$25
2,750 credits(+250 bonus)
- 2,750 pages of OCR
- $0.0091 per page
- Credits never expire
- 10% bonus credits
$50
5,750 credits(+750 bonus)
- 5,750 pages of OCR
- $0.0087 per page
- Credits never expire
- 15% bonus credits
$200
24,000 credits(+4,000 bonus)
- 24,000 pages of OCR
- $0.0083 per page
- Credits never expire
- 20% bonus credits
Image & PDF OCR
Upload images or PDFs. 1 credit per page.
Full API access
REST API with sync and async endpoints.
Credits never expire
Use at your own pace. No monthly deadlines.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before scanning handwritten documents at scale.
InkScan is a handwriting OCR service that converts photos of handwritten notes, cursive, and historical documents into editable digital text. Use it free on the web or integrate via our REST API.
Printed handwriting, cursive, joined-up writing, and even messy notes — including doctor's handwriting. It handles mixed print-and-cursive on the same page.
90–95% on clear handwriting, 80–90% on messy cursive. All results are editable so you can correct any errors inline. Better lighting and sharper scans improve results.
JPG, PNG, and WebP for images (up to 10 MB). PDF for multi-page documents (up to 50 MB, requires a free account).
Yes. InkScan supports 100+ languages and writing systems, including all major European languages, Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Language is auto-detected.
Pay-as-you-go: each page or image costs one credit ($0.01). The free tier gives you 5 scans per day with no signup. Buy credit packs starting at $10 for 1,000 credits — no subscriptions, no expiry.
Yes. All accounts with credits include full API access — send an image, get structured JSON back with text, markdown, and bounding boxes. The API is fully documented with code examples in Python, Node.js, Go, and cURL.
No. Your documents are never used to train or improve our models. We use pre-trained models only, and your files remain completely private.
Yes. Files are encrypted in transit and at rest. Images are deleted immediately after processing — we do not store your documents. Your data is never used to train our models.
Yes. The batch API lets you send multiple images or a multi-page PDF in a single request. Results are delivered asynchronously via polling or webhook. Works with any credit pack.
Stop typing. Start scanning.Convert handwriting in seconds.
Convert handwritten notes, forms, and documents to editable text in seconds. Buy credits for API access, batch processing, and unlimited scans.