Here are the 10 Best Handwriting To Text Apps For Android & iOS.
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10 Best Handwriting To Text Apps For Android & iOS
1. Pen to Print – Scan handwriting to text
Use this unique OCR scanner to scan, recognize and convert handwritten documents into digital text that can be edited, searched and stored on any device or cloud service.
Handwritten notes, such as letters, school notes, diaries, meeting minutes, grocery lists, recipes etc can now be scanned and converted, by our handwriting recognition engine, into text, available for use in any digital platform.
Our unique handwriting OCR (Optical character recognition) engine extracts handwritten texts from scanned paper documents and turns it into digital editable text. Unlike other OCR scanner apps, it is designed specifically to recognize handwriting.
Upgrade to premium plan to edit your text, save it to files, copy it, email it (to yourself or to others), add to Notes, or share on messaging apps available on your device. Then use your text in any word processor like Microsoft Word, Google Docs and similar, or export it to a note organizing app like Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep or similar.
We recommend trying the handwriting recognition first, for free, and only then purchase a premium plan, after seeing the quality of results the app is providing in converting handwriting to text.
Although Digital text is easier to edit, search and store, handwriting on paper is still commonly used, since it's fast, easy and accessible. Pen to Print's handwriting recognition (OCR) is a great solution for those who still like the feel of pen on paper, but want to enjoy the benefits of digital. It is easy to use, fast and affordable.
A perfect solution for students, for study notes, class notes and homework, in high school, college or university.
Excellent for sharing meeting minutes, protocols and other handwritten documents with multiple participants.
A helpful tool for secretaries and paralegals, saving hours of typing.
Well suited for archiving and organizing documents.
Please note:
The success of the handwriting recognition relates directly to the quality of your scan. For best results scan your document in a well lighted area, make sure the paper is straightened and not folded or skewed. If unsuccessful, just try scanning again, it might make all the difference.
The app currently supports Latin script only.
Our handwriting recognition system can convert different kinds of handwriting to text: block letters, cursive and regular script.
Great amount of time and effort are invested in this app in order to provide an efficient quality handwriting to text OCR tool. We hope you find this app useful and enjoy using it. We welcome all feedbacks and always happy to hear from our users.
If you like our app, an app review will be well appreciated 🙂
If you encounter a problem, please contact us at: contact@serendi.me, so we can provide you assistance and support.
For more information, visit our website: https://www.pen-to-print.com, and follow us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pen2printOCR/?ref=bookmarks
Check out our demo: https://youtu.be/HZYii8EeCoQ
Download Pen to Print now, and start converting your handwritten notes to digital text!”
2. PenReader
PenReader, the multilanguage app to recognize handwriting, will convert any handwritten text into a print form of the highest accuracy within seconds.
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PenReader as a handwriting recognition technology started in 1968. While you are writing with a finger tip on a touchscreen surface, PenReader analyzes coordinates of your finger movements and converts the data into print characters by performing tens of thousands of calculations per second. Ensuring the shortest possible delay and highest accuracy, PenReader is the top tool to convert a handwritten text into a print one.
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PenReader offers powerful options:
• New! Try the easy input into your small screen device (e.g. a phone):
– ‘Letter-on-letter’ mode is specifically developed for small screens. You can input an entire word by drawing letters on top of each other. As a result, the characters are recognized as one word.
– ‘Write words by parts’ feature allows you to input a part of a word, then PenReader will guess a possible extension and offer options to continue.
• A quicker and more accurate recognition of words is put into practice owing to the improved engine capabilities for 38 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Slovak, Turkish, Croatian, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Albanian, Icelandic, Catalan, Bulgarian, Arabic, Danish, Georgian, Belorussian, Welsh, Esperanto, Kazakh, Maltese, Serbian, Ukrainian.
• Save your own words in the User dictionary: any word which has been input by you and has not been found in the dictionary will be automatically added to the User dictionary after you tap this word in the hint field. This field, at the bottom of the screen, offers spelling options.
• New! Use the updated modes ‘Letter-by-letter’, ‘Cursive’, ‘Separate’, ‘Smart’ to increase the recognition accuracy.
• Spelling check helps avoid mistakes (words will be checked with the dictionary).
• Analysis of adjacent characters improves input accuracy in ‘Cursive’ and ‘Separate’ modes.
• Special symbols ($, @, &, etc.) are displayed on a screen keyboard from now on. Besides the main symbol, other symbols are accessible with a long tap.
• Have a need for arithmetic operations? Turn on ‘Calculator’ mode and write down the operations you need (*, -, +). When ‘=’ has been input, you will see the result in the input field.
• The settings are displayed in thematic groups, new descriptions below the titles and new parameters have been added.
• If you bought PenReader’s previous version for Android, then a new one will be available free for you! Use «I bought PenReader 1.x» to restore your purchase quickly.
• PenReader requires minimal storage capacity on your device and no additional languages to be downloaded.
• Integration with other apps: if you need to input a password, e-mail, text, numbers, etc. then PenReader switches temporarily into the ‘Separate’ mode and turns off spelling to make character input as easy as possible.
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About Paragon Software Group
Paragon Software Group is an international software developer focused on two markets: system utilities and mobile applications. Within its 20 years of history, the company is cooperating with corporate customers to address their needs of systems management and data security as well as producing mobile apps of handwriting recognition and dictionaries for individual users. More than 300 IT professionals, including over 100 software engineers, are creating products for you in Russia, Germany, the USA, Japan.”
3. Google Handwriting input
4. Penultimate
INK AND PAPER, MADE BETTER
Notes and drawings look spectacular in black or colored ink. Our inking technology produces pen strokes that look natural, and Wrist Protection prevents stray marks for writers of all grips. Choose from a number of paper styles, or import an image to create personalized paper.
STYLUS AND SOFTWARE BUILT TOGETHER
We worked closely with Adonit to create the stylus we’ve always wanted: the Jot Script Evernote Edition, the first true precision-point stylus. Penultimate integrates tightly with the stylus and together they make digital handwriting the experience it should be. It’s like writing with your favorite pen. Available now in the Evernote Market.
YOUR WRITING KEEPS PACE WITH YOU
Penultimate lets you work on any part of the page effortlessly. To zoom in on a location on the page, simply pinch in and start writing. With Penultimate’s Drift feature enabled, the page will move along with you, automatically adjusting to the pace you are working at.
CONNECT AND SYNC WITH EVERNOTE
Sign in to your Evernote account in the Penultimate app to organize your Penultimate notes in notebooks, separated by topic, project, or category. Your Penultimate notes are synced to Evernote automatically, so you can find and share them across all of your devices.
FIND WHAT YOU NEED QUICKLY
No matter how you prefer to organize your work, Penultimate makes it easy to find the notes you need. Penultimate processes your notes so you can search for handwritten text in the app. Save and browse your work in notebooks and insert, delete, duplicate, and reorganize pages any way you like within them.
MAKE PENULTIMATE MORE POWERFUL
Penultimate is free to download and use. Pair it with Evernote Premium or Evernote Plus for bigger uploads and many other great features.
Two subscription options:
Evernote Premium monthly for $7.99 per month | $699 annually
Evernote Plus monthly for $3.99 per month | $34.99 annually
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Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase.
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5. Text Scanner [OCR]
Highest Speed & Highest Quality
in All Android Apps!
You can convert an image to text.
When you access the URL or phone number written in magazines or brochures,
it's really hard to input the URL or phone number by the keyboard.
So please use Text Scanner [OCR]!
Because it automatically recognize the characters from an image,
it's possible to access to the URL or phone number immediately!
When you record the memo written on the blackboard or white board,
it's very troublesome to transcript it by the keyboard.
But you can do it very easily by Text Scanner [OCR]!
It's possible to record contents immediately!
● World highest accuracy reading
● Support photos of your album
● Support more than 50 languages
● Support handwriting
● Recognized text, it is possible to perform the following operation
– URL access
– Telephone call
– Copy to clipboard
– Send e-mail
– Save to Google Drive
– Save to Google Keep
– Share on Google+
– Share on Google Hangouts
– etc… [Permission of the Text Scanner [OCR]]Use only “Camera” permission.”
6. INKredible – Handwriting Note
SIMPLE
INKredible has only ONE single mission: to create an outstanding writing experience on a tablet. It is meant to be distraction-free. In fact most of the time, you will not see any UI controls or buttons, just a blank sheet of paper to write on.
BEAUTIFUL
With more than 3 years of R&D in vector-graphics inking technology, we are confident INKredible – with a sophisticated manipulation of Bezier curves – will make your handwriting look more beautiful than on paper.
Even more specially, it will look good in any resolution, for printing or displaying purposes. Just zoom in and you will see why INKredible is unique among other handwriting apps.
… and, well, PERFECT!
OK, the INKredible writing experience on a tablet might not be perfect, but it is as close to perfection as you can find.
It is FREE. Try it today and see for yourself.”
7. MyScript Nebo
Nebo is the ONLY note-taking app that makes handwriting as powerful and versatile as typed text. Now with added Mac M1 support – download and enjoy Nebo on Apple silicon devices!
Turn handwritten notes into professional documents thanks to the world's best handwriting recognition and write-to-text conversion. Nebo understands and accurately converts even the untidiest scribble in your choice of 66 languages. No more transcribing!
Create freely and evolve ideas on a limitless freeform page. Import PDF files or Word and PowerPoint documents as PDFs, ready to annotate. Nebo simplifies your information workflow and boosts your productivity.
** FEATURES IN DETAIL **
• Empower your handwriting:
– Write¹, type or dictate – all in the same document, sentence or even word.
– Accurately convert handwriting and math to typed text, and hand-drawn diagrams to perfect shapes.
– Add a selection of emoji and symbols with your pen.
• Edit with your pen:
– Use simple gestures to edit and format without breaking your flow.
– Create headings, lists and checkboxes, add or remove spaces and line breaks, delete and emphasize text.
– Use the marker to highlight or color, the lasso to select, and the eraser to delete either entire strokes or precisely defined content.
• A uniquely responsive experience:
– Nebo’s regular page automatically reflows your handwriting as needed.
– Make edits, adjust layout, rotate your device or split your screen without worrying about readability.
• Enrich your notes:
– Add photos, sketches and smart objects like math and diagrams.
– Handwrite math equations and matrices across several lines, solve simple calculations and copy math as LaTeX or image.
– Hand-drawn diagrams stay editable when pasted into PowerPoint.
• Write and draw freely:
– Nebo's freeform page is an infinite canvas that’s ideal for brainstorming.
– Pan around the page and zoom in or out to get a fresh perspective.
– Use the lasso to select and move, copy, delete or resize content.
• Reuse freeform content:
– Copy content between freeform pages or sections, and into regular pages or other apps.
– Freeform content stays editable and convertible when pasted to a regular page.
– Export freeform pages as PNG, PDF or SVG.
• Annotate PDFs:
– Import PDF files or Word and PowerPoint documents into your notebooks as PDFs.
– Mark up, highlight and annotate freely.
– Export to PDF with annotations in place.
• Share content:
– Export regular pages as docx, PDF or text.
– Export multiple pages at once, combining them into one file as needed.
– Publish or share pages via private web link.
• Digital power:
– Create unlimited notebooks.
– Train Nebo's recognition by adding custom words to your personal dictionary.
– Search your entire Nebo library, including handwriting and annotations.
• Paperless management:
– Sync your Nebo library with iCloud, Google Drive or Dropbox.
– Organize your library via drag-and-drop.
– Back up your notes as needed.
** LOVE FOR NEBO **
– “For note-takers with needs that go beyond the basic” (TechRadar, 2019)
– Best App 2017 (CES Mobile Apps Showdown)
Nebo respects your privacy and never stores your content on our servers without your explicit consent.
For help or to request new features, create a ticket at https://myscri.pt/support
Check the minimum and recommended requirements for Nebo: https://myscri.pt/devices
¹You can use any compatible active or passive pen to handwrite in Nebo. Find more details at https://myscri.pt/pens
8. GoodNotes 4
9. Pen to Print OCR
Use this unique handwriting OCR scanner to recognize and convert handwritten documents into digital text that can be edited, searched and stored on any device or cloud service.
Handwritten notes, such as letters, school notes, diaries, meeting minutes, grocery lists, recipes etc can now be scanned and converted, by our handwriting recognition engine, from image to text, available for use in any digital platform.
Our unique handwriting OCR (Optical character recognition) engine extracts handwritten texts from scanned paper documents and turns it into digital editable text. Unlike other OCR scanner apps, it is designed specifically to recognize handwriting in a scanned image.
Upgrade to premium plans to edit your text, save it to files, copy it, email it (to yourself or to others), add to Notes, or share on messaging apps available on your device. Then use your text in any word processor like Microsoft Word, Google Docs and similar, or export it to a note organizing app like Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep or similar.
We recommend trying the handwriting recognition first, for free, and only then purchase a premium plan, after seeing the quality of results the app is providing in converting handwriting to text.
Although Digital text is easier to edit, search and store, handwriting on paper is still commonly used, since it’s fast, easy and accessible. Pen to Print’s handwriting recognition (OCR) is a great solution for those who still like the feel of pen on paper, but want to enjoy the benefits of digital. It is easy to use, fast and affordable.
A perfect solution for students, for study notes, class notes and homework, in high school, college or university.
Excellent for sharing meeting minutes, protocols and other handwritten documents with multiple participants.
A helpful tool for secretaries and paralegals, saving hours of typing.
Well suited for archiving and organizing documents.
The app currently supports Latin script only.
Our handwriting recognition system can convert different kinds of handwriting to text: block letters, cursive and regular script.
Great amount of time and effort are invested in this app in order to provide an efficient quality handwriting to text OCR tool. We hope you find this app useful and enjoy using it. We welcome all feedbacks and always happy to hear from our users.
If you like our app, an app review will be well appreciated 🙂
If you encounter a problem, please contact us at: contact@serendi.me, so we can provide you assistance and support.
For more information, visit our website: https://www.pen-to-print.com, and follow us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pen2printOCR/?ref=bookmarks
Check out our demo: https://youtu.be/HZYii8EeCoQ
Download Pen to Print now, and start converting your handwritten notes to digital text!
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10. Handwriting notepad
★ How to use ★
· Create new memo
Create a new Notepad with the Plus button.
· Change pen size, eraser size
With the pen or eraser selected, press the button again to change the color and size.”