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Handwriting to Text Converter
Upload a photo or scan of handwritten notes and get editable text. Formulas in your notes come back as LaTeX instead of garbled characters.
- Handwritten notes to text
- Math kept as LaTeX
- Copy or download
Paste a screenshot of the page with Ctrl+V
or drop an image here · PNG, JPG, WebP · large images are resized for you
Every formula on the page, listed one by one.
Sample result
becameLecture 4 - Energy and motion
Kinetic energy of a body of mass m moving at speed v:
$$E_{k}=\frac{1}{2} m v^{2}$$
Work done by a constant force along a displacement:
$$W=\vec{F} \cdot \vec{d}=F d \cos \theta$$
Simple harmonic motion:
$$x(t)=A \cos (\omega t+\varphi), \quad \omega=\sqrt{k / m}$$How it works
How to convert handwriting to text
Step 1: Photograph the page
Take the photo straight on, in even light, and crop to the handwriting.
Step 2: Convert the page
Page with several formulas is selected. Sign in; one page uses 10 credits.
Step 3: Copy the text
Copy the page as Markdown or download it; formulas are listed separately too.
Details
Made for STEM notes
This converter is tuned for the notes students and researchers actually write: sentences mixed with equations, arrows and symbols. Plain prose works too, but where it shines is keeping the math.
Reading a whole page uses the high-accuracy engine: a free account and 10 credits per image. New accounts get free credits to try it; single formulas stay free on the home page.
Good to know
What to expect
Neat handwriting converts well; very small, slanted or joined-up cursive can come out wrong. Always read the result once before you rely on it.
Converters
Other converters
- Image to LaTeX ConverterPaste or upload a math screenshot or picture and get LaTeX, MathML and an editable Word equation, with a live preview to fix any symbol.
- Handwritten Math to LaTeXPhotograph handwritten equations and get LaTeX with a live preview to check and fix it.
- Image to Markdown ConverterTurn a picture of notes or a page into Markdown with LaTeX math blocks and tables.
- Picture to Text ConverterExtract text, formulas and tables from a photo, screenshot or PNG.
- Math OCR OnlineOCR built for math: formulas and whole pages to LaTeX, MathML and Word equations.
Guides
Guides that use this converter
- Whiteboard Equation to LaTeXPhotographing a whiteboard so the math reads cleanly, then converting it as handwriting.
- OneNote Handwriting to TextLasso Select and Ink to Text in OneNote, where it is missing, and paper notes.
- Google Lens Handwriting to TextGoogle Lens Text mode for handwritten notes, and what to use when the notes contain math.
Pricing
Single printed formulas are free: 3 a day without an account, 6 with a free account. New accounts get 30 credits to try handwriting, pages and documents; failed conversions return their credits. Compare plans and credit packs.
FAQ
Handwriting to text questions
- Does it read cursive?
- It reads neat, joined-up handwriting in many cases, but it is built for notes rather than old letters or historical documents.
- What happens to formulas in my notes?
- They come back as LaTeX inside the text and as a separate list you can copy or export to Word.
- Is it free?
- Reading a page needs a free account and 10 credits. New accounts get free credits to try it.
- Do you store my notes?
- For 30 days, only to check quality: the photo is kept privately, then deleted automatically, and never used to train AI models. The text result is kept in your history.
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