# Handwriting Scan - WriteScan

> OCR for study notes & planners

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751835580](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751835580)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6751835580`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kodai Hiradate
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-13
- **First published:** 2025-10-15
- **Size:** 68 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/handwriting-scan-writescan/id6751835580)
- **Website:** [https://writescan.app/en/](https://writescan.app/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://writescan-lp.vercel.app/privacy/](https://writescan-lp.vercel.app/privacy/)

## Description

WriteScan helps you capture handwritten notes and paper memos, turn them into searchable text, and keep them organized.
It keeps the freedom of writing on paper while making your notes easier to find, review, and share later.

Main Features

- Capture notebooks and journals with your camera and convert them to text with OCR
- Save each page with both the original image and recognized text
- Search past notes by keyword
- Copy and share notes in Markdown format
- iCloud support: data is stored on your device and in iCloud
- Scan multiple pages in a single flow
- Extract handwritten TODO lists and manage them as tasks
- Organize detected tasks by parent groups
- Sync tasks with Apple Reminders
- Optionally save captured images to your photo library

Perfect for

- Digitally managing notebooks and journals
- Quickly capturing shopping lists and ideas
- Reviewing meeting notes or study notes later
- Turning paper TODO lists into a task list
- Archiving past notebooks for future reference

Privacy & Security

Your data is stored on your device and in iCloud.
Text recognition uses an external AI service, but submitted data is never used for training.

Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Terms of Use: https://writescan.app/en/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://writescan.app/en/privacy/

## Rankings

- #787,230 — Overall

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