Search your handwritten notebooks

Inksightful creates a private, searchable digital archive of your paper journals. Scan pages, identify people, and find what matters—fast.

Private by default On-device first Built for iOS

📷 Scan

Capture notebook pages quickly with your iPhone camera.

🧠 Index

Inksightful uses AI for handwriting recognition and builds an index of your journal.

🔎 Rediscover

Search by name, phrase, or time. Jump straight to the source page.

Just a little taste...

Homescreen showing multiple scanned notebooks in a grid — **Homescreen** — scan and organize multiple notebooks.

Entry view with page photo and recognized text side by side — **Entry view** — recognized text is paired with the original page image, so you can always jump back to the source.

Why Inksightful

Your notes, your device. Privacy comes first.
Designed for long-running journals.
Fast search that respects handwriting’s quirks.

What’s the status?

Coming soon! Join the list to help shape the beta and get early access.

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FAQ

Where can I learn more about the this project?

Read more about the story and progress behind Inksightful: why I started this project and AI handwriting recognition improvements.

How is my data handled?

Inksightful is private by default. If you use AI handwriting recognition, your scanned pages will be sent to our servers, but will be deleted as soon as handwriting recognition is done and the data has been sent back to your device. We store nothing long-term.

Which platforms does Inksightful support?

iOS.

When can I try it?

Beta invites go out to the waitlist in waves.