WriteScan
Read images into notes
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Read handwritten note images on your Mac, create Markdown posts, and search, edit, organize, and export synced WriteScan data.
WriteScan for Mac is a desktop app for reading handwritten note images on your Mac and turning them into searchable, editable Markdown posts.
It can browse and edit your iCloud-synced WriteScan data from iPhone, and it can also run image reading directly from image files on your Mac to create new posts.
Key features
- Select or drag and drop image files to run image reading
- Create posts with generated titles, Markdown body text, and saved images
- Choose a notebook and tags when creating posts
- Search posts across all notebooks or within a selected notebook
- Edit titles, Markdown body text, tags, dates, and notebooks
- Organize with bookmarks, notebook moves, and soft delete
- Preview and edit Markdown body text
- Preview and export post images
- Export posts and notebooks as Markdown, plain text, or ZIP files with images
The Mac app focuses on reading local image files and organizing iCloud-synced WriteScan data on the desktop. Use the iPhone app for camera capture and PDF import.
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/
Ratings & Reviews
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- Select several posts and move them to another notebook at once from the right-click menu
- Drag selected posts onto a notebook in the sidebar to move them
- Drag down the margin beside the list to select a range of posts
- Move posts from Edit > Move to Notebook in the menu bar
- Undo moves, deletions, and bookmarks with ⌘Z
- Choose the app language within WriteScan
- Thumbnails are now cached, making launch and scrolling smoother
The developer, Kodai Hiradate, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kodai Hiradate
- Size
- 7.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 追加パック（20枚） $0.49
- WriteScan Pro Annual $29.99
- Pro Monthly $3.99
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2026 Hira-ly. All rights reserved.