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Digital interface for a notebook backup application

I kept a pen‑and‑paper diary for 17 years: 12 notebooks, 1,853 pages. They’ve followed me across the country, mostly unread. Notebook Index is my way to bring those pages — and the memories inside them — into my daily life.

What Inksightful does

  • Searches my handwriting: Find names, places, and themes across decades of pages.
  • “On This Day” reminders: Revisit entries written on today’s date in past years. It’s a simple ritual that reconnects me to older versions of myself.
  • Durable backup: My first notebook is falling apart; the digital copy isn’t.
  • Keep writing on paper: Enjoy the focus of ink on paper without losing digital superpowers.

How it works

Scan your pages with my phone’s camera. AI transcribes the handwriting and groups pages into dated entries, keeping images and text together so you can always check the original. In my testing, modern AI models beat built‑in phone OCR handily for messy, real‑world handwriting.

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