Guides
Handwritten notes on Boox, with AI
Straight answers to the questions Boox owners ask us: how to get handwritten notes into Claude, ChatGPT, Notion or Obsidian, how to convert and search them, and when Margen is, or isn't, the right tool.
Getting notes into AI
- How do I let Claude read my handwritten notes?
Claude reads handwriting from photos and PDFs. To let it search and read all your Boox notes without uploads, connect them once with Margen. - How do I get my Boox handwritten notes into ChatGPT?
Three ways to get handwritten Boox notes into ChatGPT: upload a PDF, convert and paste, or connect all your notes once with Margen. - How do I ask questions across all my handwritten notes?
To ask AI about all your handwritten notes, they must be transcribed and searchable. How to do it on a Boox, with prompts that work. - How do I summarize a week of handwritten meeting notes with AI?
Turn a week of handwritten meeting notes into decisions, open questions and action items with Claude or ChatGPT. Steps and prompts to copy. - Make flashcards from your handwritten notes
Turn study notes written on a Boox into flashcards or an Anki deck with Claude, with prompts to copy. - Which AI assistants can read your Boox notes?
Claude on every plan including Free, ChatGPT on paid plans, and where Gemini and Microsoft Copilot stand.
Getting notes into other tools
- How do I send Boox notes to Notion as text?
Boox doesn't sync to Notion. Three ways to get handwritten Boox notes into Notion as text today, and the one that needs no copying. - How do I export Boox notes to Obsidian or Markdown?
Boox exports PDFs and plain text, not Markdown. How to get handwritten Boox notes into Obsidian as real, searchable Markdown notes. - How do I get my handwritten meeting notes into Notion as tasks?
Write the meeting by hand, then have Claude add the action items to a Notion Tasks database. A small setup and copy-paste prompts. - How do I turn handwritten to-dos into a task list?
Collect the to-dos scattered across your handwritten notes into one task list with AI, then paste it into Todoist, Things or Reminders.
Conversion and search
- How do I convert Boox handwriting to text?
Convert handwriting to text on an ONYX Boox: Boox Notes' built-in recognition, uploading pages to an AI, or every page automatically. - How do I search old handwritten notes by keyword?
Keyword search only works once handwriting is text. How to search old handwritten notes on a Boox or paper, from any device. - Why is Boox handwriting recognition inaccurate, and what are the alternatives?
Why Boox handwriting recognition gets words wrong (language, dictionary, layout, speed), how to improve it, and more accurate alternatives.
Choosing and trusting a notes app
- Boox Notes vs Margen: an honest comparison
Pen tools, handwriting to text, search, AI and privacy: when to use which. - Is it safe to let AI read your handwritten notes?
What Margen sends, who processes it, no training, read-only access, and how to delete everything.