With the success of the Apple Pencil for the iPad Pro, could handwriting recognition be in the cards for iOS?

Computer handwriting recognition is very cool by itself, and it’s something that we’d like to incorporate into a project. So we went digging for hacker solutions, and along the way came… ...

The app uses optical character recognition to convert handwriting into machine-readable text. This enables you to use the app to search uploaded sticky notes for specific words or phrases.

Google's handwriting app has company. Microsoft's Windows versions over the years have featured handwriting recognition on tablet PCs.

Apple is continuing to investigate handwriting recognition for touch screens, but the latest research also covers displaying handwriting on an iPhone or iPad screen.