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Petrify for Obsidian

Convert handwriting notes to Excalidraw or Markdown with OCR support to unify your knowledge base.

Chinese summary

通过OCR支持将手写笔记转换为Excalidraw或Markdown,以统一您的知识库。

Key Use Cases

  • Digitizing handwritten notes from paper or digital ink
  • Converting sketches or diagrams into Excalidraw drawings
  • Merging physical and digital notes into a single knowledge base

Pros

  • OCR support converts handwriting to text
  • Dual output to Markdown (text) and Excalidraw (diagrams)
  • Helps unify disparate note formats

Limitations

  • Not manually reviewed by Obsidian staff
  • OCR accuracy depends on handwriting quality and language support
  • May require additional configuration or models

Tags

handwritingocrexcalidrawmarkdownconversion

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