Santali OCR: Turn Handwritten Ol Chiki Script into Editable Text
Santali uses the Ol Chiki script, a distinct alphabet with its own letterforms designed just for the language. That is exactly what our **Santali OCR** is built for — it turns photos and scans of Ol Chiki script into editable Santali text you can copy, correct and download.
Drag and drop or
PNG, JPEG, JPG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF, PDF up to 20 MB
or drag and drop, or paste with Ctrl + V
Extracted santali text
Your extracted santali text will appear here. Upload an image on the left to get started.
Why people reach for our Santali handwriting converter
Made for the way Santali is actually written across Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.
Export however you need
Save your text as TXT, Markdown, Word (.docx) or PDF, or copy it straight to the clipboard.
Your files stay private
Every Santali image is processed securely and deleted right after the text is pulled. Nothing is kept on our servers.
Free, and no account
No sign-up, no watermark, no daily cap — convert as much handwritten Santali as you need.
Copes with Jharkhand styles
Handwriting shifts from person to person across Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Our model is tuned to handle that range in Santali.
Keeps your layout
Line breaks and paragraphs in your Santali page are preserved, so the text you get back mirrors what you uploaded.
Reads real Santali handwriting
Santali uses the Ol Chiki script, a distinct alphabet with its own letterforms designed just for the language. We tuned it on everyday Santali penmanship — not just tidy print — so casual and rushed writing still comes through.
How the Santali converter works
From a photo of Santali writing to editable text in under a minute.
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Upload your image or PDF
Drag in a photo, scan or PDF of the Santali handwriting. JPG, PNG, HEIC and PDF all work.
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Let the AI read it
Our OCR studies the Ol Chiki characters and turns them into digital text.
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Edit, copy or download
Check the text, make any small fixes, then copy it or export to Word, PDF, TXT or Markdown.
Frequently asked Santali handwriting questions
Anything handwritten — school notes, letters and community documents, and more.
It is used across Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, and the model is tuned for the handwriting styles found there.
Yes — it's free to use, with no sign-up and no daily limit.
It handles most everyday Santali handwriting well. A clearer photo gives a cleaner result; very faded or hurried writing might need a quick edit afterwards.
Santali uses the Ol Chiki script, a distinct alphabet with its own letterforms designed just for the language. Our model is built specifically to deal with that.
Both. Photos (JPG, PNG, HEIC) and PDF documents are all supported.