Sinhala OCR: Turn Handwritten Sinhala Script into Editable Text
Sinhala's rounded letters and looping vowel signs sit close together, which the model separates cleanly. That is exactly what our **Sinhala OCR** is built for — it turns photos and scans of Sinhala script into editable Sinhala 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 sinhala text
Your extracted sinhala text will appear here. Upload an image on the left to get started.
Why people reach for our Sinhala handwriting converter
Made for the way Sinhala is actually written across Sri Lanka.
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 Sinhala 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 Sinhala as you need.
Copes with Sri Lanka styles
Handwriting shifts from person to person across Sri Lanka. Our model is tuned to handle that range in Sinhala.
Keeps your layout
Line breaks and paragraphs in your Sinhala page are preserved, so the text you get back mirrors what you uploaded.
Reads real Sinhala handwriting
Sinhala's rounded letters and looping vowel signs sit close together, which the model separates cleanly. We tuned it on everyday Sinhala penmanship — not just tidy print — so casual and rushed writing still comes through.
How the Sinhala converter works
From a photo of Sinhala 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 Sinhala handwriting. JPG, PNG, HEIC and PDF all work.
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Let the AI read it
Our OCR studies the Sinhala 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 Sinhala handwriting questions
Anything handwritten — school work, letters and official Sri Lankan documents, and more.
It is used across Sri Lanka, 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 Sinhala handwriting well. A clearer photo gives a cleaner result; very faded or hurried writing might need a quick edit afterwards.
Sinhala's rounded letters and looping vowel signs sit close together, which the model separates cleanly. Our model is built specifically to deal with that.
Both. Photos (JPG, PNG, HEIC) and PDF documents are all supported.