Handwright

Turn your handwriting into a custom font and realistic handwritten messages.

Features

• Generate printable worksheets for handwriting capture
• Extract glyphs from photos/scans automatically
• Generate custom .ttf handwriting fonts
• Render realistic handwritten notes, cards, and letters
• Local-first, self-hostable, privacy-preserving

Quick Start

docker compose up
# Open http://localhost:3000

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+ and pnpm
• Python 3.11+
• Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)

Setup

# Frontend
cd web/frontend && pnpm install && pnpm dev

# Backend
cd web/api && pip install -e "../../[dev]" && uvicorn main:app --reload --port 8000

Architecture

• Frontend: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Python + FastAPI
• Engine: OpenCV + Pillow + fonttools + potrace
• Deployment: Docker Compose

How It Works

1. Write — Fill in the generated worksheet with your handwriting
2. Upload — Take a photo or scan the worksheet
3. Extract — System detects and extracts individual character glyphs
4. Generate — Create a custom font or render handwritten messages

License

MIT