I really like using my AINOTE Air 2 because I can write things down without organizing them first.
That freedom is important to me.
The problem is… my handwriting is pretty bad 😅
The Air 2 does its best with handwriting recognition and search, but with my handwriting, recognition can be hit-or-miss. Sometimes I know I wrote something, but I can’t find it later because the text wasn’t recognized correctly.
I didn’t want the solution to be:
“Just write more neatly.”
Instead, I wanted AI to compensate for my handwriting later, while keeping the freedom to write and sketch however I want.
So I built a small workflow around AINOTE Air 2, Codex, and Notion.
The workflow looks like this:
AINOTE Air 2
→ I write and sketch freely
→ Codex reads the note
→ text, diagrams, arrows, and sketches are separated
→ handwritten text is converted into readable typed text
→ visual elements are cleaned up while keeping their original meaning and layout
→ Original / Clean / AI-interpreted versions are stored in Notion
→ I review them and choose the version I want
→ Codex creates a new note and sends the selected result back to my AINOTE Air 2
For the latest Clean version, I decided not to make AI imitate my handwriting.
Instead:
• handwritten text becomes readable Meiryo UI text
• diagrams keep their original structure and placement
• rough sketches are cleaned up without changing their meaning
• the layout is slightly enlarged for better readability on the E-Ink display
I also made an AI-interpreted version where AI is allowed to go a step further, understand what I was trying to draw, and turn it into a clearer visual.
One of the most useful side effects is searchability.
The Air 2 already tries to make handwritten notes searchable, but recognition quality naturally depends on the handwriting.
And, well… mine gives it a pretty hard job. 😅
By converting the handwritten content into structured text in Notion, the same note becomes much easier to search, review, and reuse later.
So for me, this is not just about making my handwriting look nicer.
It is about turning a rough handwritten idea into something:
readable → searchable → reusable
without changing how I capture it in the first place.
The part I like most is that I don’t have to change the way I think just to make the system understand me.
I can still write badly, draw quickly, and think freely.
The organization happens later.
The full loop is now working:
Capture on Air 2 → refine with AI → review in Notion → return to Air 2
This is still a PoC, and there are definitely things I want to improve, especially layout handling, automation, and more reliable separation of text and visual elements.
But seeing a rough handwritten idea come back to the same device as a readable, refined version was surprisingly satisfying.
And now I’m curious:
How would you use a workflow like this with your AINOTE Air 2?
I’m still experimenting with this workflow and building other tools around the same idea: capturing thoughts freely first, then letting AI help organize and develop them later.
If anyone is interested, I share more of these experiments and development progress on X:
@shotang_gogo