Extract data from handwritten forms, field by field
Lido extracts data from handwritten forms and returns exactly the fields you need: names, dates, quantities, totals. No templates, no retyping.
Replaces handwritten data entry at any volume
Pulls only the fields you choose, checkboxes included
Works on any form layout with no template setup
No credit card required
50 free pages
Trusted by thousands of finance and operations teams
Upload a real form and watch every handwritten field come back as structured data.
Watch and learn how you can use Lido to extract data from any PDF in less than 5 minutes.
The invoice format is very, very difficult. Handwritten. In Vietnamese. Lido works perfectly.
Ellie Ho
Sr. Accounting Manager
No templates or training. Just describe what you need.
Our drivers just like to hand write everything. We had 6 FTEs just processing driver tickets until we found Lido.
Extracting data from handwritten forms goes by several names: forms processing, handwritten form data capture, or intelligent character recognition (ICR) in enterprise software catalogs. The job is the same everywhere. A person filled out a paper form, and the answers need to end up in a database or spreadsheet. Trucking operations do it with driver tickets and bills of lading, medical practices with patient intake forms, field crews with inspection checklists, and accounting firms with client organizers. Lido reads the form from a PDF, photo, or scan, extracts the handwritten fields, and delivers structured output to Excel, Google Sheets, or an API endpoint.
Frequently asked questions
How do I extract data from handwritten forms?
Upload the form as a PDF, photo, or scan, then tell Lido which fields you want. It reads the handwriting in each one and returns structured data you can send to Excel, Google Sheets, or your API. No templates to build, so a brand-new form layout works on the first upload.
Can this replace manual data entry for handwritten paperwork?
Yes. Disney Trucking processes 360,000 handwritten driver ticket pages a year through Lido, work that previously took six full-time data entry employees. Their operations team watched it run on real tickets in a live demo and confirmed it "worked perfectly."
What kinds of handwritten forms can it read?
Driver tickets and BOLs in trucking, intake and requisition forms in healthcare, delivery receipts in food service, handwritten tax organizers at CPA firms. If a person filled it in by hand, Lido can pull the fields. Kei Concepts extracts handwritten Vietnamese invoices from 13 restaurant locations with zero language setup.
How accurate is the extraction?
99%+ at the field level, with a confidence score attached to every value Lido returns. Low-confidence fields get flagged, so your team reviews a handful of entries instead of re-reading every page.
Does it handle checkboxes and mixed print?
Yes. Real forms arrive messy: some fields printed, some cursive, some skipped entirely. Lido reads each element in context and records empty fields as empty instead of guessing. YMI Jeans runs sales orders that show up half handwritten, and the output comes back clean.
%20(1).svg)
