Are there any good open-source (well, free) handwriting OCR programs?

1. Can OCR software read handwriting?
2. How accurate is OCR handwriting?
3. Can I scan handwritten notes and convert to text?

Can OCR software read handwriting?

Traditional OCR is all about technology that has “studied” fonts and symbols enough to be able to identify almost all variations of machine-printed text. But therein lies the limitations of traditional OCR: while it's great for extracting text from paper, it can't read handwriting.

How accurate is OCR handwriting?

Working with good quality machine print, OCR provides recognition accuracy of nearly 100 percent (99.9%).

Can I scan handwritten notes and convert to text?

Yes. To begin with, you need a scanner to turn your handwritten note into a PDF doc. Then add the scanned PDF to Google Drive, select the file and click Open with > Google Docs. This will turn the handwritting into editable text.