CASE FILE № 010 — NoteLoom

CLIENT OR PRODUCT

Independent iOS product by Sidi Li.

MY ROLE

Independent product builder — iOS app, end to end

THE PROBLEM

Students and knowledge workers capture screenshots constantly, but text stays locked in images and hard to reorganize later.

CONSTRAINTS

• •On-device OCR privacy expectations
• •iOS Shortcuts integration for capture workflows
• •Keep source image, full text, and structured note together
• •Ship a clear education / note product surface

THE INVESTIGATION

Mapped the real loop: capture → extract → summarize → organize → find again, and optimized for screenshot-heavy study habits.

THE STRATEGY

Build a native SwiftUI app with on-device OCR, structured notes (title, summary, key points), folders/search, and Shortcuts actions for one-tap capture.

WHAT I BUILT

• •Image-to-text OCR pipeline on iOS
• •Smart title, summary, and key-point generation
• •Folders, search, edit, share, and source-image retention
• •Shortcuts actions for screenshot workflows

THE HARD PART

Keeping OCR + note structure fast and trustworthy while preserving the original screenshot as context.

THE VERDICT

• •Live on the App Store (NoteLoom: OCR Study Notes)
• •Independent product owned end to end
• •Capture-to-note path designed for study and knowledge work

TECHNICAL EVIDENCE

SwiftUI · iOS · On-device OCR · Shortcuts · Education