MyScript iink SDK makes it easy to get started. This page helps you set up a development environment, get a certificate and play with provided example applications.

Setting up a development environment

To develop with iink SDK for iOS, you need:

Xcode 14.1 or later
iOS SDK
CocoaPods 1.11.2 or later (to retrieve iink SDK and its dependencies)
Git (to clone the GitHub example repository)

MyScript iink SDK is packaged for iOS as a static library. Starting with CocoaPods 1.5, it is possible to use it in combination with dynamic frameworks in your Swift application. See this blog post for more information.

Example applications

MyScript iink SDK comes with example applications illustrating how to use key APIs:

The GetStarted example is a good starting point to discover MyScript iink SDK.
The Demo example is a more advanced integration that you can refer too, once familiar with MyScript iink SDK.

The code is available on GitHub.

A custom compilation step will download the minimal set of recognition assets required for the example to run. More assets (e.g. to support other recognition languages) can be downloaded from MyScript Developer Portal.

A reference implementation for the platform-specific integration layer can be found alongside the examples. It covers aspects such as rendering that the low-level iink SDK does not provide out-of-the-box for flexibility and portability reasons.

The source code of both the examples and the reference implementation is released under the Apache 2.0 license. You can reuse it into your own projects without any particular restriction.

Getting a certificate

A certificate is a binary “key” provided by MyScript that is required to enable iink SDK in an application:

If you have just registered with MyScript Developer Portal, you should have received a certificate by mail that will let you run the provided GetStarted and Demo examples.
If not - or to activate iink SDK with your own applications - please follow the on-device license management instructions.

More details on certificates and license management can be found in the dedicated support section.

Developer Portal certificates are specifically generated for each app identifier. You cannot directly reuse the certificate inside your own application.

The certificate comes embedded in a source file that you should include in your project:

MyScript-provided examples expect it to be located at a specific location (see instructions below).
For your own application, you can place it where you want, provided that it is accessible to instantiate the iink runtime.

Playing with the Demo and Get started examples

To run them, just follow the following instructions:

Step 1: Clone the MyScript Git repository containing the examples for the iOS platform and navigate to the root of the folder containing the applications:

git clone https://github.com/MyScript/interactive-ink-examples-ios.git
cd interactive-ink-examples-ios

Step 2: Navigate to the root folder of the example application you want to run:

cd Examples/GetStarted or cd Examples/Demo

Then run:

pod install

This command will use CocoaPods to fetch the iink SDK libraries.

Step 3: Replace MyCertificate.c file in the MyScriptCertificate directory with your certificate.

Step 4: Open the Xcode workspace, compile and run the default target.

Building your first interactive ink application

To guide you through the fundamentals of iink SDK, this documentation explains some key concepts and provides you with code portions that are relevant for a simple iink SDK integration.

The guide consists of the following steps:

While introducing the different concepts one-by-one in a logical manner, this guide is written in a way that allows you to refer to a particular aspect at any time, even if you don’t strictly follow the intended order.

Ready? Let’s start!