diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/data/datastore/AppSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/data/datastore/AppSettings.kt
index c65b5cf6..ab04594b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/data/datastore/AppSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/data/datastore/AppSettings.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ data class AppSettings(
 
     // Inbox Capture
     val obsidianInboxPath: String = "Documents/primary/inbox",
+    val hwrLanguage: String = "en-US",
 
     // Debug
     val showWelcome: Boolean = true,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/io/InboxSyncEngine.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/io/InboxSyncEngine.kt
index d853ca95..d6ec2e4e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/io/InboxSyncEngine.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/io/InboxSyncEngine.kt
@@ -29,15 +29,9 @@ private val log = ShipBook.getLogger("InboxSyncEngine")
 
 object InboxSyncEngine {
 
-    private val modelIdentifier =
-        DigitalInkRecognitionModelIdentifier.fromLanguageTag("en-US")
-    private val model =
-        modelIdentifier?.let { DigitalInkRecognitionModel.builder(it).build() }
-    private val recognizer = model?.let {
-        DigitalInkRecognition.getClient(
-            DigitalInkRecognizerOptions.builder(it).build()
-        )
-    }
+    @Volatile private var currentLanguage: String? = null
+    private var recognizer: com.google.mlkit.vision.digitalink.recognition.DigitalInkRecognizer? = null
+    private var currentModel: DigitalInkRecognitionModel? = null
 
     /**
      * Sync an inbox page to Obsidian. Tags come from the UI (pill selection),
@@ -61,7 +55,7 @@ object InboxSyncEngine {
             return
         }
 
-        ensureModelDownloaded()
+        ensureRecognizer(GlobalAppSettings.current.hwrLanguage)
 
         // 1. Recognize ALL strokes together to preserve natural text flow
         var fullText = if (allStrokes.isNotEmpty()) {
@@ -153,25 +147,36 @@ object InboxSyncEngine {
         log.i("Inbox sync complete for page $pageId")
     }
 
-    private suspend fun ensureModelDownloaded() {
-        val m = model ?: throw IllegalStateException("ML Kit model identifier not found")
+    private suspend fun ensureRecognizer(language: String) {
+        if (language == currentLanguage && recognizer != null) return
+
+        val modelIdentifier = DigitalInkRecognitionModelIdentifier.fromLanguageTag(language)
+            ?: throw IllegalStateException("Unsupported HWR language: $language")
+        val model = DigitalInkRecognitionModel.builder(modelIdentifier).build()
         val manager = RemoteModelManager.getInstance()
 
         val isDownloaded = suspendCancellableCoroutine<Boolean> { cont ->
-            manager.isModelDownloaded(m)
+            manager.isModelDownloaded(model)
                 .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(it) }
                 .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
         }
 
         if (!isDownloaded) {
-            log.i("Downloading ML Kit model...")
+            log.i("Downloading ML Kit model for $language...")
             suspendCancellableCoroutine<Void?> { cont ->
-                manager.download(m, DownloadConditions.Builder().build())
+                manager.download(model, DownloadConditions.Builder().build())
                     .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(null) }
                     .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
             }
             log.i("Model downloaded")
         }
+
+        recognizer?.close()
+        currentModel = model
+        recognizer = DigitalInkRecognition.getClient(
+            DigitalInkRecognizerOptions.builder(model).build()
+        )
+        currentLanguage = language
     }
 
     /**
@@ -180,7 +185,7 @@ object InboxSyncEngine {
      */
     private suspend fun recognizeStrokes(strokes: List<Stroke>): String {
         val rec = recognizer
-            ?: throw IllegalStateException("ML Kit recognizer not initialized")
+            ?: throw IllegalStateException("ML Kit recognizer not initialized — call ensureRecognizer first")
 
         val lines = segmentIntoLines(strokes)
         log.i("Segmented ${strokes.size} strokes into ${lines.size} lines")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/ui/components/GeneralSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/ui/components/GeneralSettings.kt
index cb42ea3d..779147dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/ui/components/GeneralSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ethran/notable/ui/components/GeneralSettings.kt
@@ -247,6 +247,41 @@ private fun InboxCaptureSettings(
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.caption,
             color = Color.Gray
         )
+
+        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(12.dp))
+
+        Text(
+            "Handwriting recognition language",
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.body1,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium
+        )
+
+        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(4.dp))
+
+        val hwrLanguages = listOf(
+            "en-US" to "English (US)",
+            "en-GB" to "English (UK)",
+            "fr-FR" to "French",
+            "de-DE" to "German",
+            "es-ES" to "Spanish",
+            "it-IT" to "Italian",
+            "pt-BR" to "Portuguese (Brazil)",
+            "pt-PT" to "Portuguese (Portugal)",
+            "nl-NL" to "Dutch",
+            "ru-RU" to "Russian",
+            "zh-CN" to "Chinese (Simplified)",
+            "zh-TW" to "Chinese (Traditional)",
+            "ja-JP" to "Japanese",
+            "ko-KR" to "Korean",
+            "ar-SA" to "Arabic",
+        )
+        SelectorRow(
+            label = "",
+            options = hwrLanguages,
+            value = settings.hwrLanguage,
+            onValueChange = { onSettingsChange(settings.copy(hwrLanguage = it)) },
+            labelMaxLines = 1
+        )
     }
 
     SettingsDivider()