It’s 2025, and the online content creation industry is experiencing the highest level of competition at this time. To stand out among the competition, many content creators have set up their own customized toolkits. These tools help them streamline workflows, enhance creativity, and ensure that their content resonates with the target audience.Â
When it comes to the tools in the kit, the list is numerous. However, some are being adapted by many creators nowadays – OCR Tools. We recently had the opportunity to use them and found them helpful. That is why we decided to tell you how OCR tools can help you as a content creator and why they should be a part of your toolkit.
What Are OCR Tools?
OCR, the acronym for Optical Character Recognition, is a technology that can:Â
- Detect
- Read
- UnderstandÂ
The readable characters (alphabets, numbers, etc) inside images. Not only can it detect, but the technology can also extract the text and provide it in an editable format.Â
Many of the online tools based on OCR are now also powered by AI technology. Such popular tools include Imagetotextconverter.net and Imagetotext.me. They have some next-level capabilities, such as they can:
- Extract text from handwritten images.Â
- Extract text from blurry or distorted images.Â
- Process images in bulk.Â
- Organize the extracted text into different file formats (both editable & non-editable).Â
How to Use Them?
Using online OCR tools is very simple. Below, we are sharing the general process for your convenience (it can slightly vary depending on the tool you have opted for).Â
- Gather photos that include the text you want to convert.Â
- Upload them to the tool. Standard uploading methods include drag and drop, URL placement, copy-paste, and manual upload.Â
- Once your images are uploaded, customize (e.g., crop or flip) them if needed. However, not all tools offer these features, so proceed accordingly.Â
- Next, start the conversion by clicking on the action button. It usually is labeled with CTAs like Convert, Start Conversion, Copy Text, Proceed, etc.Â
- Once the conversion process is completed, simply copy/download the text in the desired format that the tool allows.Â
4 Reasons OCR Tools Should Be Part of Your Toolkit
Previously, we have taken you through the basics of OCR and the tools based on the technology. Now we are going to share four (04) reasons you should make them part of your content creation toolkit.Â
Going through these reasons will help you understand why and how you should use OCR tools to make your content creation process more efficient.Â
1. Repurpose Old Material
Content repurposing, also known as content recycling, is a technique that many creators use. Using this technology, they repurpose old materials, such as blog posts, images, and infographics, to create a fresh piece.Â
However, the issue is that these materials are sometimes in printed or non-editable digital form. Or sometimes creators struggle with microtext reading problems on the product brochures or manuals.Â
That is where OCR tools come in handy. Using OCR tools, you can instantly extract text, make it machine-readable, copy/download it, and use it as needed. No matter whether the text is printed or is written using microfonts.Â
2. Save Hours of Manual Typing
One of the big time wasters for content creators is typing things manually. They often need to pull out a quote from an image, statistics from a printed paper, etc. And all of this involves manual typing, which is prone to human errors such as typos.Â
But these errors can be avoided with the help of OCR tools. As a content creator, you can convert your material into digital formats by running your photos through the said tools, instead of typing them manually.Â
Doing this will give you the following benefits:
- Instant data entry.
- No typo errors.
- Eliminates all human errors.
- Speed up the content creation process.
- Let you focus on making the content better rather than spending time on repetitive typing.
3. Speed Up the Research Process
Research is the most crucial and hectic element of the content creation process. Primarily, if the content you are creating is based on scientific research. We have seen many academic writers struggle with outdated literature. They went through a bunch of pages to find the source of the information or its citation.Â
But no, OCR tools lift the burden of this headache. Using them, you can convert that literature into editable files. Using the search feature inside these files, you can instantly access the information you need. In short, the thing that might take hours of your time will become just a matter of seconds.Â
4. Make Non-Editable Content Editable
Sometimes, content creators have the content read, but they only need a minor change in it. The issue arises when the available content is in an uneditable format, such as PDFs. Yet, there is PDF editing software available now, but most of them are costly. Plus, why pay for something that can be done for free?
Using the OCR tools, you can instantly transform any text-based non-editable files into editable ones, depending on the format or file type supported by each tool. Those three that we mentioned earlier in this post provide you with the extracted text in three different file types, i.e., PDF, DOCX, and TXT.Â
Conclusion
All in all, OCR tools are invaluable for content creators. They help extract difficult-to-read texts, digitize documents, and eliminate the need for manual typing.Â
These are just a few of the benefits we mentioned; there are many more that you will experience when you try them.Â
So, consider adding them to your content creation toolkit and see how they help you complete tasks quickly that previously took hours of your time.Â
