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Convert Images to Text Seamlessly with Tomedes’ New AI Tool

by OFER TIROSH 03/01/2025

Extracting text from images has long been a challenge for businesses, researchers, and everyday users. Converting scanned contracts or handwritten notes into usable text often slows workflows.
Thankfully, AI advancements now offer powerful solutions to this problem.
Leveraging the latest in AI technology, Tomedes is proud to introduce our new Image to Text Converter tool. In this article, we’ll explore how you can use this innovative tool to streamline your tasks and optimize your workflows.

What is Tomedes Image-to-Text converter?

Tomedes has been a trusted name in the translation industry since 2007, constantly embracing innovation to enhance our services. With the rise of AI, we saw an opportunity to tackle challenges that existing tools couldn't fully address. 

This inspired us to create Tomedes Image-to-Text Converter, which uses OCR to turn text from images into editable digital formats. OCR converts printed and handwritten content into digital formats, making it essential for industries like finance, education, and legal services.

The Tomedes Image-to-Text Converter has been refined through rigorous testing and expert feedback. It empowers businesses and individuals by streamlining workflows and boosting productivity.

Whether you're dealing with complex multilingual documents or hard-to-read images, our tool is built to deliver unparalleled performance, ensuring accuracy and reliability in every use.

Read more: Tomedes Launches Free AI Tools to Optimize Translation Workflows

How it works

This innovative tool combines AI-driven OCR algorithms with adaptive resolution adjustment to optimize text recognition. Here’s how it works:

First step: Image upload

Users can upload image files in common formats such as png, jpeg, webp, heic, and heif. After uploading the single file, it will automatically scan and analyze it.

Second step: Text extraction

Using AI-driven OCR, the tool extracts the text from the uploaded image, including printed and handwritten content. After it has finished analyzing the image and extracting the image, you can upload another file. 


If you need to extract text from a flyer like the one above, Tomedes' Image-to-Text Converter makes it quick and easy. As presented here, the tool accurately converts event schedules, dates, locations, and other details into editable text in seconds.

Third step: Output delivery

The extracted text is delivered in an easy-to-access format, ready for integration into digital documents, databases, or other workflows. Once you receive the output, it's important to review it for accuracy before further use.

This seamless process ensures high-quality results in minimal time, regardless of the complexity of the source image. The tool’s development was a collaborative effort, with insights gathered from multiple industries to ensure universal applicability.

Real-world applications

The Tomedes Image-to-Text Converter is a versatile tool designed to simplify and enhance workflows across various industries and everyday tasks. Below are some examples of how it’s being used in real-world scenarios:

For businesses

Businesses can streamline workflows by digitizing physical documents or extracting text from images for record-keeping, data analysis, or content creation. For example:

    Legal Firms: Convert scanned contracts into editable documents.

      Retailers: Extract product details from catalog images.

        Finance Departments: Digitize receipts and invoices for bookkeeping.


        Instead of manually writing text from the image, for instance like the one above, you can now use Tomedes Image-to-Text Converter for all the relevant information. As demonstrated here, the tool accurately extracts product details, such as dimensions, materials, and pricing, from images, converting them into editable text.


        This not only saves time but also ensures consistency when updating product listings, inventory management systems, or marketing materials, making it an invaluable resource for streamlining operations.

        For educators and researchers

        Educators and researchers can easily convert handwritten notes, diagrams, or scanned materials into digital text, simplifying content organization and dissemination. Tomedes tested the tool with academic institutions to ensure its applicability in these settings.

        For developers

        Integrating the Image to Text Converter into applications or workflows allows developers to automate text extraction, improving efficiency and scalability. We’ve seen firsthand how this capability accelerates our own internal development projects.

        For everyday users

        From digitizing personal notes to converting image-based recipes or event flyers into editable formats, the tool is a valuable resource for anyone managing text from images. For example, you have a scanned image of a recipe but want to turn it into text. 



        Try this free sample to see how Tomedes' Image-to-Text Converter effortlessly extracts text from a cookbook recipe. In this example, the cinnamon roll recipe image is transformed into editable text within seconds, offering a quick and effortless solution. This tool is ideal for chefs, food enthusiasts, or anyone managing recipes, making it easy to organize, share, and adapt content from cookbooks.


        Conclusion

        The Tomedes Image-to-Text Converter is a breakthrough in text extraction, combining powerful AI technology with our dedication to making your workflows smoother and more efficient. Whether you’re digitizing business documents, organizing research, automating tasks, or tackling everyday projects, this tool is built to make your life easier.

        Tomedes also offers a range of free AI tools designed to handle various language and text-related challenges. Give them a try and see how they can help you. We’d love to hear your feedback—it plays a vital role in helping us improve and create even better solutions for you.

        Ready to elevate your language solutions? Partner with Tomedes and make us your trusted provider for translation, localization, and language technology. With nearly two decades of expertise and an unwavering commitment to excellence, we’re here to help you thrive in a globalized world. Explore our services today—together, we can achieve remarkable results!