AI PDF & Image Tools

Last semester, I was tasked with compiling a literature review for my master’s thesis in environmental policy. My professor sent me a reading list of 28 peer-reviewed papers, each ranging from 15 to 40 pages long. I stared at the folder full of PDFs on my laptop, knowing that if I read every word cover […]

I’ve lost count of how many hours I’ve spent highlighting, copying, and pasting from 80-page research papers or client contracts. A few years ago that was just life. Now, I open the same PDF, type “Summarize the risk allocation in section 4.2” and get a coherent paragraph in seconds. The shift happened because “chat with […]

I’ve spent over a decade knee-deep in document management, first as a compliance officer for a mid-sized financial firm, then consulting for enterprises drowning in paperwork. Back in the day, sifting through stacks of reports meant endless coffee-fueled nights and inevitable human errors. Today, AI document analyzers have flipped that script. These tools use machine […]

When you scroll through a social feed or browse an online marketplace, the visual appeal of a picture often decides whether it gets a second glance. Sharp details, balanced colors, and minimal noise are no longer optional; they’re expected. That pressure has driven many creators, marketers, and everyday shutterbugs to experiment with tools that promise […]

I’ve spent the better part of three years working with photographers, e-commerce clients, and design agencies who constantly wrestle with the same problem: images that aren’t quite sharp enough, detailed enough, or large enough for their needs. Whether it’s rescuing old family photos or preparing product shots for massive billboard prints, image upscaling has become […]

Last spring, I spent three afternoons helping my childhood friend Lila update the product photos for her small handmade knitwear boutique, Maple & Wool. She’d spent a weekend shooting her new line of merino scarves and cable-knit beanies, but every shot was framed against her crumpled guest room bedsheet. She couldn’t afford a $200 studio […]

Over the past few years, I’ve watched, and more importantly, actively participated in, a quiet revolution in how we create visual content. What once felt like science fiction, describing an image and having it instantly appear, is now a daily reality for countless individuals, myself included. We’re talking about AI image generator tools, and if […]

Last month, I stared at my laptop screen at 9 PM, staring down 47 client performance PDFs, each ranging from 5 to 12 pages long. For the past three hours, I’d been copying and pasting KPIs into a master spreadsheet, squinting at scanned tables that wouldn’t let me select text, and retyping sections where the […]

I’ve spent over a decade knee-deep in document-heavy industries, first as a legal researcher sifting through mountains of contracts, then consulting for businesses drowning in reports and invoices. Back then, it was all highlighters, coffee stains, and endless hours. Today, AI file analyzers for documents have changed the game entirely. These tools use machine learning […]

I remember the days when managing documents meant a dedicated filing cabinet, a specific color of folder, and a fair bit of prayer that I hadn’t mislabeled the tax returns from three years ago. As my career shifted into the digital realm, that physical chaos simply migrated to my hard drive. I was drowning in […]