MinerU Alternatives

Apps similar to MinerU include OSS Document Scanner, which is free and open source. Other options are Tesseract, ABBYY FineReader PDF, Open Scanner and Scan Thing: Scan Anything. You can choose from more than 10 OCR Engines like MinerU for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and the web.

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  1. EasyOCR icon

    EasyOCR

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    Ready-to-use OCR with 80+ supported languages and all popular writing scripts including Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Devanagari, Cyrillic and etc.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. PDF2MD icon

    PDF2MD

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    A REST API and a hosted MCP that turn PDFs into clean, LLM-ready Markdown for agents and RAG. Own engines (MinerU, Docling), real tables, formulas and OCR. Web app and Chrome extension too.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Google Chrome
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    Get clean, LLM-ready Markdown from any PDF: real tables, formulas and OCR, in the browser, via a REST API or a hosted MCP.
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  4. Parchley icon

    Parchley

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    Parchley is a free, open-source Mac app for turning PDFs into Markdown. Add one file or a whole batch. Parchley converts them in order, then gives you the original PDF, editable Markdown, and a rendered preview in one window.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    ABBYY FineReader PDF

    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and ...

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  6. Project Naptha icon

    Project Naptha

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    Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image you see while browsing the web. The result is a seamless and intuitive experience, where you can highlight as well as copy and paste and even edit and translate the text formerly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  7. Inksight icon

    Inksight

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    Scan your handwritten notes, organize them and export anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. DigiParser icon

    DigiParser

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    DigiParser lets you import any documents, extract JSON data based on your defined schema, and export this data to your business tools for automated data entries.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    DigiParser can parse any document formats including images, PDFs, scanned documents, and more. It then visualizes the extracted data, allowing for faster review and approval.
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  10. OCRify icon

    OCRify

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    OCRify converts images and PDFs into editable digital text. Upload your file, and the text is quickly recognized, allowing you to copy, edit, or save it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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