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Docling

IBM's MIT-licensed document parser — runs DocLayNet layout and TableFormer table models locally on commodity hardware, no cloud egress.

Open source★ 27k · Python
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CategoryDocument parsing & extraction
TypeOpen source
PricingOpen source
GitHub stars★ 27k
LanguagePython
Repositorydocling-project/docling
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Docling — IBM's MIT-licensed document parser — runs DocLayNet layout and TableFormer table models locally on commodity hardware, no cloud egress.
Website: https://github.com/docling-project/docling
Agent signup: self-host
Pricing: open-source
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What Docling is for

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Docling FAQ

What is Docling?

Docling is IBM's MIT-licensed document parser — runs DocLayNet layout and TableFormer table models locally on commodity hardware, no cloud egress. It's in the Document parsing & extraction category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Docling free?

Docling is free and open source.

Does Docling have an MCP server?

Docling does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is Docling open source?

Yes — Docling is open source and self-hostable; you bring your own model keys.

What are the best alternatives to Docling?

Popular document parsing & extraction alternatives to Docling include Unstructured, Reducto, LlamaParse. Compare them in the dreaming.press directory.

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