NanoDoc
0.1.0Best for complex, table-heavy, and multi-structure documents.
Overall83.66↑
Overall Edit0.17↓
FPS9.25↑
Avg Power9.61 W↓
The Simplest Way to RunAny PDF Parser, Locally
One-line install for local PDF parsing on macOS.
Select different parsers as you need, and get upstream-quality output with zero cloud upload.
*Currently only runs on M-Chip Macs. Linux and Windows coming soon.
A Complete Parser Stack for Agent Workflows
Access all local PDF parsers for macOS in one place, keep up with new releases, and use the output directly with your agents.
- 1
Install DocDot
As prompted in the terminal, you may need to run
source ~/.docdot/envmanually to apply the PATH configuration.curl -fsSL https://docdot.ai/install.sh | bash - 2
Install the Parser
Currently supportsNanoDocPaddleOCRGLM-OCRMinerULiteParse, and stays updated with the latest PDF parsers.
docdot install nanodoc - 3
Parse the PDF
Parse the PDF using this command
docdot -i ./example.pdf -o ./outputOr parse the PDF using web UI
docdot web #Then open http://127.0.0.1:8173 in your browser. - 4
Install DocDot Agent Skill
Currently supportsCodexClaude CodeOpenClawHermesWorkBuddy
docdot skills installRestart the Agent tool upon Skills exceptions.(Codex: The DocDot Agent Skill is only supported inside Codex Projects.)
Find the Right PDF Parser
Note: Data are as of Jul 29, 2026.
Step 1. Filter Before You Shortlist
Shortlist
5 tools found3 selected
MinerU
3.4.4Broad language support with balanced benchmark coverage.
Overall73.35↑
Overall Edit0.34↓
FPS0.33↑
Avg Power8.90 W↓
PaddleOCR
3.7.0Wide language coverage and solid general-purpose OCR performance.
Overall71.63↑
Overall Edit0.27↓
FPS0.06↑
Avg Power7.16 W↓
GLM-OCR
0.1.5Strong on mixed-layout extraction with chart support.
Overall65.74↑
Overall Edit0.35↓
FPS0.12↑
Avg Power6.75 W↓
LiteParse
2.5.1Efficiency-first parser with lower structural fidelity.
Overall26.98↑
Overall Edit0.72↓
FPS5.14↑
Avg Power8.13 W↓
More providers will be available
Step 2. Compare Features, Accuracy, and Runtime.
- NanoDoc
- MinerU
- PaddleOCR
Arrows indicate whether higher or lower values are preferable for each metric.
| Features | NanoDoc | MinerU | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|---|
Output Format | markdown, json | markdown, json | markdown, json |
Scanned Docs | |||
Multilingual | CN,EN | 50+ Langs | 50+ Langs |
Layout Coordinates | |||
Tables | |||
Cross-Page Table | |||
Formulas | |||
Image Extraction | |||
Charts | |||
Size on Disk | 534 MiB | 3.21 GiB | 2.57 GiB |