The Simplest Wayto Run Any PDF Parser, Locally

Get clean Markdown from any PDF using a single, unified interface right on your machine.

INSTALL DOCDOT
curl -fsSL https://docdot.ai//install.sh | bash
INSTALL THE TOOL
docdot install nanodoc
PARSE THE FILE
docdot -i ./example.pdf -o ./output
AGENT WORK FLOW
docdot skills install
Install DocDotInstall any toolParse any PDF / Install skills for agent
For better AI experience, DocDot only runs on M-Chip Macs currently.

Find the Right Tool for Each Document.

Note: Data are as of Jul 29, 2026.

Filter Before You Shortlist

Shortlist
5 tools found5 selected

NanoDoc

0.1.0

Best for complex, table-heavy, and multi-structure documents.

Overall83.66
Overall Edit0.17
FPS9.25
Avg Power9.61 W

PaddleOCR

3.7.0

Wide language coverage and solid general-purpose OCR performance.

Overall71.63
Overall Edit0.27
FPS0.06
Avg Power7.16 W

GLM-OCR

0.1.5

Strong on mixed-layout extraction with chart support.

Overall65.74
Overall Edit0.35
FPS0.12
Avg Power6.75 W

MinerU

3.4.4

Broad language support with balanced benchmark coverage.

Overall73.35
Overall Edit0.34
FPS0.33
Avg Power8.90 W

LiteParse

2.5.1

Efficiency-first parser with lower structural fidelity.

Overall26.98
Overall Edit0.72
FPS5.14
Avg Power8.13 W

Compare Features, Accuracy, and Runtime.

  • NanoDoc
  • PaddleOCR
  • GLM-OCR
  • MinerU
  • LiteParse

Arrows indicate whether higher or lower values are preferable for each metric.

FeaturesNanoDocPaddleOCRGLM-OCRMinerULiteParse
Output Format
markdown, jsonmarkdown, jsonmarkdown, jsonmarkdown, jsonmarkdown, json
Scanned Docs
Multilingual
CN,EN50+ LangsCN,EN,etc50+ LangsCN,EN
Layout Coordinates
Tables
Cross-Page Table
Formulas
Image Extraction
Charts

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