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Docling vs MinerU: catalog facts
Docling	MinerU
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free to download and run; the repository does not declare a standard license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Supports a wide range of input formats beyond just PDF MIT licensed and runs entirely on your own machine	Parses tables, formulas and scanned pages with OCR Accepts PDF, Office, OpenDocument, EPUB, HTML and more
No graphical interface; used as a code library or CLI tool Advanced parsing models used alongside it may carry separate licenses	Setup and model downloads suit technical users Higher-quality parsing tiers need more compute
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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