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Marker vs pdf2htmlEX: catalog facts
Marker	pdf2htmlEX
Free The code is free under Apache 2.0; model weights have a separate licence, and Datalab…	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	Linux, Command line
Handles tables, equations and code blocks Accepts many input formats besides PDF	Keeps text selectable and searchable in the HTML output Close visual match to the original layout
Model weights are under a separate licence from the code Needs a Python environment and benefits from a GPU	Command line only, with no graphical interface No packaged releases on GitHub
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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