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

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