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olmOCR vs Docling: catalog facts
olmOCR	Docling
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; you supply the GPU.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Handles tables, equations and handwriting Keeps reading order in complex layouts	Supports a wide range of input formats beyond just PDF MIT licensed and runs entirely on your own machine
Requires a capable GPU Command-line pipeline with no desktop interface	No graphical interface; used as a code library or CLI tool Advanced parsing models used alongside it may carry separate licenses
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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