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PaddleOCR vs Rescribe: catalog facts
PaddleOCR	Rescribe
Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Parses layout, tables and formulas, not just lines of text Outputs JSON and Markdown ready for downstream processing	Tuned for historical printed books Outputs searchable PDF and plain text
Built on the PaddlePaddle framework, which is a large dependency Much of the documentation and community is in Chinese	macOS users may need to authorize the app in security settings Extra languages and scripts are a separate download
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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