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RescribeSurya
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

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The code is free under Apache 2.0; model weights have a separate licence and Datalab sells…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Tuned for historical printed books
  • Outputs searchable PDF and plain text
  • Layout analysis and reading order alongside OCR
  • Table recognition with rows and columns
  • macOS users may need to authorize the app in security settings
  • Extra languages and scripts are a separate download
  • Model weights are under a separate licence from the code
  • Runs best with a capable GPU
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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