Alternatives
Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.
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Use when the user wants full-text PDFs for papers they already identified: one or more DOIs, doi.org links, or a reference list ("下载这几篇论文的 PDF", "把这个 DOI 列表下下来", "download the PDFs for these references"). Tries open access first, then the publisher's TDM API if the user has a key, then (opt-in) the user's own logged-in Chrome. Not for finding papers, Zotero import, or bypassing paywalls.
Turn any PDF or image document into structured data for your AI. A powerful, lightweight OCR toolkit that bridges the gap between images/PDFs and LLMs. Supports 100+ languages.
$ npx skills add PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCROpen-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.
$ npx skills add usememos/memosA community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngxShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.
$ npx skills add ShareX/ShareXOCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
$ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
$ npx skills add marktext/marktextPrettier is an opinionated code formatter.
$ npx skills add prettier/prettierPresentation Slides for Developers
$ npx skills add slidevjs/slidevPure Javascript OCR for more than 100 Languages 📖🎉🖥
$ npx skills add naptha/tesseract.js🃏 A magical documentation site generator.
$ npx skills add docsifyjs/docsifyA modern ebook manager and reader with sync and backup capacities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and Web
$ npx skills add koodo-reader/koodo-readerAn ebook reader application supporting PDF, DjVu, EPUB, FB2 and many more formats, running on Cervantes, Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook and Android devices
$ npx skills add koreader/koreaderThe open source frontend for GitBook doc sites
$ npx skills add GitbookIO/gitbookPython tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdownTesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)
$ npx skills add tesseract-ocr/tesseractGet your documents ready for gen AI
$ npx skills add docling-project/doclingHow to choose
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep paper-download if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
Next step
Open the compare page, test the install commands in a sandbox, and check each repository before using a skill in production.