#1
OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
34K starsJun 12, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDFAlternatives
Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.
Current skill
A free tool to OCR a PDF and add a text "layer" in the original file, making a searchable PDF. Use only open source tools. Please tip!
OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
$ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDFPure Javascript OCR for more than 100 Languages ๐๐๐ฅ
$ npx skills add naptha/tesseract.jsTesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)
$ npx skills add tesseract-ocr/tesseractPython tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdownTransforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.
$ npx skills add opendatalab/MinerU่ง่งๅฐ่ฏด็ฟป่ฏๅจ / Visual Novel Translator
$ npx skills add HIllya51/LunaTranslatorPyMuPDF is a high performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.
$ npx skills add pymupdf/PyMuPDFTurn 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/PaddleOCRA pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files
$ npx skills add py-pdf/pypdfTranslate manga/image ไธ้ฎ็ฟป่ฏๅ็ฑปๅพ็ๅ ๆๅญ https://cotrans.touhou.ai/ (no longer working)
$ npx skills add zyddnys/manga-image-translatorEffortless data labeling with AI support from Segment Anything and other awesome models.
$ npx skills add CVHub520/X-AnyLabeling#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
$ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFSumatraPDF reader
$ npx skills add sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdfThe Privacy First PDF Toolkit
$ npx skills add alam00000/bentopdf๐ Create PDF files using React
$ npx skills add diegomura/react-pdfA community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngxHow 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 Pdf2pdfocr 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.