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PyMuPDF is a high performance Python library for data extraction, analysis, conversion & manipulation of PDF (and other) documents.
10K starsJun 29, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add pymupdf/PyMuPDFAlternatives
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Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.
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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/OCRmyPDF#3
Get your documents ready for gen AI
63K starsJul 17, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add docling-project/docling#4
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.
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$ npx skills add PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR#5
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$ npx skills add koodo-reader/koodo-reader#6
Convert documents to structured data effortlessly. Unstructured is open-source ETL solution for transforming complex documents into clean, structured formats for language models. Visit our website to learn more about our enterprise grade Platform product for production grade workflows, partitioning, enrichments, chunking and embedding.
15K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdocument-processingHTMLPDF
$ npx skills add Unstructured-IO/unstructured#7
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
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$ npx skills add Zettlr/Zettlr#8
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
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$ npx skills add paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx#9
A fast, helpful, and open-source document parser
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$ npx skills add run-llama/liteparse#10
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
156K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown#11
Universal File Online Preview Project based on Spring-Boot
14K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaPDF
$ npx skills add kekingcn/kkFileView#12
A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files
10K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
$ npx skills add py-pdf/pypdf#13
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27K starsJun 24, 2026 pushdocument-processingLuaPDF
$ npx skills add koreader/koreader#14
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.
22K starsJun 22, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add readest/readest#15
#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
81K starsJun 18, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptPDF
$ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF#16
🪐 Markdown with superpowers: from ideas to papers, presentations, websites, books, and knowledge bases.
16K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdocument-processingKotlinPDF
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