Framework
MinerU
MinerU is an open-source AI framework, launched in 2024, made for developers.
A tool that parses PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown and JSON ready for LLMs.
Main jobs: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR). It is open source and free to use. You can use it in the terminal, offline on your own machine, through an API and on your own server.
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At a glance
- Type
- Framework
- Launched
- 2024
- Galaxy
- Models & APIs
- Open source
- Yes
- Source code
- github.com/opendatalab/MinerU
- GitHub stars
- 80,583
- How you run it
- Terminal · Runs offline · API · Self-host
- Made for
- Developers
- Website
- opendatalab.github.io
What it can do
Document parsingmain jobunconfirmed
“MinerU 4.0 brings document parsing, a local document library, and service tools into one workflow for document conversion, application integration, and agent reading.”— opendatalab.github.io, 2026-09-24
Text recognition (OCR)main jobunconfirmed
“Basic for OCR and model-based parsing”— opendatalab.github.io, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- DoclingOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- MarkerOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- PaddleOCROpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- SuryaOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- MarkItDownOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- UnstructuredOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- LlamaIndexOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- RAGFlowOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing
- PDF SkillAlso does: Document parsing
- FirecrawlOpen source, freeAlso does: Document parsing
- MistralOpen source, freeAlso does: Text recognition (OCR)
- QwenOpen source, freeAlso does: Text recognition (OCR); no code needed
Questions
What is MinerU?
MinerU is an open-source AI framework, launched in 2024, made for developers. A tool that parses PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown and JSON ready for LLMs.
Is MinerU free?
Yes. MinerU is open source and free to use.
Is MinerU open source?
Yes. The source code is at https://github.com/opendatalab/MinerU.
Can MinerU run locally?
Yes. MinerU can run offline on your own machine. It can also be self-hosted on your own server.
What can MinerU do?
Main jobs: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR).
What are open-source alternatives to MinerU?
Open-source ones: Docling, Marker, PaddleOCR, Surya, MarkItDown, Unstructured, LlamaIndex and RAGFlow. Others: PDF Skill.
Sources
- opendatalab.github.io/MinerU/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/opendatalab/MinerU