# MinerU

Framework · https://godooo.ai/en/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.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Framework](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#framework)
- **Launched:** 2024
- **Galaxy:** [Models & APIs](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/builders)
- **Open source:** Yes
- **Source code:** [github.com/opendatalab/MinerU](https://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](https://opendatalab.github.io/MinerU)

## What it can do

- **[Document parsing](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-parsing)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “MinerU 4.0 brings document parsing, a local document library, and service tools into one workflow for document conversion, application integration, and agent reading.” (read on [opendatalab.github.io](https://opendatalab.github.io/MinerU/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Text recognition (OCR)](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/ocr)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Basic for OCR and model-based parsing” (read on [opendatalab.github.io](https://opendatalab.github.io/MinerU/), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[Docling](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/docling)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[Marker](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/marker)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[PaddleOCR](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/paddleocr)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[Surya](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/surya)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[MarkItDown](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/markitdown)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[Unstructured](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/unstructured)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[LlamaIndex](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/llamaindex)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing, Text recognition (OCR)
- **[RAGFlow](https://godooo.ai/en/product/ragflow)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing
- **[PDF Skill](https://godooo.ai/en/skill/pdf)**: Also does: Document parsing
- **[Firecrawl](https://godooo.ai/en/product/firecrawl)** (Open source, free): Also does: Document parsing
- **[Mistral](https://godooo.ai/en/model/mistral)** (Open source, free): Also does: Text recognition (OCR)
- **[Qwen](https://godooo.ai/en/model/qwen)** (Open source, free): Also 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](https://opendatalab.github.io/MinerU/) — checked 2026-09-24
- [github.com](https://github.com/opendatalab/MinerU)

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