Product
Jina Reader
Jina Reader is an open-source AI app, launched in 2024, made for developers.
An API that turns any URL into LLM-friendly Markdown by adding a prefix to it.
Main jobs: Web scraping. It is open source and free to use. You can use it through an API and on your own server.
Markdown version of https://godooo.ai/en/product/jina-reader. Every page on this site has one: add .md to its address.
At a glance
- Type
- Product
- Launched
- 2024
- Galaxy
- Agents & Automation
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes · Apache-2.0
- Source code
- github.com/jina-ai/reader
- GitHub stars
- 12,038
- How you run it
- API · Self-host
- Made for
- Developers
- Website
- jina.ai
- Also known as
- r.jina.ai
What it can do
Web scrapingmain jobunconfirmed
“Convert a URL to LLM-friendly input by prepending r.jina.ai .”— jina.ai, 2026-09-24
Document parsingsupportedunconfirmed
Web search with answerssupportedunconfirmed
“Use s.jina.ai to search the web and get SERP”— jina.ai, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
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Questions
What is Jina Reader?
Jina Reader is an open-source AI app, launched in 2024, made for developers. An API that turns any URL into LLM-friendly Markdown by adding a prefix to it.
Is Jina Reader free?
Yes. Jina Reader is open source (Apache-2.0) and free to use.
Is Jina Reader open source?
Yes, under the Apache-2.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/jina-ai/reader.
Can Jina Reader run locally?
Jina Reader can be self-hosted on your own server.
What can Jina Reader do?
Main jobs: Web scraping. It can also do: Document parsing, Web search with answers.
What are open-source alternatives to Jina Reader?
Open-source ones: Firecrawl, Firecrawl MCP Server, Crawl4AI, Exa MCP Server, Fetch MCP Server, ScrapeGraphAI, Apify MCP Server and Tavily MCP Server.
Sources
- jina.ai/reader/checked 2026-09-24
- github.com/jina-ai/reader