Docling
Docling parses documents in multiple formats to prepare them for further processing, according to its documentation site.
About Docling
Docling parses documents in multiple formats to prepare them for further processing. It handles PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, EPUB, Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote, ODF, plain text, images, email files, audio and video, and represents results in a unified DoclingDocument format.
It identifies page layout, reading order, table structure, code and formulas, supports OCR for scanned PDFs and images and speech-recognition transcripts for audio and video, and exports to Markdown, HTML, JSON and other formats. It can run locally, from a command-line interface, as an API server, or connected to agents, with integrations for LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI and Haystack. Metadata extraction and molecular-structure understanding are listed as coming soon.
Key features
- Parses PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, EPUB and other formats
- Extracts page layout, reading order, table structure, code and formulas
- Exports to Markdown, HTML, JSON, DocTags, DocLang and WebVTT
- Provides OCR for scanned PDFs and images
- Integrates with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Crew AI and Haystack
- Runs locally, via CLI, API server, or MCP server connection
Best for: Developers and teams preparing varied documents for retrieval-augmented generation and agent workflows.
Good for
- Handles many input types including documents, images, audio, video and email
- Offers multiple export options including Markdown, HTML and lossless JSON
- Supports local execution for sensitive data and air-gapped environments
Watch out for
- Metadata extraction for title, authors, references and language is listed as coming soon
- Molecular-structure understanding is listed as coming soon
Docling at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › File Utilities
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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