Keywords AI
Docling
RAG FrameworksLayer 2Open SourceWhat is Docling?
Docling is IBM's open-source document conversion toolkit that transforms PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, and other document formats into structured JSON or markdown. It uses advanced layout analysis and table structure recognition to preserve document structure, making it ideal for preparing documents for RAG and LLM applications. Docling integrates with LlamaIndex and LangChain for seamless pipeline construction.
Key Features
- ✓Document parsing with layout understanding
- ✓Table extraction from PDFs
- ✓OCR for scanned documents
- ✓Multiple output formats
- ✓Open-source and self-hosted
Common Use Cases
Developers and researchers who need accurate document parsing with layout and table understanding
- •PDF to structured data conversion
- •Academic paper processing
- •Financial report extraction
- •Scanned document digitization
- •Document understanding pipelines
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