Company behind the open-source Marker and Surya projects, offering a hosted API that converts PDFs and images into Markdown or JSON with layout detection, table recognition, and OCR across dozens of languages.
Key Features
- Automatic layout detection
- Complex table recognition
- Multilingual OCR recognition
- Support for Markdown and JSON output
- Efficient cloud API integration
Pros
- Extremely high conversion accuracy
- Perfectly preserves document layout structure
- Supports recognition in dozens of languages
Cons
- Requires integration via API
- Depends on internet connection and cloud services
Use Cases
- Digitizing historical documents
- Preprocessing AI model training data
- Automated parsing of invoices and contracts
Editor's Note
Backed by well-known open-source projects, this document-conversion API shines when it comes to faithfully restoring layout.
FAQ
What output formats does Datalab offer?
It can convert PDFs and images into structured Markdown format or JSON data.
Which languages does the OCR support?
The system supports text recognition in dozens of different languages, meeting the needs of processing international documents.
How do I get started with this service?
Developers can integrate via the official hosted API to quickly plug it into existing systems.