agentskillexchange Convert mixed documents into agent-ready Markdown and JSON with DocStrange
Convert PDFs, scans, office files, images, and URLs into clean Markdown, structured JSON, CSV, or HTML before an agent ingests or reviews the content.
Prerequisites
Python 3.8+, docstrange package, optional CUDA GPU for local processing, optional MCP-compatible client or local web UI
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install "docstrange[web]"
- pip install -e ".[web]"
- pip install Flask
- git clone https://github.com/nanonets/docstrange.git
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- DocStrange is a Python library for converting a wide range of document formats—including PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, and images — into clean, usable data. It produces LLM-optimized Markdown, structu...
- python -m docstrange.web_app
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
The library offers both a powerful cloud API and a 100% private, offline mode that runs locally on your GPU. Developed by Nanonets, DocStrange is built on a powerful pipeline of OCR and layout detection models and...
Example outputs: Here's a quick preview of the quality of output
💡 Want a GUI? Run the simple, drag-and-drop local web interface for private, offline document conversion.
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NanoNets/docstrange/HEAD/README.md