IBM launches a free Python library that converts ANY document to data
Introducing Docling. Here’s what you need to know:
- What is Docling?
Docling is a Python library that simplifies document processing, parsing diverse formats — including advanced PDF understanding — and providing seamless integrations with the gen AI ecosystem. - Document Conversion Architecture
For each document format, the document converter knows which format-specific backend to employ for parsing the document and which pipeline to use for orchestrating the execution, along with any relevant options. - PDF Conversion to Markdown
Here is an example of the DocLayNet paper from arXiv, converted into Markdown format by Docling. - 4. Core Technology:
- Docling includes
PDF Backends for parsing – Layout Analysis Model – Vision-Based Table Formatter – OCR for Text