PaddleOCR
### TL;DR
PaddleOCR is an open-source optical character recognition (OCR) toolkit developed by PaddlePaddle, designed to convert images and PDFs into structured data for AI applications. It supports over 100 languages, bridging the gap between visual documents and large language models (LLMs).
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Key Features
- Supports over 100 languages
- Bridges images/PDFs and LLMs
- Open-source and free to use
- Regular updates with new features
- Optimized for various deployment scenarios
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