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PaddlePaddleJune 11, 2026

PaddleOCR

Open Source
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ML

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### 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).

Key Insights & Metrics

Pricing
Free
Cost structure
Version
3.7.0
Current release version
Hardware
No hardware requirements to use the web app
Compute requirements
Category
Open Source
Licensing model
Region
China
Primary region

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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