Marker
Datalab's open-source tool for converting PDFs to Markdown and JSON quickly and accurately, including tables and layout.
About Marker
PDF text extraction often scrambles tables, columns and reading order.
Who it’s for
- Developers preparing documents for RAG
- Researchers converting papers and reports
When to consider it
Consider Marker when you need high-quality PDF-to-Markdown conversion that you can run yourself.
Tradeoffs & limitations
- The code is Apache-2.0, but the model weights are free only for research, personal use and startups under $5M in funding or revenue; larger companies need a commercial license.
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Sources & review method
Documentation-based assessment · Oct 3, 2026 · Prepared with AI assistance; not a hands-on benchmark.
Checked by SOTA · AI-assisted documentation review. Selection advice is our assessment; verify current requirements for your deployment.
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Marker on GitHub
Datalab's open-source tool for converting PDFs to Markdown and JSON quickly and accurately, including tables and layout.
Based on official pages and announcements checked on 2026-10-03. No hands-on test, performance benchmark or popularity ranking is claimed.