# Dolphin (ByteDance)

Two-stage document-type and layout analysis then element parsing. Dolphin (ByteDance) is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted
- **Works in browser:** No

## Capabilities

- Two-stage document-type and layout analysis then element parsing
- Page-level and element-level parsing modes
- Hugging Face Transformers integration
- MIT licensed; Dolphin-v2 released Dec 2025

## FAQ

### What is Dolphin (ByteDance)?

Dolphin (ByteDance) is listed under AI OCR & Document Extraction, in the Research & Learning category on Flocci AI Tools. Two-stage document-type and layout analysis then element parsing. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is Dolphin (ByteDance) free?

Dolphin (ByteDance) is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

### Can I use Dolphin (ByteDance) in a browser, or is there an app?

Dolphin (ByteDance) needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting.

### What can Dolphin (ByteDance) do?

Dolphin (ByteDance) does 4 things the catalog singles out: Two-stage document-type and layout analysis then element parsing; page-level and element-level parsing modes; hugging face transformers integration; mit licensed; dolphin-v2 released dec 2025.

### What is the best free alternative to Dolphin (ByteDance)?

dots.ocr (dots.mocr) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI OCR & Document Extraction sub-category and is free. LangExtract (Google), MinerU and olmOCR also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

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- [AI OCR & Document Extraction](https://aitools.flocci.in/category/research-learning/ai-ocr-document-extraction)
- [Best free AI OCR and document extraction tools](https://aitools.flocci.in/best/best-ai-ocr-document-extraction)
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Source: Flocci AI Tools — https://aitools.flocci.in/tool/dolphin-bytedance

Facts last verified: October 2026