# MinerU

Parses PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown, JSON, HTML or LaTeX. MinerU is free, with no paid plan attached, at github.com.

## Facts

- **Pricing tier:** Free
- **Works on:** Self-hosted, Web, CLI, API
- **Works in browser:** Yes

## Capabilities

- Parses PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown, JSON, HTML or LaTeX
- Runs fully locally with OCR, table and formula recognition
- Free hosted web app at mineru.net plus agent-ready outputs
- Version 4.0 adds four parsing quality tiers

## FAQ

### What is MinerU?

MinerU is listed under AI OCR & Document Extraction, in the Research & Learning category on Flocci AI Tools. Parses PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown, JSON, HTML or LaTeX. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

### Is MinerU free?

MinerU 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 MinerU in a browser, or is there an app?

MinerU works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on self-hosting, the web, the command line and an API.

### What can MinerU do?

MinerU does 4 things the catalog singles out: Parses pdfs, images and office files into markdown, json, html or latex; runs fully locally with ocr, table and formula recognition; free hosted web app at mineru.net plus agent-ready outputs; version 4.0 adds four parsing quality tiers.

### What is the best free alternative to MinerU?

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), olmOCR and PaddleOCR-VL also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

## Related

- [MinerU alternatives](https://aitools.flocci.in/alternatives/mineru)
- [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/mineru

Facts last verified: October 2026