# Docling — Document Parsing for AI

> IBM document parsing library. Converts PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, images, and HTML into structured markdown or JSON. Built for RAG pipelines and LLM ingestion.

## Install

Copy the content below into your project:

## Quick Use

```bash
pip install docling
```

```python
from docling.document_converter import DocumentConverter

converter = DocumentConverter()
result = converter.convert("report.pdf")
print(result.document.export_to_markdown())
```

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## Intro

Docling is IBM's open-source document parsing library, designed for AI pipelines. It accurately converts PDFs (including scanned), Word docs, PowerPoints, images, and HTML into clean structured output — markdown, JSON, or document objects.

**Best for**: RAG pipeline document ingestion, PDF parsing, enterprise document processing
**Works with**: LangChain, LlamaIndex, any LLM pipeline

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## Supported Formats

- **PDF** — Text, tables, images, scanned documents (OCR)
- **DOCX** — Microsoft Word documents
- **PPTX** — PowerPoint presentations
- **HTML** — Web pages
- **Images** — PNG, JPG with OCR
- **Markdown** — Passthrough with metadata

## Key Features

- **Table extraction** — Accurate table parsing to structured data
- **Layout analysis** — Understands headers, paragraphs, lists, captions
- **OCR** — Built-in for scanned documents
- **Chunking** — Hierarchical chunking that respects document structure
- **LangChain integration** — `DoclingLoader` for direct pipeline use

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### FAQ

**Q: What is Docling?**
A: IBM document parsing library. Converts PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, images, and HTML into structured markdown or JSON. Built for RAG pipelines and LLM ingestion.

**Q: How do I install Docling?**
A: Check the Quick Use section above for step-by-step installation instructions. Most assets can be set up in under 2 minutes.

## Source & Thanks

> Created by [IBM](https://github.com/DS4SD). Licensed under MIT.
> [DS4SD/docling](https://github.com/DS4SD/docling) — 15K+ GitHub stars

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