# Surya — Document OCR for 90+ Languages

> Surya is a document OCR toolkit with 19.5K+ GitHub stars. Text recognition in 90+ languages, layout analysis, table detection, reading order, and LaTeX OCR. Benchmarks favorably against cloud OCR serv

## Install

Save as a script file and run:

## Quick Use

```bash
# Install
pip install surya-ocr

# OCR a document image
surya_ocr image.png

# Detect text lines
surya_detect image.png

# Analyze layout (tables, headers, images)
surya_layout image.png

# Table recognition
surya_table image.png
```

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## Intro

Surya is a document OCR toolkit that performs text recognition in 90+ languages, benchmarking favorably against cloud OCR services like Google Cloud Vision and AWS Textract. With 19,500+ GitHub stars, Surya provides line-level text detection, page layout analysis (tables, images, headers), reading order detection, table row/column recognition, and LaTeX OCR for mathematical equations. It works on images and PDFs, making it ideal for document processing pipelines in AI applications.

**Best for**: Developers building document parsing, data extraction, or digitization pipelines
**Works with**: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf
**Languages**: 90+ languages for OCR, any language for detection and layout

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## Key Features

- **90+ language OCR**: Text recognition benchmarked against cloud services
- **Text detection**: Line-level detection in any language
- **Layout analysis**: Identify tables, images, headers, footers on pages
- **Reading order**: Detect correct reading sequence of text blocks
- **Table recognition**: Extract row and column structure from tables
- **LaTeX OCR**: Recognize mathematical equations and formulas
- **PDF support**: Process multi-page PDF documents directly

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### FAQ

**Q: What is Surya?**
A: Surya is a document OCR toolkit with 19.5K+ GitHub stars that performs text recognition in 90+ languages, layout analysis, table detection, and LaTeX OCR. It benchmarks favorably against cloud services like Google Vision and AWS Textract.

**Q: How do I install Surya?**
A: Run `pip install surya-ocr`. Then use CLI commands like `surya_ocr image.png` for text recognition or `surya_layout image.png` for page layout analysis.

**Q: Is Surya free to use?**
A: Code is GPL licensed. Model weights are free for research, personal use, and startups under $2M funding/revenue. Commercial licensing is available for larger organizations.

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## Source & Thanks

> Created by [Vik Paruchuri](https://github.com/VikParuchuri). Code: GPL, Models: AI Pubs Open Rail-M.
> [VikParuchuri/surya](https://github.com/VikParuchuri/surya) — 19,500+ GitHub stars

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