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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "opendatalab-mineru--parse-a-pdf-into-markdown-with-mineru",
 "repo": "opendatalab/MinerU",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/opendatalab/MinerU",
 "repo_slug": "opendatalab-mineru",
 "title": "Parse a hard PDF into Markdown on your own machine",
 "page_title": "How to parse a hard PDF into Markdown on your own machine with MinerU",
 "summary": "Install MinerU 4, check which tier your hardware suits and convert a document locally.",
 "who": "A researcher with scanned papers, reports and slide decks that ordinary extractors mangle.",
 "problem": "Complex layouts, scans and formulas need OCR and layout models, which are hard to set up by hand.",
 "outcome": "A parsed document in Markdown or JSON, produced locally at the quality tier your machine can handle.",
 "steps": [
  "Install MinerU 4.x in a Python 3.11 to 3.14 virtual environment with uv, as the Install Manually section of the README shows",
  "Run `mineru-kit hardware detect` to see your devices and get a tier recommendation",
  "For a quick read of a document, run `mineru parse document.pdf --json`, which defaults to the first 10 PDF pages",
  "For a full conversion of all pages, use the stateless `mineru-kit parse` command",
  "Choose Flash for fast previews, Basic for OCR, or Standard and Advanced for demanding layouts"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Install opendatalab/MinerU 4 in a uv virtual environment, run `mineru-kit hardware detect`, then convert <file> with mineru-kit parse at the tier it recommends. Tell me how long it took and whether tables and formulas survived.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Version 4.1 requires Python 3.11 to 3.14 and changed the HTTP APIs, so older deployments must upgrade servers, Routers, SDKs and clients together.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.11 to 3.14 in a virtual environment",
  "Windows, Linux or macOS; CPU works, compatible GPUs are used automatically",
  "Model downloads for the tier you choose",
  "Optional: Node.js for npx to install the agent skill"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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