Docling Demo

PDF to Structured Text

This is a Python virtual environment with the docling package installed via:

pip install docling

Activating the Environment

.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1  # PowerShell

Or:

.\venv\Scripts\activate.bat  # CMD

For Linux/Mac:

Note: The current virtual environment is set up for Windows. On Linux/Mac, you'll need to create a new virtual environment first:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install docling

Available Tools

PDF to Hierarchical Text Converter

Extracts structured content from PDF documents in Markdown format.

python pdf_to_text.py path/to/document.pdf

Features:

• Preserves document structure (headings, tables, formatting)
• Supports local files, URLs, and binary data
• Controls for processing parameters (page limits, table accuracy)

PDF to Hierarchical JSON Converter

Extracts structured content from PDF documents as hierarchical JSON.

python pdf_to_json.py path/to/document.pdf [--output output.json] [--summary]

Features:

• Preserves document hierarchy (headings, sections, lists, tables)
• Pretty or compact JSON output options
• Command line options for processing control

PDF Document Chunker

Splits PDF content into semantic chunks for easier processing.

python pdf_chunker.py path/to/document.pdf

Using in Your Code

# PDF to Text Example
from pdf_to_text import convert_pdf_to_hierarchical_text

text = convert_pdf_to_hierarchical_text(
    source="document.pdf",
    output_format="markdown",
    max_pages=20,
    accurate_tables=True
)

# PDF to JSON Example
from pdf_to_json import convert_pdf_to_hierarchical_json

json_doc = convert_pdf_to_hierarchical_json(
    source="document.pdf",
    output_file="output.json",
    max_pages=10,
    accurate_tables=True
)

Example Scripts

The repository includes examples showing how to use Docling:

• example_usage.py - Basic PDF to text conversion
• combined_example.py - Comprehensive PDF processing and chunking

Package Information

The following docling-related packages are installed:

• docling 2.32.0
• docling-core 2.31.0
• docling-ibm-models 3.4.3
• docling-parse 4.0.1

Getting Help

For more information, refer to the official documentation.