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OCRmyPDF vs PaddleOCR
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| Fact | OCRmyPDF | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Python |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 35k | 91k |
| Latest | v17.13.0 | v3.7.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-16 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | about 26 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 8 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace ABBYY FineReader. Alternatives to ABBYY FineReader →
PartialOCRmyPDFAdds a searchable text layer to scanned PDFs from the command line.
PartialPaddleOCROCR for 100+ languages with layout and table recognition, as a Python library and CLI.
OCRmyPDF
- v17.13.02026-09-28PDF/A made without Ghostscript ("speculative" conversion) is now validated
- v17.12.12026-09-16Fixes
- v17.12.02026-09-16OCRmyPDF now requires pikepdf 10.2 or later, up from pikepdf 10. This is the
- v17.11.02026-08-28Enhancements
- v17.10.02026-08-05The watcher.py watched-folder helper (the watcher extra) has been
PaddleOCR
- v3.7.02026-06-11Release PP-OCRv6
- v3.6.02026-05-28Release the PaddleOCR-VL-1.6 document parsing solution.
- v3.5.02026-04-21Deeply integrated with the Hugging Face ecosystem, with 20 major models supporting Transformers as the inference backen…
- v3.4.12026-04-14PaddleOCR-VL adds llama-cpp-server backend support.
- v3.4.02026-01-29Release the PaddleOCR-VL-1.5 complex document parsing solution.
OCRmyPDF
unsigned The latest release, v17.13.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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PaddleOCR
✓ signed The latest release, v3.7.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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