ZHYX91/docwen
Local-first GUI and CLI for document conversion, OCR, proofreading, and Word/Markdown/Excel workflows.
- Stars
- 88
- Forks
- 5
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- today
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About docwen
docwen is a free, open-source computer vision tool by ZHYX91, written mainly in Python. Local-first GUI and CLI for document conversion, OCR, proofreading, and Word/Markdown/Excel workflows. It has 88 GitHub stars and 5 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 88
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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docwen FAQ
Can I use docwen commercially?
With conditions. AGPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but if you modify it or build on it, even as a web service, your code must also be released under AGPL. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is docwen free?
Yes. docwen is open source and free to use. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does docwen run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, docwen works on macOS.
Does docwen need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is docwen still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to docwen?
Similar free, open-source tools include Stirling-PDF, PaddleOCR, Umi-OCR, docstrange.
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