ocr-and-documents

To extract text from a scanned PDF for search and indexing, the Skill uses marker-pdf for OCR-heavy or complex layouts, converting the document content into editable text or Markdown format.

Yes, you can extract text from remote PDF URLs without downloading files locally by using the web_extract feature, which fetches documents directly and converts them to text or Markdown output.

The best way to convert text-based PDFs to Markdown is using pymupdf, which handles text extraction from local files efficiently, while marker-pdf is reserved for OCR-heavy or complex document layouts.

Yes, this PDF text extraction method supports DOCX and PPTX files by utilizing python-docx and python-pptx, broadening document compatibility for text extraction and content reuse workflows.

You should use marker-pdf instead of pymupdf for document text extraction when dealing with OCR-heavy, scanned documents, or complex layouts, as pymupdf is optimized for text-based PDFs.

Yes, you need Python to extract text from PDFs and convert them to Markdown, as the Skill requires Python tools pymupdf and marker-pdf for extraction and OCR processing.