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AI · January 15, 2025

Open-Source Document Extraction Tool

Hi, I'm building an open-source self-hostable document extraction tool powered by LLM. There are popular data extraction tools and OCR tools in the market. None of them are open source. Most accounting firms, law firms, insurance, back office, and real-estate folks would like to use a tool like this. You can add PDF documents, Images, and audio files and create columns to answer questions on documents or extract information into tabular format. Access to repo: https://github.com/harishdeivanayagam/rowfill Screenshots:…

Open-Source Document Extraction Tool launched on January 15, 2025 with 13 votes, #1,099 of 6,142 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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In plain words

This open-source, self-hostable tool uses large language models to extract information from documents, images, and audio files into structured tabular formats. Users upload files, define custom columns with questions, and the system automatically extracts relevant data. It targets accounting firms, law firms, insurance companies, and real estate businesses that need document processing without relying on closed-source solutions. The tool can handle invoices, receipts, and other documents requiring structured data extraction.

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From the sources

Open-source spreadsheets platform for deep research and document processing - harishdeivanayagam/rowfill

Rowfill is an open-source platform that transforms how you work with data through agentic tables. It combines powerful document extraction, deep research capabilities, and intelligent data processing to help you uncover insights from any data source. This project is licensed under the AGPLV3 License - see the LICENSE file forfrom github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi, I'm building an open-source self-hostable document extraction tool powered by LLM. There are popular data extraction tools and OCR tools in the market. None of them are open source. Most accounting firms, law firms, insurance, back office, and real-estate folks would like to use a tool like this. You can add PDF…

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