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OpenParser: nine OCR models, one API
Extract text from PDFs using multiple OCR models through a REST API.
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nmatej1 · HN
OpenParser – swappable OCR models in one API
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Extract text from PDFs using multiple OCR models through a REST API.
nmatej1 · HN
OpenParser – swappable OCR models in one API
Convert GoodNotes archives to SVG, PDF, and JSON formats using 100% local processing.
Kaih1825 · HN
Hi HN, I'm the author of this project. I built this because I wanted my handwritten notes to truly belong to me—free to be migrated to other apps instead of being locked inside the proprietary Goodnotes ecosystem. To be honest, I have absolutely no background in reverse engineering or binary file parsing. I built this almost entirely through "vibe coding" (using LLMs as my pair programmers—mainly Gemini Pro/Flash, and occasionally Claude Sonnet). My ultimate goal is to unlock .goodnotes files so