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Show HN: I built a free OCR tool powered by DeepSeek and PaddleOCR engines

https://deepseekocr.io
1•yeekal•1h ago
*DeepSeek OCR* is a next-generation document understanding tool powered by a state-of-the-art dual-engine system, leveraging the pinpoint precision of *DeepSeek-OCR* and the high-speed efficiency of *PaddleOCR-VL*.

Our platform is engineered to master a wide range of challenging OCR tasks, allowing users to instantly and accurately digitize:

* *Scanned & Digital PDFs* (preserving the original layout) * *Complex Handwritten Notes* (from lectures, meetings, etc.) * *Mathematical Formulas* (outputting clean LaTeX & Markdown) * *Tables & Tabular Data* * *Text from any Image or Screenshot*

We deliver this enterprise-grade accuracy within a truly free, frictionless experience—no sign-up or payment required—making advanced document intelligence accessible to everyone.

## *Key Features*

* *State-of-the-Art Accuracy & Speed:* Our dual-engine system dynamically leverages the best model for the job, providing pinpoint accuracy for complex documents and high speed for standard tasks. It's proven to outperform leading alternatives on public benchmarks.

* *Intelligent Layout Recognition:* This is our core advantage. We don't just give you a wall of text. Our AI is trained to understand and preserve the original layout of your document, including columns, lists, and even complex tables.

* *Multi-Source Capability:* Go beyond perfect PDFs. Get incredible results from challenging, real-world sources, including *handwritten notes*, *camera-scanned textbook pages*, and *digital screenshots*.

* *Versatile Markdown & LaTeX Output:* Built for modern workflows, our tool provides clean, structured Markdown for your notes (Notion, Obsidian) and standard LaTeX for your academic papers, saving you hours of reformatting.

* *Truly Free & Frictionless:* This is our promise. Enjoy unlimited, high-quality OCR conversions with *no sign-up, no credit card, no watermarks, and no "free trial" limits.* It's built to be genuinely useful from the very first click.

* *Broad Language Support:* Our underlying engines support over 100 languages, ensuring robust recognition of text and symbols from a global range of documents.

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yeekal•1h ago
- State-of-the-Art Accuracy & Speed

- Intelligent Layout Recognition

- Multi-Source Capability:* *handwritten notes*, *camera-scanned textbook pages*, and *digital screenshots*.

- Versatile Markdown & LaTeX Output

- Truly Free & Frictionless:* unlimited, high-quality OCR conversions with *no sign-up, no credit card, no watermarks - Broad Language Support:* support over 100 languages

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