Firecrawl Open-Sources anydoc: Blazing-Fast Browser-Based Document to Markdown
devdigest · x · 2026-08-08
Firecrawl introduced anydoc, an open-source tool that converts 14 formats like PDF, Word, and PPT into clean Markdown.
- Fully Local: Runs in the browser via WebAssembly, ensuring files never leave the machine.
- High Performance: Built in pure Rust with no ML models required, achieving median conversion times under 5ms.
- Broad Support: Offers bindings for Rust, Node.js, Python, Browser, and CLI, plus integration as an Agent skill.
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