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| Field | Lychee | goose | MarkItDown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal, MCP | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 4057 | 55847 | 192643 |
| Last activity | October 26, 2026 | October 23, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | — | MEDIUM | سهل / Easy |
| Category | Testing, Workflow | Code Review, Multi-Agent, Workflow | Workflow, Research |
| Best use | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. | Best for an individual developer or small team that wants an AI agent to complete an inspectable task in a working copy: understand files, make a bounded change, and run a test. Start with manual approval and scope the folder and tools. Do not give it broad access to production or sensitive data. | Best for a developer or analyst extracting text from several document formats before search or supplying selected passages to an AI agent. It provides a repeatable CLI command and Python library, while requiring review against the original. It is not intended for layout-perfect document publishing. |