LiteParse — Local Document Parsing

Overview

LiteParse is a fast, open-source document parser (Rust core, Python/Node bindings) focused on local, layout-aware text extraction with bounding boxes. It does not produce Markdown and does not call cloud LLMs. Outputs are plain text (layout-preserved) or structured JSON with per-page text_items (position, font metadata, optional confidence).

Version note: Examples target liteparse 2.0.0 (PyPI, May 2026). The upstream V1 branch is legacy; this skill documents V2 / main only.

For parser selection vs MarkItDown, the pdf skill, or LlamaParse, see references/choosing_a_parser.md.

When to Use This Skill

Use LiteParse when you need: