LiteParse is really neat! It does a great job of extracting text from annoying layouts in PDFs (multiple columns for example) It's only avai…

LiteParse is really neat! It does a great job of extracting text from annoying layouts in PDFs (multiple columns for example) It's only available as a Node.js CLI app, so I vibe-coded up this version that runs in a browser LiteParse, our OSS document parser, is really good at parsing complex PDF layouts, text, and tables into a clean spatial grid. The best part is it doesn't use VLMs or any ML models at all. It's entirely heuristics based and super fast ⚡️ The secret lies in our sophisticated grid …

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Source: Simon Willison (X) | 2026-04-23