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DocClean
Convert documents to Markdown. 100% local
DocClean is a privacy-first, self-hosted document converter that turns PDF, Word, Excel, and images into clean, editable Markdown on your own machine. No cloud upload, no data leaving your server. Start with one command: docker-compose up. It includes GPU-accelerated OCR for scanned files, a built-in Markdown editor, and REST API support. Pro adds cross-document search, AI Q&A, and book compilation.
Hey Product Hunt! Maker here.
I built DocClean because I was genuinely frustrated. Every time I needed to convert a sensitive PDF or image to Markdown, the answer was always "upload it to Mathpix" or "Smallpdf." Why should I ship private documents to someone else's server?
So I built the thing I wanted to exist.
Every cloud converter makes you upload first — dealbreaker for legal docs, medical records, financial reports, anything under NDA. DocClean runs entirely on your own hardware. One command, zero data leaves your machine.
What makes it interesting: PaddleOCR (far better than Tesseract for CJK text), language-adaptive OCR with auto model switching, GPU acceleration out of the box, and a full pipeline — not just conversion.
Solo developer, first launch. Rough edges exist. Harsh feedback very welcome.
git clone https://github.com/chen64811-shi... && docker-compose up
About DocClean on Product Hunt
“Convert documents to Markdown. 100% local”
DocClean was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #155 on the daily leaderboard. DocClean is a privacy-first, self-hosted document converter that turns PDF, Word, Excel, and images into clean, editable Markdown on your own machine. No cloud upload, no data leaving your server. Start with one command: docker-compose up. It includes GPU-accelerated OCR for scanned files, a built-in Markdown editor, and REST API support. Pro adds cross-document search, AI Q&A, and book compilation.
On the analytics side, DocClean competes within Design Tools, Open Source, Privacy and GitHub — topics that collectively have 381.6k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how DocClean performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted DocClean?
DocClean was hunted by hsingyuchen. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of DocClean including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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