LiteParse — Local Document Parsing Overview LiteParse is an open-source document parser (Rust core, Python/Node bindings) for local, layout-aware text extraction . It produces layout text, structured JSON, or heuristic Markdown. Spatial text items may span several words; Python adds word boxes when needed. Verified release: Python liteparse 2.15.0 (September 29, 2026); CLI and synthetic local PDF/image fixtures tested on Python 3.13. Node/Rust examples below are source-checked and illustrative. Images convert through bundled Rust libraries, not ImageMagick. No cloud account is needed, but mis…