Alternatives to GROBID (PDF parsing)

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Are there any alternatives to GROBID and would there be any major advantages in using them?

Alternatives (feel free to add new entries)

• https://github.com/pdfminer/pdfminer.six
• https://github.com/mstamy2/PyPDF2
• https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF

Other links

• blog about comparing PyPdf2, PdfMiner.six, Grobid, and PyMuPdf

Comments

If we go for a pure Python solution there might not be need for intermediary formats (i.e. TEI XML for GROBID)