Local OCR that
never phones home
Extract text, tables, and formulas from any document. Fully on-device with Apple Silicon acceleration. No cloud, no API keys, no data leaving your Mac.
100% Private
Every byte processed locally. Your documents stay on your machine. No telemetry, no uploads, ever.
Metal GPU Accelerated
Runs natively on Apple Metal GPU. Fast inference even on large PDFs.
Self-Contained
All models bundled in the app. No Python, no pip, no dependencies to install. Download and run.
Layout Detection
Identifies 21 region types with hierarchical reading order. Tables, formulas, figures, headers.
Tables & Formulas
Structured table extraction and LaTeX formula recognition. Outputs clean Markdown or JSON.
PDF & Images
Process multi-page PDFs at 300 DPI or individual images. PNG, JPG, TIFF, and more.
Get started in 30 seconds
Download
Grab the zip above. 1.5 GB — everything included.
Install
Unzip and drag HardParse to Applications.
Run
Right-click → Open on first launch. Drop a file and go.
Apple Silicon Mac (M1, M2, M3, M4 or later)
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended)
Note: This build is notarized by Apple. Just unzip and drag to Applications — Gatekeeper will pass it automatically.