DocumentCloud is an all-in-one platform used by newsrooms around the world to work with primary source documents. It lets users upload and organize documents, extract and search text via OCR, annotate and redact files, and embed documents on websites. It also offers a public API, Python SDK, and community-authored add-ons for large-volume document processing. The platform hosts a public archive of millions of documents that anyone can explore.
What it's for
Upload and organize documentsExtract, analyze and search textAnnotate, redact and edit documentsEmbed documents on a websiteManage large-volume document projects via APIAutomate document uploads and processing via Python SDKExplore and organize a public document archive into projectsFull-text search with automatic OCR and indexing
Features 13
- Account verification for newsrooms and journalists
- Annotation tools
- Automatic OCR and search indexing
- Community-authored add-ons/extensions
- Document editing
- Document upload and organization
- Embedding documents on external websites
- Full-text search
- Public API for large-volume project management
- Public document archive with project organization
- Python SDK for automating uploads and processing
- Redaction
- Text extraction, analysis and search
At a glance
open sourceAPI
TypeWeb app
DeploymentCloud
PlatformsWeb
Fornewsrooms, independent journalists, archives, academic projects
CompanyMuckRock Foundation
Integrations
MuckRock
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