---
title: "Surya Document OCR with Layout Analysis and Table Recognition"
description: "Surya is a document OCR toolkit by Datalab that performs OCR in 90+ languages, line-level text detection, layout analysis, reading order detection, table recognition, and LaTeX OCR. It benchmarks favorably against cloud OCR services on a wide range of document types."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/VikParuchuri/surya"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "vikparuchuri/surya"
  github_stars: 19530
---

# Surya Document OCR with Layout Analysis and Table Recognition

Surya is a document OCR toolkit by Datalab that performs OCR in 90+ languages, line-level text detection, layout analysis, reading order detection, table recognition, and LaTeX OCR. It benchmarks favorably against cloud OCR services on a wide range of document types.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/surya-document-ocr-layout-analysis-table-recognition/)