llama-scan
A tool for converting PDFs to text files using Ollama.
Features
- Convert PDFs to text files locally, no token costs.
- Use the latest multimodal models supported by Ollama.
- Turn images and diagrams into detailed text descriptions.
Requirements
- Python 3.10+
- Ollama installed and running locally
Installing Ollama and the Default Model
- Install Ollama
- Pull the default model:
ollama run qwen2.5vl:latest
Installation
Install using pip:
pip install llama-scan
or uv:
uv tool install llama-scan
Usage
Basic usage:
llama-scan path/to/your/file.pdf
Options
--output,-o: Output directory (default: "output")--model,-m: Ollama model to use (default: "qwen2.5vl:latest")--start,-s: Start page number (default: 0)--end,-e: End page number (default: 0)--custom-instructions,-c: Optional path to a text file containing additional instructions (default: None)--server-url,-u: Ollama server URL (default: "http://localhost:11434")--width,-w: Width of the resized images (0 to skip resizing; default: 0)--keep-images,-k: Keep the intermediate image files (default: False)--stdout,-s: Write merged output to stdout (default: False)
Examples
Process specific pages:
llama-scan document.pdf --start 1 --end 5
Use a different Ollama model:
llama-scan document.pdf --model qwen2.5vl:3b