Textin MCP Server▌

by intsig-textin
Textin MCP Server: OCR to Markdown for images, PDFs & Word docs — fast document OCR, PDF OCR converter and OCR data extr
A server that enables OCR capabilities to recognize text from images, PDFs, and Word documents, convert them to Markdown, and extract key information.
best for
- / Content creators digitizing printed materials
- / Developers building document processing workflows
- / Researchers extracting data from scanned documents
- / Teams converting legacy documents to modern formats
capabilities
- / Extract text from images and documents via OCR
- / Convert PDFs and Office documents to Markdown
- / Extract structured information and key-value pairs from documents
- / Process documents from local files or HTTP/HTTPS URLs
- / Handle multiple file formats including PDF, Word, Excel, and common image formats
what it does
Performs OCR on images, PDFs, and Word documents to extract text, convert documents to Markdown format, and extract structured information from various document types.
about
Textin MCP Server is an official MCP server published by intsig-textin that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Textin MCP Server: OCR to Markdown for images, PDFs & Word docs — fast document OCR, PDF OCR converter and OCR data extr It is categorized under ai ml, productivity.
how to install
You can install Textin MCP Server in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
Textin MCP Server is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
TextIn OCR MCP
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TextIn OCR MCP Server
TextIn MCP Server is a tool for extracting text and performing OCR on documents, including document text recognition, ID recognition, and invoice recognition. It also supports converting documents into Markdown format.
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recognition_text- Text recognition from images, Word documents, and PDF files.
- Inputs:
path(string, required):file pathora URL (HTTP/HTTPS) pointing to a document
- Return: Text of the document.
- Supports conversion for:
- Image (Jpeg, Jpg, Png, Bmp)
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doc_to_markdown- Convert images, PDFs, and Word documents to Markdown.
- Inputs:
path(string, required):file pathora URL (HTTP/HTTPS) pointing to a document
- Return: Markdown of the document.
- Supports conversion for:
- Microsoft Office Documents (Word, Excel)
- Image (Jpeg, Jpg, Png, Bmp)
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general_information_extration- Automatically identify and extract information from documents, or identify and extract user-specified information.
- Inputs:
path(string, required):file pathora URL (HTTP/HTTPS) pointing to a documentkey(string[], optional): The non-tabular text information that the user wants to identify, input format is an array of strings.table_header(string[], optional): The table information that the user wants to identify, input format is an array of strings.
- Return: The key information JSON.
- Supports conversion for:
- Microsoft Office Documents (Word, Excel)
- Image (Jpeg, Jpg, Png, Bmp)
When the input is a URL, it does not support handling access to protected resources.
Setup
APP_ID and APP_SECRET
Click here to register for a TextIn account.
Get Textin APP_ID and APP_SECRET by following the instructions here.
NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"textin-ocr": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@intsig/server-textin"
],
"env": {
"APP_ID": "<YOUR_APP_ID>",
"APP_SECRET": "<YOUR_APP_SECRET>",
"MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT": "600000"
},
"timeout": 600
}
}
}
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
FAQ
- What is the Textin MCP Server MCP server?
- Textin MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Textin MCP Server?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Textin MCP Server is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Textin MCP Server against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Textin MCP Server is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Textin MCP Server reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Textin MCP Server for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Textin MCP Server surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Textin MCP Server has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Textin MCP Server benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Textin MCP Server into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Textin MCP Server is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.