# olmOCR 2 turns document images into searchable text for research

> Original title: olmOCR 2 turns document images into searchable text. Its open weights & code let researchers run it locally or adapt it to their libraries.

- Source: Ai2
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:32:01.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/gwns5p9jsptnbx6kg8znml4yv
- Original: https://x.com/allen_ai/status/2115511924091724039

## Summary

Ai2 releases olmOCR 2, a document-to-text model with open weights and code that researchers can run locally or adapt to their own libraries. The post says two projects show its use for historical and archaeological research.

## Post

olmOCR 2 turns document images into searchable text. Its open weights & code let researchers run it locally or adapt it to their libraries.

Two projects show what that makes possible for historical & archaeological research. 🧵

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