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v0.1.6

Rheosoph/flow-likev0.1.6May 26, 2026by afourney

AI Summary

This update adds OCR support for images and PDFs, an Azure Content Understanding converter, and performance improvements for PDF handling and deeply nested HTML.

Key Highlights

  • OCR layer service for embedded images and PDF scans
  • Azure Content Understanding converter
  • Fix for O(n) memory growth in PDF conversion
  • Fix for deeply nested HTML recursion errors

New Features

  • OCR layer service
  • Azure Content Understanding converter
  • PDF memory optimization
  • Deeply nested HTML handling

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* [MS] Add OCR layer service for embedded images and PDF scans by @lesyk in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1541
* Fix O(n) memory growth in PDF conversion by calling page.close() afte… by @lesyk in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1612
* Updated warning about binding to non-local interfaces. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1653
* fix: handle deeply nested HTML that triggers RecursionError by @jigangz in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1644
* Clarify security posture in READMEs by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1807
* feat: Add Azure Content Understanding converter by @chienyuanchang in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1865
* Bump version to 0.1.6 by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1914

## New Contributors
* @jigangz made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1644
* @chienyuanchang made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1865

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6