v2.76.0

docling-project/doclingv2.76.0Mar 2, 2026by docling-ops[bot]

AI Summary

Adds WebVTT export format and fixes Excel image handling, OCR configuration, and Unicode normalization issues.

Key Highlights

  • Export to WebVTT format
  • Handle OneCellAnchor images in Excel backend
  • Normalize Unicode ligatures in PDF text extraction
  • Update RapidOCR torch GPU config key

New Features

  • WebVTT export format

Full Release Notes

### Feature

* Export to WebVTT format ([#3036](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3036)) ([`d276e60`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/d276e6056106b6aa04fee65def96d3e10557d632))

### Fix

* **xlsx:** Handle OneCellAnchor images in Excel backend ([#3045](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3045)) ([`859c302`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/859c302310289c5bab45a6e160e7cc3b9c538343))
* Normalize Unicode ligatures in PDF text extraction ([#3057](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3057)) ([`6198e69`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/6198e69dec33d9c14b3be279b19924d73e5eb3fb))
* **ocr:** Update RapidOCR torch GPU config key ([#3049](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3049)) ([`477359b`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/477359b772039b9c9c0d31c9dabcd755abdeb560))
* Convert PIL images to RGB before picture description ([#3014](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3014)) ([`90ce93d`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/90ce93d8a095ea17040bd6a91ded0b463998bea9))
* **msword:** Use outlineLvl for heading levels and clamp to minimum 1 ([#2916](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2916)) ([`a3d2b4b`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/a3d2b4bcc07fc00fff3039ae2046ee69b7587ab2))

### Documentation

* Add metaxy integration ([#3058](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3058)) ([`7aacc6c`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/7aacc6c18da3e856babb0f06afd7c985774f118e))
* Removes merge conflict artifacts ([#3055](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3055)) ([`672125c`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/672125cd1bb5e22bb7a677f48157a55ca93f9ff6))
* Add audio & video processing guide ([#3038](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3038)) ([`1321b39`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/1321b39cd8203d5e1cd60191cc9e979c5b939f98))
* Add XBRL conversion example notebook and update feature listings ([#3039](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/3039)) ([`1eb5c21`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/1eb5c21dabfed02bfe71cb7fc502d124562f1ba8))