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cameronbedardon Show HN: Sygal – Convert PDFs, scans and web pages to Markdown, locally

How does this differ from open source cli tools such as Marker (https://github.com/datalab-to/marker)?

Also, it seems disingenuous to have “locally” in the title when your default is cloud inference providers and I don't see you naming a recommended LLM that could be hosted locally and is proven to work well for this task. You list “Your files” under “Stays on your machine” and then require an API key for a cloud provider.

cameronbedardon I built an ADHD app with interactive coping tools, noise mixer and self-test

What do you think of what the app is trying to accomplish? I see it as a attempt at self intervention or helping someone get started.

You mentioned evidence about what works and what doesn't. As someone who struggled with ADHD, I am curious about your thoughts on the app intentions or goals.