tika-ape
github.com/bear0330/tika-ape- Category
- Developer Tools
- Rank
- No. 4402Tools index
Previous survey · No. 4166 ·
- Pricing
- Open Source
- Type
- TOOL
- Use case
- Data Processing
- Interfaces
- CLI · Client SDK
- Latest release
- v0.2.7
- Date
About
tika-ape bundles Apache Tika 4 and its Java runtime into a single portable executable, so document text, metadata and file type detection work without installing Java or running a Tika server. It offers a command-line interface and language bindings for Python and Node.js generated with APEBind. The standalone CLI has no JNI support, so its text-only profile disables PDF inline-image extraction.
At a glance
tika-ape packages Apache Tika with a Java runtime for local document extraction. It is worth evaluating if you want text or metadata from varied files without running a separate Tika server.
Good fit
Developers building document ingestion in Python, Node.js or a command-line workflow.
Consider something else when
Use a full Tika deployment if your existing extraction relies on features unavailable in the binding you need.
Start here
Choose a synthetic PDF and compare the extracted text and metadata with the original. If embedded images matter, compare the Python binding with the standalone text profile.
Cost and requirements
Apache 2.0. The project distributes a portable CLI and Python and Node.js bindings with the runtime bundled.
Limits to know
The documented standalone profile and Node binding are text-oriented. The Python binding enables the tested inline-image path. Validate the required formats and features on a representative sample.
Sources checked 2026-11-05. Source-based assessment.
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