AI Project: OCR-Free Document Parsing with Donut (Vision-to-JSON)

1 · Ahmed Nabil · July 13, 2026, 8:24 a.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the use of Donut, a new technique for OCR-free document parsing that simplifies the process by directly generating JSON from document images, eliminating the need for a separate OCR step. Ahmed Nabil describes transitioning from LayoutLM and outlines the advantages of using this new approach in Document QA projects.