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## Morphik is an alternative to traditional RAG for highly technical and visual documents. [Morphik](https://morphik.ai) provides developers the tools to ingest, search (deep and shallow), transform, and manage unstructured and multimodal documents. Some of our features include: - [Multimodal Search](https://docs.morphik.ai/concepts/colpali): We employ techniques such as ColPali to build search that actually *understands* the visual content of documents you provide. Search over images, PDFs, videos, and more with a single endpoint. - [Knowledge Graphs](https://docs.morphik.ai/concepts/knowledge-graphs): Build knowledge graphs for domain-specific use cases in a single line of code. Use our battle-tested system prompts, or use your own. - [Fast and Scalable Metadata Extraction](https://docs.morphik.ai/concepts/rules-processing): Extract metadata from documents - including bounding boxes, labeling, classification, and more. - [Integrations](https://docs.morphik.ai/integrations): Integrate with existing tools and workflows. Including (but not limited to) Google Suite, Slack, and Confluence. - [Cache-Augmented-Generation](https://docs.morphik.ai/python-sdk/create_cache): Create persistent KV-caches of your documents to speed up generation. The best part? Morphik has a [free tier](https://www.morphik.ai/pricing) and is open source! Get started by signing up at [Morphik](https://www.morphik.ai/signup). ## Table of Contents - [Getting Started with Morphik](#getting-started-with-morphik-recommended) - [Self-hosting the open-source version](#self-hosting-the-open-source-version) - [Using Morphik](#using-morphik) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [Open source vs paid](#open-source-vs-paid) ## Getting Started with Morphik (Recommended) The fastest and easiest way to get started with Morphik is by signing up for free at [Morphik](https://www.morphik.ai/signup). Your first 200 pages and 100 queries are on us! After this, you can pay based on usage with discounted rates for heavier use. ## Self-hosting the open-source version If you'd like to self-host Morphik, you can find the dedicated instruction [here](https://docs.morphik.ai/getting-started). We offer options for direct installation and installation via docker. **Important**: Due to limited resources, we cannot provide full support for open-source deployments. We have an installation guide, and a [Discord community](https://discord.gg/BwMtv3Zaju) to help, but we can't guarantee full support. ## Using Morphik Once you've signed up for Morphik, you can get started with ingesting and search your data right away. ### Code (Example: Python SDK) For programmers, we offer a [Python SDK](https://docs.morphik.ai/python-sdk/morphik) and a [REST API](https://docs.morphik.ai/api-reference/health-check). Ingesting a file is as simple as: ```python from morphik import Morphik morphik = Morphik("