Open Contracts: The Free and Open Source Document Analytics Platform
What is Open Contracts?
Open Contracts is a free and open-source document analytics platform that utilizes generative AI and Large Language Models for efficient data extraction and query handling. It features a layout parser for PDFs, automatic vector embeddings, a pluggable microservice analyzer architecture, and integration with LlamaIndex for intelligent querying. The platform is highly customizable and scalable, offering a powerful alternative to expensive enterprise solutions for document analytics.
How is Open Contracts licensed?
Open Contracts is licensed under Apache-2, a permissive open-source license that allows users to use, distribute, and modify the software4. This licensing choice enables the platform's widespread adoption and encourages contributions from the user community.
What technologies power Open Contracts?
Open Contracts is powered by generative AI (genAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs), facilitating data extraction and query handling through LlamaIndex integration. It also uses a layout parser for automatic extraction of layout features from PDFs, and vector embeddings for querying and analysis. The platform has a pluggable microservice analyzer architecture and a human annotation interface. It is built with Django and Vue.js, utilizing Docker and Kubernetes for deployment.