Unstructured Document Etl Toolkit

---
name: "Unstructured Document ETL Toolkit"
slug: "unstructured-document-etl-toolkit"
description: "Unstructured is an open source document ETL toolkit for converting PDFs, HTML, emails, and office files into structured data. This skill covers how to use the real Unstructured project for partitioning documents, normalizing content, and feeding downstream agent or RAG pipelines."
github_stars: 14454
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured"
author: "Unstructured"
publisher_type: "Open Source Project"
category: "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "Unstructured-IO/unstructured"
  github_stars: 14454
---

# Unstructured Document ETL Toolkit

Unstructured is an open source document ETL toolkit for converting PDFs, HTML, emails, and office files into structured data. This skill covers how to use the real Unstructured project for partitioning documents, normalizing content, and feeding downstream agent or RAG pipelines.

## Prerequisites

Python

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker pull downloads.unstructured.io/unstructured-io/unstructured:latest
- docker run -dt --name unstructured downloads.unstructured.io/unstructured-io/unstructured:latest
- docker exec -it unstructured bash
- make docker-build

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- <a href="https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured/blob/main/LICENSE.md">![https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unstructured/](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/unstructured.svg)</a>
- <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unstructured/">![https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unstructured/](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/unstructured.svg)</a>
- <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unstructured/">![https://github.com/Naereen/badges/](https://badgen.net/badge/Open%20Source%20%3F/Yes%21/blue?icon=github)</a>

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ## :eight_pointed_black_star: Quick Start
- [Run the library in a container](https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured#run-the-library-in-a-container) or
- ### Run the library in a container

- Source: https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://docs.unstructured.io

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/unstructured-document-etl-toolkit/)