Skip to content

Paperless-ngx

medium

Document management system that transforms physical documents into a searchable online archive.

1 GB RAM Docker Active GPL-3.0
Source Docs Website

Pros

  • Excellent OCR with automatic tagging
  • Full-text search across all documents
  • Mobile scanning via email or app
  • Active community with frequent updates

Cons

  • Initial setup and training takes time
  • OCR accuracy varies by language
  • Can be resource intensive during processing
  • Storage grows quickly with large document libraries

Tags

documentsocrscanningarchivedms

Pairs well with

Nextcloud

Full-featured productivity platform with file sync, calendar, contacts, and more.

medium
2GB Active

Need a server? Hosting recommendations

Related

Similar Apps

File Browser

Lightweight web-based file manager with a clean interface for browsing and managing files.

easy
0.1GB Active

MinIO

High-performance S3-compatible object storage server. Community repo archived February 2026 — MinIO moved to commercial-only model.

medium
1GB Stale

RustFS

High-performance S3-compatible object storage written in Rust. Community successor to MinIO with better performance on small objects.

medium
1GB Active