Paperless-ngx

medium
Storage

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

1 GB RAM min Docker required Active development
GitHub 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 nice with

Commonly used together in self-hosted setups.

Nextcloud

medium

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

2 GB RAM Docker Mobile

Need a server? Hosting recommendations

Related Apps

File Browser

easy

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

0.1 GB RAM

MinIO

medium

High-performance S3-compatible object storage server designed for cloud-native applications.

1 GB RAM

Seafile

medium

High-performance file sync and share with excellent syncing reliability.

1 GB RAM Docker Mobile