Paperless Alternatives

Paperless is described as 'Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents' and is a document manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Paperless for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, SaaS, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Paperless alternative is Paperless-ngx, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Paperless are Genius Scan, Docspell, fileee and PDFKeeper.

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Paperless alternatives page was last updated Apr 15, 2024
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  1. Paperless-ngx icon
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    Paperless-ngx

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    Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper. Paperless-ngx forked from paperless-ng.

    17 Paperless-ngx alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Top Paperless-ngx Features

    1.  OCR
    2. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  DMS
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  File Tagging
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  PDF compression
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Comments and metadata saving
    12.  PDF OCR
    Paperless-ngx iconPaperless Icon

    Paperless-ngx VS Paperless

    Is Paperless-ngx a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • Paperless-ngx is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Paperless.

    • Paperless-ngx is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Paperless.

    • Paperless-ngx is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
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    Genius Scan

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    Genius Scan is a scanner in your pocket. Quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files.

    59 Genius Scan alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone

    Top Genius Scan Features

    1.  Convert images to PDF
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  Document Merging
    4.  OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  No Watermark
    7.  Support for Batch Mode
    8.  Data export/import
    9. Evernote icon  Evernote integration
    10.  WebDAV Support
    11.  PDF documentation generation
    12.  Password encryption
    Genius Scan iconPaperless Icon

    Genius Scan VS Paperless

    Is Genius Scan a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • Genius Scan is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Paperless.

    • Genius Scan is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
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    Docspell

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    Docspell is a personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉.

    95 Docspell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Docspell Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  DMS
    3.  Natural Language Processing
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    Docspell VS Paperless

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    fileee

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    With fileee you can scan, organize and access your documents anywhere, anytime. fileee analyzes your documents, automatically recognizes important content and sorts your documents accordingly. Thanks to fileee, you always have your documents at hand and can find what you need in...

    61 fileee alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    fileee Features

    1.  Mobile Scanner
    2.  Reminders
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Export to PDF
    6.  Document Sharing
    7. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    8. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
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    fileee VS Paperless

    Is fileee a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • fileee is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Paperless.

    • fileee is Freemium and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
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    PDFKeeper

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    PDFKeeper is free, open source document management software that integrates with a compatible, relational database to provide a centralized storage and management solution for PDF documents.

    18 PDFKeeper alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework

    PDFKeeper Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Integrated Search
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    PDFKeeper VS Paperless

    Is PDFKeeper a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • PDFKeeper is the most popular Windows alternative to Paperless.

    • PDFKeeper is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
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    Teedy

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    Teedy is a lightweight document management system packed with all the features you can expect from big expensive solutions but still easy to use.

    14 Teedy alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  DMS
    3.  File Tagging
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Combine PDF
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  File Versioning
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Portable
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    Teedy VS Paperless

    Is Teedy a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • Teedy is the most popular SaaS alternative to Paperless.

    • Teedy is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
    • Teedy is LightweightPaperless is not according to our users
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    Mayan EDMS

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    Document management without the headaches.

    27 Mayan EDMS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Mayan EDMS Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  DMS
    All functionality is accessible via a permission controlled setup panel.
    One install, many devices. Mayan EDMS uses responsive design to adjust to different screen sizes and device capabilities, from smartphones and tables to desktop.
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    Determine the current state of a document and to which other states it can be transitioned. Document workflows provide the easiest way to mechanize your current document business processes.
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    Mayan EDMS VS Paperless

    Is Mayan EDMS a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • Mayan EDMS is the most popular Linux alternative to Paperless.

    • Mayan EDMS is Free and Open SourcePaperless is also Free and Open Source
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    PDF Search

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    PDF Search is an app to search multiple documents insanely fast. It enables you to find any information in seconds within lots of documents. It uses its AI-powered algorithm to detect the best related pages. Just search your documents, reference books or notes using PDF Search.

    32 PDF Search alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    PDF Search Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
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    PDF Search VS Paperless

    Is PDF Search a good alternative to Paperless?
     

    • PDF Search is the most popular Mac alternative to Paperless.

    • PDF Search is the most popular commercial alternative to Paperless.

    • PDF Search is Paid and ProprietaryPaperless is Free and Open Source
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    Paperless-home

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    Paperless-home is a hosting provider for paperless-ngx, your digital document archive that automatically organizes all your documents based on their content.

    10 Paperless-home alternatives
    Documents overview

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Archiving
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  OCR
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Document Sharing
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Mail Filtering
    10.  Built-in viewer
    11.  AES-256 Encryption
    12.  Mobile Scanner
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    Paperless-home VS Paperless

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  12. Papermerge DMS icon
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    Papermerge DMS

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    Open source document management system designed for archiving and retrieving your digital documents. Instead of having piles of paper documents all over your desk, office or drawers - you can quickly scan and upload them to Papermerge DMS.

    15 Papermerge DMS alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Papermerge DMS Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  DMS
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    Papermerge DMS VS Paperless

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    Ambar

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    Ambar is a smart documents archive with automated crawling, OCR, deduplication and ultra-fast full-text search. Imagine having billion of files in different formats like xls, doc, txt, pdf, ppt, etc..., in any encoding.

    11 Ambar alternatives
    Instant Search

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Search throught Scanned Images (OCR functionality)
    Real-Time Statistics
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    Dropbox Integration

    Ambar Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Scheduled Data Crawling
    4. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  REST API
    7.  Sync with Google Drive
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    Discontinued

    The last release was in 2018, and the GitHub repository of the project is archived, so no further development will be done.

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    Ambar VS Paperless

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  14. GNOME Documents icon
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    GNOME Documents

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    Documents is a document manager application designed to work with GNOME 3. It's included in the default set of core applications since GNOME 3.2.

    10 GNOME Documents alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Discontinued

    Last version 2 years ago. Gitlab repo is now an archived project.

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    GNOME Documents VS Paperless

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