Paperless AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Document Managers

The best Document Manager alternative to Paperless is Paperless-ngx, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Paperless and nine of them are Document Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Document Manager alternatives to Paperless are Docspell, fileee, PDFKeeper and Teedy.

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

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Dashboard

    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 VS 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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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Docspell screenshot 1

    Docspell Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  DMS
    3.  Natural Language Processing

    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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    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

    fileee VS 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    PDFKeeper screenshot 1

    PDFKeeper Features

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

    PDFKeeper VS 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Teedy screenshot 1

    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

    Teedy VS 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Mayan EDMS screenshot 1

    Mayan EDMS Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  DMS

    Mayan EDMS VS 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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    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.

    11 Paperless-home alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Documents overview

    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

    Paperless-home VS Paperless

     
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GNOME Documents screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    GNOME Documents VS Paperless

     
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    Folderling

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    Discover Folderling: a smart, user-friendly solution for personal document management. At its heart, Folderling offers peace of mind by eliminating the need to physically keep and manually organize documents.

    13 Folderling alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  File Tagging
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Mobile Scanner
    8.  OCR
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Organization

    Folderling VS Paperless

     
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