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Paperless-ngx
by paperless-ngx
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
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About Paperless-ngx
A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your documents
Best for
Individuals and small teams who want a self-hosted, searchable document archive.
Use cases
- Digitize and archive paper documents for searchable access
- Automatically classify and tag incoming scans with OCR
- Manage and retrieve receipts, invoices, and contracts in one place
Notes
47,293 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-10-29. Licensed GPL-3.0.
Indexed from swap-build. Verified against the live GitHub repo.
Pros
- Self-hosted and open source with strong community support
- Full-text search across all archived documents
- Automated OCR and document tagging reduce manual organization
Cons
- Requires setup and maintenance of a server instance
- OCR accuracy depends on scan quality and language support
- No built-in cloud sync; users must configure their own storage
Key facts
What we have checked
- Latest version
- 3.4.2 (released 3 Nov 2026)
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 3,358
- GitHub stars
- 47,793
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 0
- Open issues
- 0
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 14
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Stars and usage
How Paperless-ngx is growing
47,441 to 47,793
Health and security
Is Paperless-ngx looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
100 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 14 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 20 of 20 | First reply in 0 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
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Changelog
What changed
Released 3.4.2
Released 3.4.1
Released 3.4.0
Released 3.3.4
Released 3.3.3
Released 3.3.2
Released 3.3.1
Released 3.3.0
Released 3.2.1
Released 3.2.0
Released 3.1.3
Released 3.1.2
Released 3.1.1
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