Open source document-management projects

Every project in the registry tagged document-management, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 7 combined stars ★ 75K refresh nightly
01 Paperless-ngx ★ 45K

Effortlessly organize your digital documents

last push6 hours ago languagePython licenseGPL-3.0
02 Seafile ★ 15K

Self-hosted file sync with AI-powered organization

last push21 days ago languageC license
03 mm-wiki ★ 3.8K

MM-Wiki 一个轻量级的企业知识分享与团队协同软件,可用于快速构建企业 Wiki 和团队知识分享平台。部署方便,使用简单,帮助团队构建一个信息共享、文档管理的协作环境。

last push6 months ago languageGo licenseMIT
04 CommunityServer ★ 3.2K

Free open source office suite with business productivity tools: document and project management, CRM, mail aggregator.

last push5 months ago languageC# licenseApache-2.0
05 organize ★ 3.1K

The file management automation tool.

last push3 days ago languagePython licenseMIT
06 community ★ 2.4K

Modern Confluence alternative designed for internal & external docs, built with Go + EmberJS

last push4 months ago languageJavaScript licenseAGPL-3.0
07 docspell ★ 2.3K

Assist in organizing your piles of documents, resulting from scanners, e-mails and other sources with miminal effort.

last push8 hours ago languageElm licenseAGPL-3.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source document-management projects are there?

This registry tracks 7 projects tagged document-management, with 75,341 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Paperless-ngx at 45,255 stars.

Are these document-management projects free to use?

Yes — 6 of the 7 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which document-management project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these document-management projects still maintained?

4 of the 7 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.