Open source document-management-system projects

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

projects 3 combined stars ★ 48K refresh nightly
01 Paperless-ngx ★ 45K

Effortlessly organize your digital documents

last push8 hours ago languagePython licenseGPL-3.0
02 docspell ★ 2.3K

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

last push10 hours ago languageElm licenseAGPL-3.0
03 papermerge-core ★ 539

Papermerge OSS

last push13 days ago languagePython licenseApache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source document-management-system projects are there?

This registry tracks 3 projects tagged document-management-system, with 48,123 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Paperless-ngx at 45,255 stars.

Are these document-management-system projects free to use?

Yes — 3 of the 3 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 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-system 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-system projects still maintained?

3 of the 3 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.