# Paperless-ngx

> GPL-3 document management — scan, OCR, tag, and full-text search

**Category:** Libraries  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx  
**Added:** 2026-09-21

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## The Hook

Paperless-ngx turns paper and PDFs into a self-hosted searchable archive with OCR, tags, correspondents, and consumption workflows.

## What's Good

GPL-3.0 (paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx). Community successor to Paperless/Paperless-ng with Docker Compose install paths, machine learning-assisted classification, full-text search, and a maintained docs/demo surface. ★45k+ and still trending — the practical OSS DMS when you want less paper without a SaaS inbox.

## The Catch

Vs Notion/Drive dumps: this is a document archive appliance, not a knowledge wiki or agent memory layer. GPL-3 copyleft for modifications; OCR/ML quality depends on language packs and scanner hygiene; public docs/demo endpoints may be WAF-gated from some networks — use the GitHub tree and Compose files as source of truth.

## Verdict

GPL-3 self-hosted DMS. Use for OCR + searchable archives; not an agent memory substitute.