Papermerge

Papermerge is an open-source document management system specifically designed for handling scanned documents and digital archives. It provides a modern, desktop-like interface for organizing and searching documents with powerful OCR capabilities and metadata management.

Key Features

• Document Processing:

  • OCR text extraction
  • Text overlay capabilities
  • Multiple format support (PDF, TIFF, JPEG, PNG)
  • Page management and reordering
  • Document versioning

• Organization & Search:

  • Hierarchical folder structure
  • Document tagging system
  • Full-text search
  • Custom document types
  • Metadata fields

• User Interface:

  • Desktop-like experience
  • Dual panel document browser
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Document preview
  • Page manipulation tools

• Integration & Security:

  • OpenAPI compliant REST API
  • Multi-user support
  • Access control
  • Document sharing
  • Audit trails

Who Should Use Papermerge

Papermerge is ideal for:

• Organizations with large volumes of scanned documents
• Businesses needing digital archive management
• Teams requiring document collaboration
• Users seeking paperless document organization

Getting Started

Papermerge can be deployed using Docker or installed manually. Requirements include:

• Python environment
• PostgreSQL database
• OCR dependencies (Tesseract)
• Web server (nginx/Apache)

The platform provides comprehensive documentation for both Docker and manual installation methods.