ArchivesSpace
Archives information management application for managing and providing Web access to archives, manuscripts and digital objects.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 76% of tracked projects; popularity more than 21%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 439 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v4.2.1 · 10 Jul 2026 |
| Repo updated | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | ECL-2.0 |
| Built with | Ruby |
Is ArchivesSpace actively maintained?
ArchivesSpace is under active development: 827 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 66 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v4.2.1, is about 3 months old.
ArchivesSpace ranks #7 of 19 in Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP), placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What ArchivesSpace actually does
ArchivesSpace is an information management application designed for cataloguing and providing web access to physical archives, manuscripts, and digital objects. It helps institutions organise complex archival collections and publish descriptions for researchers. The project is implemented in Ruby and distributed under the Educational Community License.
Best fit: Libraries, museums, and university archives that need a dedicated system to catalogue and publish collection guides for public web access.
Worth knowing: The software has a modest community footprint on code repositories, which may mean fewer third-party extensions and less community troubleshooting documentation compared to mainstream content management systems.
Deployment notes
As a Ruby application, it typically requires a relational database backend, a process manager like Puma or Unicorn, and a reverse proxy such as Nginx to handle TLS termination and static assets.
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