Papermerge
Document management system focused on scanned documents (electronic archives). Features file browsing in similar way to dropbox/google drive. OCR, full text search, text overlay/selection.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 49% of tracked projects; popularity more than 24%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 541 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.5.3 · 18 Aug 2025 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Docker, K8S |
Is Papermerge actively maintained?
Papermerge logged 258 commits over the last 11 months, but none in the most recent quarter. Development has paused rather than stopped outright — worth watching before a production deployment.
The last tagged release, 3.5.3, is over 1 year old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
Papermerge ranks #13 of 18 tracked document management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Papermerge actually does
Papermerge is a self-hosted document management system designed specifically for archiving scanned paper documents. It provides a file browser interface akin to cloud storage providers alongside built-in optical character recognition and full-text search capabilities.
Best fit: It suits individuals or teams who need to digitise physical paperwork and want text-searchable archives stored on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The project exhibits low maintenance health indicators, suggesting potential risks for long-term updates and community support.
Deployment notes
Containerised deployments via Docker or Kubernetes typically require persistent volumes for file storage, a relational database backend, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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