Paperwork

Spec sheet

Purpose

Paperwork is a personal document manager for scanning or importing personal documents and finding them again with keyword search.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Privacy

The maker’s about page says no tracking is done on the website, with or without cookies.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Maker

The about page names Jérôme Flesch as the author of OpenPaper.work.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Labels

Users can add colorful labels, and Paperwork can learn where labels belong and apply them automatically to new documents.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Linux installation

GNU/Linux installation options include distribution packages, OpenPaper or Flathub Flatpak repositories, AppImage, and source code.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Linux limitation

The Flatpak versions cannot currently be used with network scanners, and local scanner use may require tweaking.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

OCR and scanners

Paperwork uses PyOCR to run OCR and Libinsane to access scanners.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Open source

Paperwork is distributed as Free Software, and the site welcomes contributions.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Page tools

The site lists automatic page orientation detection and quick page editing among Paperwork’s features.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

PDF search

Paperwork can search across PDF files.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Storage and formats

Paperwork stores documents under a single directory and uses JPEG, hOCR, and PDF formats.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Sync options

The document directory can be synchronized across computers with tools such as Nextcloud, Syncthing, and SparkleShare.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Windows usage

The official site’s usage statistics list Paperwork instances running on Windows.Read 5 Oct 2026 · openpaper.work

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

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