# Paperless-ngx

> Paperless-ngx is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the document management category. Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents with an improved interface (fork of Paperless). It has 46,308 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx |
| Website | https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/ |
| Demo | https://demo.paperless-ngx.com/ |
| GitHub stars | 46,308 |
| Forks | 3,203 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Python |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Python, Docker |
| Categories | Document Management, Archiving |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,625 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v3.3.0 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 12, 2022 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: angular, archiving, django, dms, document-management, document-management-system, machine-learning, ocr, optical-character-recognition, pdf

## Install

Step-by-step deploy guide: [How to self-host Paperless-ngx with Docker Compose](https://appsgit.com/guides/paperless-ngx) (beginner, about 20 minutes).

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## Comparisons

- [Paperless-ngx vs Docspell](https://appsgit.com/compare/paperless-ngx-vs-docspell): Pick Paperless-ngx if you want the most popular, easiest-to-run scanned document archive; pick Docspell if you want richer metadata, email import and a JVM-based stack.

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- [Docker Compose for self-hosters: the only tutorial you need](https://appsgit.com/blog/docker-compose-for-self-hosters): Docker Compose for self-hosters: install it, then learn compose.yaml, .env files, volumes, networks, restart policies, safe updates and backups with examples.
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