16 open-source apps
Best self-hosted Archiving apps
Tools that save and preserve web pages, emails and digital collections. Use them to keep a permanent, searchable copy of content you care about.
The most popular self-hosted apps for archiving on GitHub are Paperless-ngx, ArchiveBox and Wallabag, ranked by stars below.
Ranked by GitHub stars
All 16 Archiving apps
Paperless-ngx
paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx
Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents with an improved interface (fork of Paperless).
Document ManagementPythonDockerArchiveBox
ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox
Create HTML & screenshot archives of sites from your bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds, or other sources (alternative to Wayback Machine).
ArchivingPythonDockerWallabag
wallabag/wallabag
Wallabag, formerly Poche, is a web application allowing you to save articles to read them later with improved readability.
ArchivingPHPTube Archivist
tubearchivist/tubearchivist
Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.
Media ServersPythonDockerPapra
papra-hq/papra
Minimalist document storage, management and archiving platform designed to be simple to use and accessible to everyone.
Document ManagementTypeScriptDockerCKAN
ckan/ckan
Make open data websites.
ArchivingPythonbitmagnet
bitmagnet-io/bitmagnet
BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack integration.
ArchivingGoDockerOpen Archiver
LogicLabs-OU/OpenArchiver
Email archiving solution with full-text search and eDiscovery search features.
ArchivingTypeScriptDockerWayback
wabarc/wayback
A self-hosted toolkit for archiving webpages to the Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and local file systems.
ArchivingGomail-archiver
s1t5/mail-archiver
Web application for archiving, searching, and exporting emails from multiple accounts (IMAP, M365 or Import). Featuring folder sync, attachment support, mailbox migration and a dashboard.
ArchivingC#DockerBichon
rustmailer/bichon
Email archiving server that syncs from IMAP accounts, indexes emails for full-text search, and provides a REST API. No external database required, includes WebUI with multi-account support.
ArchivingRustDockerGanymede
Zibbp/ganymede
Twitch VOD and live stream archiving platform. Includes a rendered chat for each archive.
ArchivingGoDockerOmeka S
omeka/omeka-s
Next-generation web publishing platform for institutions interested in connecting digital cultural heritage collections with other resources online.
ArchivingPHPArchivesSpace
archivesspace/archivesspace
Archives information management application for managing and providing Web access to archives, manuscripts and digital objects.
ArchivingRubyCollective Access - Providence
collectiveaccess/providence
Highly configurable Web-based framework for management, description, and discovery of digital and physical collections supporting a variety of metadata standards, data types, and media formats.
ArchivingPHPPiler
jsuto/piler
Feature-rich email archiving solution.
ArchivingPHPDocker
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What is the best self-hosted app for archiving?
By GitHub stars, Paperless-ngx is the most popular self-hosted app for archiving with 46,308 stars, followed by ArchiveBox and Wallabag. The best fit depends on your needs, so compare Docker support, license and recent activity on each app page.
Are these Archiving apps free?
Yes. All 16 apps in this category are open source and free to run on your own server. A few also offer a paid hosted plan or enterprise add-ons, but self-hosting the open-source edition costs nothing beyond your hardware.
How do I install a self-hosted Archiving app?
10 of the 16 apps here ship a Docker image, which is the easiest route: rent a small VPS or use a home server, install Docker, and start the app with its Docker Compose file. Apps without an image list their native install steps in the README.
Which Archiving apps are most actively developed?
Measured by commits in the last twelve months, the most active projects are ArchiveBox (3,146 commits), Paperless-ngx (1,625 commits) and Collective Access - Providence (954 commits). Active development usually means faster bug fixes and security patches.