# Paperless Mobile (open-source reading app)

> Paperless Mobile is a free, open-source reading app for Android and iOS. An (almost) fully fledged mobile paperless-ng*x client. It has 1,471 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Using this app requires access to running a Paperless-ngx instance. View and search documents * Add, delete or edit documents * Share, download, print and preview your documents * Manage correspondents, document types, tags and storage paths * Scan and upload documents with preset correspondent, document type, tags and creation date * Review and quickly process newly added documents in the inbox * Secure your data with biometric authentication * Support for mTLS (client certificates) * Seamless switching between different accounts and instances * Modern, intuitive UI built according to the Material Design 3 specification * Light and dark theme * Support for dynamic color (Android 12+ only)…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/astubenbord/paperless-mobile |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Flutter |
| GitHub stars | 1,471 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/de.astubenbord.paperless_mobile/ (package de.astubenbord.paperless_mobile) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.astubenbord.paperless_mobile |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | E-book, PDF & RSS readers |
| Latest release | v4.5.0 (Apr 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Apr 18, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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