# Paperless-ngx

Business application

A searchable document-archive foundation with OCR, metadata and automated document processing.

## Why we recommend it

We recommend Paperless-ngx when the core goal is turning incoming scans and files into a well-organized, searchable archive.

## When to choose it

- Build an invoice archive, a company document intake system or a search service connected through its API.

## What to consider

- A searchable archive is not automatically a multi-stage approval system. Validate access rules, OCR quality and your retention and backup requirements with representative documents.

## Start with this project

Import a representative document batch and test classification, search, permissions and an API integration.

Technology: Python, Django, Angular

License: GPL-3.0

Default branch: dev

Sources checked: 2026-10-25

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## Official sources

- [https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx)
- [https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/README.md](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/README.md)
- [https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/LICENSE](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/LICENSE)
- [https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/pyproject.toml](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/pyproject.toml)
- [https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/src-ui/package.json](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/blob/dev/src-ui/package.json)