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**Paperless-ngx** is a _community-supported_ open-source document management system that transforms your
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physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, _less paper_.
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[Get started](/setup/){ .md-button .md-button--primary .index-callout }
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[Demo](https://demo.paperless-ngx.com){ .md-button .md-button--secondary target=_blank }
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## Why This Exists
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Paper is a nightmare. Environmental issues aside, there's no excuse for
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it in the 21st century. It takes up space, collects dust, doesn't
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support any form of a search feature, indexing is tedious, it's heavy
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and prone to damage & loss.
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This software is designed to make "going paperless" easier. No more worrying
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about finding stuff again, feed documents right from the post box into
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the scanner and then shred them. Perhaps you might find it useful too.
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## Paperless, a history
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Paperless is a simple Django application running in two parts: a
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_Consumer_ (the thing that does the indexing) and the _Web server_ (the
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part that lets you search & download already-indexed documents). If you
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want to learn more about its functions keep on reading after the
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installation section.
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Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your
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physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep,
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well, _less paper_.
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Paperless-ngx forked from paperless-ng to continue the great work and
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distribute responsibility of supporting and advancing the project among
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a team of people.
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NG stands for both Angular (the framework used for the Frontend) and
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next-gen. Publishing this project under a different name also avoids
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confusion between paperless and paperless-ngx.
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If you want to learn about what's different in paperless-ngx from
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Paperless, check out these resources in the documentation:
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- [Some screenshots](#screenshots) of the new UI are available.
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- Read [this section](/advanced_usage/#advanced-automatic_matching) if you want to learn about how paperless automates all
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tagging using machine learning.
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- Paperless now comes with a [proper email consumer](/usage/#usage-email) that's fully tested and production ready.
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- Paperless creates searchable PDF/A documents from whatever you put into the consumption directory. This means
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that you can select text in image-only documents coming from your scanner.
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- See [this note](/administration/#utilities-encyption) about GnuPG encryption in paperless-ngx.
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- Paperless is now integrated with a
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[task processing queue](/setup#task_processor) that tells you at a glance when and why something is not working.
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- The [changelog](/changelog) contains a detailed list of all changes in paperless-ngx.
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## Screenshots
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This is what Paperless-ngx looks like.
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The dashboard shows customizable views on your document and allows
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document uploads:
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[](assets/screenshots/dashboard.png)
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The document list provides three different styles to scroll through your
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documents:
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[](assets/screenshots/documents-table.png)
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[](assets/screenshots/documents-smallcards.png)
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[](assets/screenshots/documents-largecards.png)
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Paperless-ngx also supports dark mode:
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[](assets/screenshots/documents-smallcards-dark.png)
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Extensive filtering mechanisms:
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[](assets/screenshots/documents-filter.png)
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Bulk editing of document tags, correspondents, etc.:
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[](assets/screenshots/bulk-edit.png)
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Side-by-side editing of documents:
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[](assets/screenshots/editing.png)
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Tag editing. This looks about the same for correspondents and document
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types.
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[](assets/screenshots/new-tag.png)
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Searching provides auto complete and highlights the results.
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[](assets/screenshots/search-preview.png)
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[](assets/screenshots/search-results.png)
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Fancy mail filters!
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[](assets/screenshots/mail-rules-edited.png)
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Mobile devices are supported.
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[](assets/screenshots/mobile.png)
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## Support
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Community support is available via [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/discussions/) and [the Matrix chat room](https://matrix.to/#/#paperless:matrix.org).
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### Feature Requests
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Feature requests can be submitted via [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/discussions/categories/feature-requests) where you can search for existing ideas, add your own and vote for the ones you care about.
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### Bugs
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For bugs please [open an issue](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/issues) or [start a discussion](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/discussions/categories/support) if you have questions.
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## Contributing
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People interested in continuing the work on paperless-ngx are encouraged to reach out on [GitHub](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx) or [the Matrix chat room](https://matrix.to/#/#paperless:matrix.org). If you would like to contribute to the project on an ongoing basis there are multiple teams (frontend, ci/cd, etc) that could use your help so please reach out!
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### Translation
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Paperless-ngx is available in many languages that are coordinated on [Crowdin](https://crwd.in/paperless-ngx). If you want to help out by translating paperless-ngx into your language, please head over to https://crwd.in/paperless-ngx, and thank you!
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## Scanners & Software
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Paperless-ngx is compatible with many different scanners and scanning tools. A user-maintained list of scanners and other software is available on [the wiki](https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx/wiki/Scanner-&-Software-Recommendations).
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