No. 6 of 59 ·Document Management Software

Paperwork

Windows · Linux

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Paperwork is ranked #6 of 59 in document management software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

Paperwork plans and pricing

Paperwork Free Free Software; GNU/Linux distribution packages, Flatpak, AppImage, or source installation openpaper.work · 5 Oct 2026

Purpose: Paperwork is a personal document manager for scanning or importing personal documents and finding them again with keyword search.
PDF search: Paperwork can search across PDF files.
Labels: Users can add colorful labels, and Paperwork can learn where labels belong and apply them automatically to new documents.
Page tools: The site lists automatic page orientation detection and quick page editing among Paperwork’s features.
Storage and formats: Paperwork stores documents under a single directory and uses JPEG, hOCR, and PDF formats.
Sync options: The document directory can be synchronized across computers with tools such as Nextcloud, Syncthing, and SparkleShare.
OCR and scanners: Paperwork uses PyOCR to run OCR and Libinsane to access scanners.
Linux installation: GNU/Linux installation options include distribution packages, OpenPaper or Flathub Flatpak repositories, AppImage, and source code.
Linux limitation: The Flatpak versions cannot currently be used with network scanners, and local scanner use may require tweaking.
Windows usage: The official site’s usage statistics list Paperwork instances running on Windows.
Open source: Paperwork is distributed as Free Software, and the site welcomes contributions.
Privacy: The maker’s about page says no tracking is done on the website, with or without cookies.
Maker: The about page names Jérôme Flesch as the author of OpenPaper.work.
Price from: Free

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