# the-paperless-project/paperless

Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents

Repository: https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paperless
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: documents, paper, ocr, archiving, search
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-04-06T20:00:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3909, "days_push": 1975, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7912, forks 502 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:09.711210+00:00)

## What it is
A self-hosted application for scanning, OCR-indexing, and archiving paper documents with full-text search. This original repo is archived and read-only; development continues in the Paperless-ng fork.

## Use cases
- digitize and archive paper documents
- search scanned PDFs with OCR
- self-hosted document management system
- organize receipts and bills digitally
- replace filing cabinets with searchable archive

## When to choose
- you want the original, simple paperless setup and accept no updates
- you need a GPL-licensed document archive you can fork

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained project - use Paperless-ng or paperless-ngx instead
- you need new features, bug fixes, or security patches

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ocr, search-engine, pdf, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files, pdf, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: document-management, archiving, paperless, scanning, superseded-by-paperless-ng, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- the-paperless-project/paperless (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:09.711210+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:33:17.073190+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/the-paperless-project/paperless (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:09.711210+00:00, sha c15aac28f262)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.