thoughtbot/paperclip
Easy file attachment management for ActiveRecord observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6719
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1147
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9022 stars · 2410 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Paperclip is a Ruby gem that provides easy file attachment management for ActiveRecord models in Rails applications, handling uploads, validations, and image processing. It is officially deprecated in favor of Rails' built-in ActiveStorage, with community fork kt-paperclip continuing maintenance.
Use cases
- attach files to activerecord models in rails
- manage image uploads in a ruby on rails app
- add file attachment support to legacy rails app
- validate and process uploaded images in rails
- migrate paperclip attachments to activestorage
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Rails app already using Paperclip
- you need a proven attachment solution for an old Rails version that predates ActiveStorage
- you want to reference a mature attachment implementation
When to avoid
- starting a new Rails project - use ActiveStorage instead
- you need ongoing bug fixes or security patches - use kt-paperclip or ActiveStorage
- you are on modern Rails versions where Paperclip is unsupported
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
file-upload image-processing orm web-development backend files ruby file-attachments activerecord rails deprecated gem web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0cb0015c3534
- homepage: https://thoughtbot.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5510254df796
- site_page: https://thoughtbot.com/case-studies/closeknit-health · fetched 2026-08-29 · ec773542ed58
- site_page: https://thoughtbot.com/services · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5b152b8c27da
- site_page: https://thoughtbot.com/our-company · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9e2e18b981fb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| thoughtbot/paperclip | main | 10 |
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