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Docspell vs Paperwork: catalog facts
Docspell	Paperwork
Free Free and open source.	Free Free software with no paid tier.
Android, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux
Self-hosted, so documents stay on your server Takes in documents from scanners and email	Full-text search across scans and PDFs Learns and applies labels automatically
Needs a server to set up and maintain Smaller community than some other document managers	No macOS or mobile version Scanning depends on a supported scanner being available
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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