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

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