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Teedy vs Paperless-ngx: catalog facts
Teedy	Paperless-ngx
Free Free and open source under the GPL. A paid support offering exists.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Far easier to run than full enterprise document systems OCR-backed search, LDAP authentication and sharing links included	OCR plus full-text search turns a pile of scans into something you can actually find things in Learns your tagging and classifies new documents automatically
No workflow engine or retention policies Development is steady but slow	Docker Compose is the realistic deployment path; there is no desktop installer You need a scanner and a workflow to feed it
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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