What is Paperless-NGX? (Live-Demo)

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Introduction

Paperless-NGX is an open-source document management system designed to help users automate the process of digitizing, organizing, and archiving documents. By offering user-friendly interfaces, robust indexing/search capabilities, and smooth integration with popular container solutions, Paperless-NGX is a flexible choice for both personal and small-to-medium business use.

Architecture

Paperless-NGX typically runs as a set of containerized services that work together to ingest documents, perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and store data efficiently.

Core Service: Manages the document database, user authentication, and metadata storage.
OCR Backend: Processes and extracts text from images/PDFs for powerful search capabilities.
Web Interface: Provides a clean dashboard to upload, review, categorize, and search documents.

Features

✨ Automated Document Ingestion: Upload files via drag-and-drop, email import, or direct folder scanning.
🔍 OCR & Search: Full-text search across documents thanks to integrated OCR in multiple languages.
🔖 Tagging & Labeling: Organize documents using tags, labels, or other metadata fields.
📂 PDF & Image Processing: Convert, merge, and enhance files for easy retrieval.
📊 Statistics & Analytics: Review usage patterns or track import history for better organization.
🚀 Docker Support: Easy deployment via Docker containers with minimal configuration.
👥 User Management: Granular permissions and multi-user access for teams and organizations.
🔐 Secure & Private: Access control, password policies, and TLS support for data protection.