Open Source Document Management Systems Software

Document Management Systems software organizes, stores, and indexes digital files to replace manual folder structures. These tools use optical character recognition and full-text search to make scanned PDFs and text documents searchable. This type of software serves researchers, writers, and administrators who need to catalog large libraries of e-books or professional records. Self-hosting these apps ensures that sensitive documents and private archives remain on local hardware. This approach prevents external services from accessing the contents of private files or charging for storage space.

This page lists 31 open source tools in the Document Management Systems category. The most popular are Stirling PDF, Paperless-home and Reactive Resume. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or GPL-3.0 license, and 27 offer an official Docker image.