Archivematica
Digital preservation system for long-term archives
Archivematica is a web- and standards-based open-source application that allows institutions to preserve digital objects in line with archival best practices. It processes documents into preservation-ready packages with full metadata.
Key features
- Standards-based preservation
- Automated ingest workflows
- Format normalization
- Preservation metadata
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- Written in Python
Is Archivematica secure?
OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Archivematica's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.
Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.
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