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Paperless-AI

Automated AI tagging and analysis for Paperless-ngx

Document Management ★ 6k stars Medium setup MIT

Paperless-AI is a companion service for Paperless-ngx that uses large language models to automatically analyze, tag, and categorize scanned documents. It connects to a Paperless-ngx instance and enriches documents with AI-generated metadata.

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Key features

  • AI-powered tagging
  • Automatic categorization
  • Paperless-ngx integration
  • Document chat

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 6k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript

Is Paperless-AI secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Paperless-AI'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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