Keep the original
Add a PDF, supported image or text file. PaperWork stores the original locally alongside its document index.
PAPERWORK / LINUX VERIFIED
Find the paperwork. Keep your files.
Keep PDFs, receipt photos and documents on your own Linux computer. Search the readable text, check suggested categories, and get back to work.
$10 one-timeLocal-firstNo required monthly subscription
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Built for an everyday job.
Find it again
Search filenames, categories, notes and the text available in the document preview.
Review and back up
Correct categories, add notes, export the index, and back up the full data folder to preserve original files.
ACTUAL LOCAL TEST / SAMPLE DOCUMENTS
A receipt in. A record you can find.
We ran the real PaperWork program with a synthetic receipt image and invoice text file. It extracted “42.00” from the image, suggested Receipt and Invoice categories, returned one matching record for “1042”, and downloaded the original receipt byte-for-byte.
A walkthrough of actual test results, not a screen recording or a customer testimonial. Sample documents contain no customer information. OCR quality varies with the image.
Before you buy.
What do I need?
Linux and Python 3. Install Tesseract for image OCR; scanned PDFs also need pdftoppm. The optional pypdf package extracts text from regular PDFs.
Does it upload my documents?
The program runs on your computer and listens on loopback. There is no cloud account or remote sync. OCR depends on the optional tools installed locally.
Which files can I add?
PDF, PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF and plain text, up to 20 MB per file. Classification is a keyword-based suggestion that you should review.
What does the export contain?
The JSON export includes metadata and extracted text. To keep originals as well, back up the entire PaperWork data folder.
Is this a subscription?
This release is $10 one-time. There is no required monthly software subscription for the version you purchase.
Buy the tool. Own this version.
Pay on Stripe. Download after payment is verified. Check the Linux requirements above before purchasing.