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Paperless-ngx
Scan, index, and archive all of your paper documents with an improved interface (fork of Paperless).
★ 47k 633 commits / 90d ⟳ today GPL-3.0 Docker
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Open source archiving and digital preservation (dp)
Digital archiving and preservation software. 19 self-hosted archiving tools are listed here, ordered purely by a repository health score that Repoly recomputes nightly. Paperless-ngx leads at 99/100 with 633 commits in the last 90 days and 47k stars, followed by ArchiveBox (98) and Tube Archivist (96). 15 of the 19 score 70 or above, 13 publish a Docker image, and the median health is 85. GPL-3.0 is the most common licence, carried by 8 of them. Between them they stand in for Pocket, Paperless Cloud and Wayback Machine. The score weighs commits in the last 90 days, release recency, stars, archive status and Docker support; a low number means low measurable activity, not low quality, so a finished, stable tool can legitimately sit lower down.
updated Oct 2026 19 tools ★ 126k stars 13 with Docker median 85
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Most starred
47,338 stars on GitHub, the largest community in the category.
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Most active
3,106 commits in the last 90 days, the fastest-moving codebase here.
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Most permissive
MIT licence with health 86/100: the strongest option if you need to embed or fork commercially.
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ArchiveBox
Create HTML & screenshot archives of sites from your bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds, or other sources (alternative to Wayback Machine).
★ 29k 3106 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday MIT Docker
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Tube Archivist
Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.
★ 8.6k 58 commits / 90d ⟳ 5 days ago GPL-3.0 Docker
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Papra
Minimalist document storage, management and archiving platform designed to be simple to use and accessible to everyone.
★ 5.6k 112 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday AGPL-3.0 Docker
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Bichon
Email archiving server that syncs from IMAP accounts, indexes emails for full-text search, and provides a REST API. No external database required, includes WebUI with multi-account support.
★ 2.1k 132 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday AGPL-3.0 Docker
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mail-archiver
Web application for archiving, searching, and exporting emails from multiple accounts (IMAP, M365 or Import). Featuring folder sync, attachment support, mailbox migration and a dashboard.
★ 2.2k 194 commits / 90d ⟳ 2 days ago GPL-3.0 Docker
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Ganymede
Twitch VOD and live stream archiving platform. Includes a rendered chat for each archive.
★ 1k 289 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday GPL-3.0 Docker
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Readeck
Save the precious readable content of web pages you like and want to keep forever. See it as a bookmark manager and a read later tool.
★ 1.2k 133 commits / 90d ⟳ 7 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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Wallabag
Wallabag, formerly Poche, is a web application allowing you to save articles to read them later with improved readability.
★ 13k 220 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday MIT
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Eonvelope
Email archiving software that allows you to preserve your emails for an indefinite long period of time.
★ 10 51 commits / 90d ⟳ 10 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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Open Archiver
Email archiving solution with full-text search and eDiscovery search features.
★ 2.4k 22 commits / 90d ⟳ 6 days ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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ArchivesSpace
Archives information management application for managing and providing Web access to archives, manuscripts and digital objects.
★ 447 266 commits / 90d ⟳ yesterday ECL-2.0
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Omeka S
Next-generation web publishing platform for institutions interested in connecting digital cultural heritage collections with other resources online.
★ 528 34 commits / 90d ⟳ 7 days ago GPL-3.0
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Collective Access - Providence
Highly configurable Web-based framework for management, description, and discovery of digital and physical collections supporting a variety of metadata standards, data types, and media formats.
★ 388 291 commits / 90d ⟳ today GPL-3.0
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Wayback
A self-hosted toolkit for archiving webpages to the Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and local file systems.
★ 2.2k 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 7 days ago GPL-3.0
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bitmagnet
BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack integration.
★ 4.4k 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 3 months ago MIT Docker
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Sosse
Selenium based search engine and crawler with offline archiving.
★ 2 0 commits / 90d ⟳ 7 months ago AGPL-3.0 Docker
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| 1 | Paperless-ngx Docker | 47k | 633 | GPL-3.0 | today | |
| 2 | ArchiveBox Docker | 29k | 3106 | MIT | yesterday | |
| 3 | Tube Archivist Docker | 8.6k | 58 | GPL-3.0 | 5 days ago | |
| 4 | Papra Docker | 5.6k | 112 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | |
| 5 | Bichon Docker | 2.1k | 132 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | |
| 6 | mail-archiver Docker | 2.2k | 194 | GPL-3.0 | 2 days ago | |
| 7 | Ganymede Docker | 1k | 289 | GPL-3.0 | yesterday | |
| 8 | Readeck Docker | 1.2k | 133 | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago | |
| 9 | Wallabag | 13k | 220 | MIT | yesterday | |
| 10 | CKAN | 5.1k | 230 | AGPL-3.0 | today | |
| 11 | Eonvelope Docker | 10 | 51 | AGPL-3.0 | 10 days ago | |
| 12 | Open Archiver Docker | 2.4k | 22 | AGPL-3.0 | 6 days ago | |
| 13 | ArchivesSpace | 447 | 266 | ECL-2.0 | yesterday | |
| 14 | Omeka S | 528 | 34 | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago | |
| 15 | Collective Access - Providence | 388 | 291 | GPL-3.0 | today | |
| 16 | Piler Docker | 357 | 10 | GPL-3.0 | 23 days ago | |
| 17 | Wayback | 2.2k | 0 | GPL-3.0 | 7 days ago | |
| 18 | bitmagnet Docker | 4.4k | 0 | MIT | 3 months ago | |
| 19 | Sosse Docker | 2 | 0 | AGPL-3.0 | 7 months ago |
How the archiving tools compare
Paperless-ngx edges ArchiveBox 99 to 98. ArchiveBox is the busier codebase, though, with 3,106 commits in 90 days to 633. Paperless-ngx also has the largest following, at 47k stars.
The most recent release is Paperless-ngx v3.4.0, published yesterday. Sosse publishes no tagged releases, which costs up to 25 of the 100 points. Sosse scores under 40, so check recent activity before adopting it. By stack, Python (4), Go (3) and PHP (2) are the most common. ArchiveBox, Wallabag and bitmagnet are permissively licensed; Paperless-ngx, Tube Archivist, Papra and 13 more are copyleft.
Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP): common questions
What is the best open source archiving tool?
By Repoly's GitHub health score, Paperless-ngx at 99/100 (633 commits in 90 days, v3.4.0 from yesterday). ArchiveBox is next at 98. The score measures maintenance, not features, so shortlist the top few and try them.
Which archiving tools are the most actively developed?
ArchiveBox (3,106 commits in 90 days), Paperless-ngx (633 commits in 90 days) and Collective Access - Providence (291 commits in 90 days). Commit activity is 35 of the 100 health points, the largest single term.
Which archiving tools can I run in Docker?
13 of 19 publish a Docker image or Compose file, led by Paperless-ngx, ArchiveBox, Tube Archivist, Papra, Bichon and 8 more.
Which archiving tools have a permissive licence?
3 of 19: ArchiveBox (MIT), Wallabag (MIT), bitmagnet (MIT). 16 are copyleft.
Which paid products can open source archiving tools replace?
Pocket (ArchiveBox ranks highest here), Paperless Cloud (Paperless-ngx ranks highest here) and Wayback Machine (Paperless-ngx ranks highest here).
