Evernote vs Paperless-ngx

Is Paperless-ngx a good alternative to Evernote? Here’s what you need to know.

Paperless-ngx

Free

Document management with OCR. Open source.

Paperless-ngx is a community-maintained document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive. Automatic OCR, tagging, and full-text search. Self-hosted.

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Why switch from Evernote?

Indie pricing — no enterprise markup or per-seat fees
Direct maker support — talk to the person who built it
Transparent & open — many indie tools are open-source
No vendor lock-in — own your data, export anytime

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