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Elemental – native XML database with XQuery and XSLT

October 30, 2026 Steve Emms Database, Documents

Elemental is a source-available native XML database with XQuery, XPath, XSLT processing, full-text indexing, and web application tools.

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WordGrinder – distraction-free terminal word processor

October 26, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, TUI

WordGrinder is a terminal word processor with document styles, spell checking, Unicode support, and multiple import and export formats.

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Cheese Paper – text editor for writing long-form prose

October 2, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI

Cheese Paper is a free and open source text editor for long-form prose with scenes, notes, Markdown files, and story export.

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Document Management Systems

OpenDocMan – controlled document management system

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

OpenDocMan manages controlled documents with role-based access, revision tracking, approval reviews, custom properties and search.

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Document Management Systems

Papermerge – document management for scanned files

May 21, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, GUI, Web Apps

Papermerge organises scanned documents with OCR, full-text search, custom metadata, page management, versioning and shared folders.

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Document Management Systems

Papra – simple document archiving platform

May 20, 2026 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Papra provides a simple document archive with full-text search, text extraction, automatic tagging, custom properties and secure sharing.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Salesforce Quip

March 6, 2025 Steve Emms Office, Productivity

Quip is a collaborative productivity software package. It lets groups of people to create and edit documents and spreadsheets collaboratively.

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Files

Morphosis – document conversion app

August 9, 2024 Luke Baker Documents

Morphosis is a document conversion app written using GTK4 and Libadwaita. Conversions are performed by Pandoc and WebKitGTK.

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Document Management Systems

Docspell – personal document management system

March 20, 2024 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Docspell organises scanned paperwork and emails using OCR, extracted metadata, full-text search, document sharing and configurable alerts.

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Document Management Systems

Alfresco – enterprise content management platform

November 12, 2023 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Alfresco Community provides a content repository for managing documents, metadata, versions, permissions, search and enterprise integration.

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Document Management Systems

LogicalDOC – enterprise document management system

November 12, 2023 Steve Emms Documents

LogicalDOC Community Edition provides browser-based document storage, search, version history, permissions and teamwork for organisations.

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Document Management Systems

Mayan EDMS – enterprise document management system

November 12, 2023 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

Mayan EDMS manages business documents with OCR, metadata, powerful access controls, versioning, configurable workflows and full-text search.

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Document Management Systems

SeedDMS – web-based document management system

November 12, 2023 Steve Emms Documents, Web Apps

SeedDMS manages documents with version history, access control, approval workflows, metadata, full-text search and web administration.

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Apache Jackrabbit – content repository implementation

October 10, 2023 Steve Emms Database, Documents

Apache Jackrabbit provides a hierarchical content repository with document versioning, indexing, search, permissions, and observation.

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Database

Apache CouchDB – document database with multi-primary replication

October 10, 2023 Steve Emms Database, Documents

Apache CouchDB stores JSON documents with HTTP APIs, incremental replication, conflict handling, indexing, and browser-based administration.

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Database

eXist-db – native XML database and application platform

October 10, 2023 Steve Emms Big Data, Database, Documents

eXist-db stores native XML documents with XQuery, full-text indexing, HTTP services, and application development tools for publishers.

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Documents

Best Free and Open Source Software – Documents

June 3, 2023 Steve Emms Software

Best Free and Open Source Linux Software covering office suites, groupware, project management, databases, PDF tools, and text editors.

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