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I wish there was a standalone version, so my mom could use it. Or maybe a desktop + a mobile version that are synced without a server, so you could still be ab

I wish there was a standalone version, so my mom could use it. Or maybe a desktop + a mobile version that are synced without a server, so you could still be able to use your phone to scan new documents.

uniqueuid 5y ago
There is DevonThink [1]. Has been around for decades, does OCR, syncs to a huge bunch of services including WebDav, has mobile clients. It's a bit of an old paradigm, though - powerful, client-side, offers a lot of freedom and therefore wants you to put in manual work for setting up a system. I love it. [1] https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink
- vertis 5y ago
  I've been moving more and more to apps like Devonthink. I use Obsidian and Zotero, which while they different use cases are a similar 'old paradigm'. My thinking recently has been on the storing items in a way that will last. It seems every year another SaaS gets bought and/or shutdown. Text based storage (Obsidian/Markdown) and desktop/foss apps are one way to combat that.
  - solarkraft 5y ago
    If "old paradigm" means self-owned data and no dependence on a subscription that can go away at any time I'm all in on it. (Small) SaaS is not dependable.
- LeSaucy 5y ago
  DEVONThink is criminally underrated. The mobile apps are fantastic. It's almost a super power being able to pull up any document/receipt I've dropped in my scanner over the last decade on my phone from anywhere.
anthropodie 5y ago
Host it on Raspberry PI at home. That's what I did.
- brunoqc 5y ago
  Yeah, I have one at home. But it's not ideal for non-tech-savvy people like my mom.
  - anthropodie 5y ago
    Your mom does not have to know what it is hosted on. Just give her url or use some shortage like jump by daledavies.
    - brunoqc 5y ago
      But then she would depend on me. She doesn't depend on me to use Excel.
tobbe2064 5y ago
Theres a mobile app; https://github.com/bauerj/paperless_app https://github.com/bauerj/paperless_app
- brunoqc 5y ago
  You still need to host paperless, right?
operator-name 5y ago
That would be pretty nice for a variety of reasons. Most people don't have the time to experiment with self hosting so having some kindof installer that hosts the server locally and makes sure it runs on startup, presents some kind of tray icon or shortcut to the web interface would greatly lower the barrier to use such amazing pieces of software.

uniqueuid 5y ago

There is DevonThink [1]. Has been around for decades, does OCR, syncs to a huge bunch of services including WebDav, has mobile clients. It's a bit of an old paradigm, though - powerful, client-side, offers a lot of freedom and therefore wants you to put in manual work for setting up a system. I love it. [1] https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink

vertis 5y ago
I've been moving more and more to apps like Devonthink. I use Obsidian and Zotero, which while they different use cases are a similar 'old paradigm'. My thinking recently has been on the storing items in a way that will last. It seems every year another SaaS gets bought and/or shutdown. Text based storage (Obsidian/Markdown) and desktop/foss apps are one way to combat that.
- solarkraft 5y ago
  If "old paradigm" means self-owned data and no dependence on a subscription that can go away at any time I'm all in on it. (Small) SaaS is not dependable.
LeSaucy 5y ago
DEVONThink is criminally underrated. The mobile apps are fantastic. It's almost a super power being able to pull up any document/receipt I've dropped in my scanner over the last decade on my phone from anywhere.

anthropodie 5y ago

Host it on Raspberry PI at home. That's what I did.

brunoqc 5y ago
Yeah, I have one at home. But it's not ideal for non-tech-savvy people like my mom.
- anthropodie 5y ago
  Your mom does not have to know what it is hosted on. Just give her url or use some shortage like jump by daledavies.
  - brunoqc 5y ago
    But then she would depend on me. She doesn't depend on me to use Excel.

tobbe2064 5y ago

Theres a mobile app; https://github.com/bauerj/paperless_app https://github.com/bauerj/paperless_app

brunoqc 5y ago
You still need to host paperless, right?

operator-name 5y ago

That would be pretty nice for a variety of reasons. Most people don't have the time to experiment with self hosting so having some kindof installer that hosts the server locally and makes sure it runs on startup, presents some kind of tray icon or shortcut to the web interface would greatly lower the barrier to use such amazing pieces of software.