Docspell Alternatives

Docspell is described as 'Personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉' and is a document manager in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Docspell for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Docspell alternative is Zim, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Docspell are TagSpaces, CherryTree, Trilium Notes and Cryptee.

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  1. Allo icon
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    Allo is the online workspace for visual collaboration and teamwork for remote teams. With our interactive and visual workspace teams can collaborate over, notes, design, sketches, tasks, processes, and work.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. The Guide icon
     26 likes

    The Guide is a two-pane outliner - a program that allows you to arrange text notes in a tree-like structure. It supports formatted text, exporting to RTF and hyperlinks (both internal and external).

    301 The Guide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. Tags icon
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    Tags allows you to manage your files in a way far superior to folders. Work faster, and be more efficient.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Tagger icon
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    Tagger is a small application for OS X that can be used for quickly adding arbitrary textual tags to files. It uses the OpenMeta system for saving tags, so the tags you add with it will be readable (and editable) by all the other applications that support OpenMeta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Swiftnotes icon
     2 likes

    Swiftnotes is a note taking app that takes simplicity and speed to a whole new level.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Paperless-home icon
     14 likes

    Paperless-home is a hosting provider for paperless-ngx, your digital document archive that automatically organizes all your documents based on their content.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Taglists icon
     5 likes

    TagLists is a small application for OS X that allows you to quickly see which files you've tagged with particular tags. It uses the OpenMeta tagging system, which means that it finds files that have been tagged with any of the applications that support OpenMeta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. VSNotes icon
     3 likes

    VSNotes is a Visual Studio Code extension.

    VS Notes is a simple tool that takes care of the creation and management of plain text notes and harnesses the power of VS Code via the Command Palette.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  9. Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Sec Notes icon
     2 likes

    An android app for writing and storing AES-128 encrypted notes. Supports notes, checklists and even spreadsheets. It is the only app in play store offering multiple security options like password protection, pattern lock and pin lock.

    249 Sec Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. P3X OneNote icon
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    P3X OneNote Linux is, actually, an independent browser window for the online OneNote. You can use this program without having to clutter your browser. The main functions are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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