Less Paper
Native paperless-ngx client
Free · In-App Purchases
Version 3 is a complete rewrite: the full filter set from the web interface, bulk editing, offline favorites, single sign-on, and import from the share sheet.
Less Paper is a native iOS client for paperless-ngx, the self-hosted document archive. It talks directly to your own server, and to nothing else.
FIND ANYTHING
The complete filter set from the web interface, custom fields included: title and content, correspondent, document type, storage path, tags, dates and ASN. Save any filter as a view, then create, edit and reorder your saved views without leaving the app.
EDIT WHERE YOU ARE READING
Fix a title, reassign a correspondent, add tags, notes or custom field values from the document itself. Select several documents and change them together, merge them, or delete them in one go.
READ IT WITH NO SERVER IN REACH
Favorite a document and it is kept on the device in full — the PDF, its notes, metadata and custom fields. The Favorites tab reads those stored copies, so it works on a plane, in a basement, or anywhere your server is not. Pull to refresh and only the documents that actually changed are fetched again.
GET DOCUMENTS IN
Send anything on your device to paperless-ngx from the share sheet. Password-protected PDFs are unlocked on import, and the password is kept in the keychain so the next document from the same source opens without asking.
BUILT FOR REAL SETUPS
Connect as many servers as you like and switch between them. Sign in with a password, or with the single sign-on provider your server is configured with. Client certificates, custom HTTP headers and reverse proxies such as Authelia are all supported. When something does go wrong, a local error log — with anything credential-shaped redacted out of it — is there to read and share, and nothing leaves the device unless you send it.
KEEP THE ARCHIVE TIDY
Create, rename and delete tags, correspondents, document types and storage paths, and set ownership and permissions on any document. Restore anything you deleted from the trash, or empty it for good.
Works with paperless-ngx 3.0.0 and earlier. Universal: iPhone and iPad — on iPad the document opens in a column beside the list rather than covering it.
Less Paper is open source. Issues and feature requests are welcome at https://github.com/plu/less-paper
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Documents you can read with no server in reach, and a few things that were asked for.
• Favorites: keep chosen documents on the device — the PDF, its notes, metadata and custom fields — and read them offline. Pull to refresh and only the documents that actually changed are fetched again.
• Open a document straight from a lesspaper:// link
• A tip jar in Settings, for anyone who would like to support the app
• A tidier Settings screen
Works with paperless-ngx 3.0.0 and earlier.
If you hit a problem, please open an issue at https://github.com/plu/less-paper/issues — it is the quickest way to get it fixed.
The developer, Johannes Plunien, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Johannes Plunien
- Size
- 39.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and German
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Large tip USD 29.00
- Medium tip USD 10.00
- Small tip USD 5.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Johannes Plunien