Paperless-ngx direct import from Iphone camera?
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Gijs007 · 2023-11-07 12:23

I'm considering using Paperless-ngx, however the initial onboarding
seems quite a project and I have some usability concerns, especially
for those with ADHD.
So I'm wondering if it's the right tool for us and worth the
investment.

Two questions:

* Is it possible to make exports from documents for specific family
members, e.g. if when we have family members who move out.
* Can we use phone camera's to make pictures of paper documents
(wherever we are), and (automatically) crop the pictures and import
them into Paperless-ngx?
Ideally in one integrated flow, e.g. with a "Paperless Iphone app".
Instead of the somewhat cumbersome process of waiting for the all-in-
one scanner and PC to startup, start the scanning program, initiate a
scan, crop the scan, save it, and then manually importing it into
Paperless-ngx and deleting the scanned files afterwards.

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blakeando10 · 2023-11-07 12:30

To answer the second question: I remember seeing [this
app](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/scan4paperless/id1629964055) for
paperless on the app store, doesn’t seem to be a part of an app to
view documents though but the app i use to view documents is [Less
Paper](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/less-paper/id6464425056)

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atavarius · 2023-11-07 12:59

Just started using it myself, but I’d imagine you could just make tags
for the docs for that specific person, then filter and export based on
those tags.

As far as mobile apps:

[Mobile Upload](https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/usage/#usage-
mobile_upload)

I’ve used the one linked for iOS for both mobile viewing and uploads,
it’s very no frills, but that’s a plus in my book.

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Gijs007 · 2023-11-07 13:07

Thanks. Seems like the "Paperless App" for iOS and Android is the way
to go.
I'll look into the tagging exportability. I'd imagine that would allow
us to make exports.

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Gijs007 · 2023-11-07 13:08

Thanks. Seems this app has both the viewing and "scanning/pictures"
functionalities: [https://github.com/bauerj/paperless\_app](https://gi
thub.com/bauerj/paperless_app)

Which seems great.

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ElevenNotes · 2023-11-07 13:23

https://apps.apple.com/app/id1614233414

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Simon-RedditAccount · 2023-11-07 13:26

As an no-3rd-party-apps alternative: you can create a PDF with camera
via Notes app. Then you can save it to a SMB share mounted in iOS
Files app.

Or you can create a r/shortcuts to do it all within a single workflow.

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IL4ma · 2023-11-07 14:15

I use [Quickscan](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/ocr-scanner-
quickscan/id1513790291) for direct uploads. The good thing about
Quickscan is that the scanned documents can be automatically uploaded
to Paperless via WebDAV. Quickscan is for IOS and is also free. I
don't know whether the app is also available for Android.

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cefaleia · 2023-11-08 00:04

You could try Paperparrot, it’s great.

https://paperparrot.me/

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MindlessAstronomer66 · 2023-11-08 09:23

That’s it!

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yellow8_ · 2023-11-09 10:03

and now [QuickScan](https://www.quickscanapp.com) supports the
Paperless-ngx API, no need for that WebDAV config anymore!