---
name: "paperwork"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "paperwork-gtk"
version: "1.3.1-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/paperwork"
---

# paperwork(1)

Manages scanned documents and PDFs

## NAME

paperwork - Manages scanned documents and PDFs

## SYNOPSIS

paperwork \[-h\] \[--version\] \[\[--debug \| -d\] level\]

## DESCRIPTION

Paperwork is a personal document manager.

It manages scanned documents and PDFs. It's designed to be easy and fast to use. The idea behind Paperwork is "scan & forget": You can just scan a new document and forget about it until the day you need it again. In other words, let the machine do most of the work for you.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-d** *LEVEL,* **--debug** *LEVEL*

  Set verbosity level (DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR). Can also be set via environment variable PAPERWORK\_VERBOSE (e.g. export PAPERWORK\_VERBOSE=INFO)

## SEE ALSO

- •

  [paperwork-shell(1)](/paperwork-shell/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Thomas Perret, 2019

## COPYRIGHT

GPL-3.0+