Open-Capture
Open-Capture · Carpentras, France · founded 2009
What it is
Open-Capture collects documents, extracts information with OCR and AI, and exports results to management software. It accepts material from scanners, copiers, file drops, email and attachments, web forms, uploads, and web services. Extraction methods include Tesseract OCR, pre-trained models, machine-learning classification, key-value extraction, reference-data matching, dictionaries, and barcode or QR-code reading. Extracted fields can be checked against formats, reference data, rules, and scripted business rules. The platform is a full-web application that runs natively on Linux and can be hosted on-premise or in a public or private cloud. Its modules include Splitter for batch preparation, Verifier for extraction checks, and MailCollect for email content, sender, metadata, and attachment processing. Connections include a native MEM Courrier connector, CMIS, OpenADS/Oxalis, OpenCRM, Alfresco, and SharePoint; export formats include PDF, PDF/A, XML, CSV, and plain text. Open-Capture is free under the GNU GPLv3 license, with no user limit.
For and against
For
- Accepts documents from scanners, email, forms, and uploads.
- Offers several OCR and extraction methods.
- Checks extracted fields against rules and reference data.
- Runs on Linux with multiple hosting options.
- Free GNU GPLv3 license with no user limit.
Against
- Runs natively on Linux.
- Organizations may need to arrange hosting themselves.
The verdict
Open-Capture combines document intake, extraction, verification, and export in a free, self-hostable platform. Its many extraction options and connectors may suit organizations with varied document workflows.
Who it suits
Open-Capture suits organizations that process incoming documents and need OCR extraction and exports to management software. Its stated audiences include companies, professionals, local authorities, public administrations, and associations.
Plans and prices
Open-Capture
Unlimited users · self-hosted/on-premise · open APIs
Read 15 Oct 2026 · open-capture.com
On the record
- AI classification
- Machine-learning models automatically identify document types to improve sorting, separation and indexing.open-capture.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API and extensibility
- The product advertises open APIs, configurable XML schemas and masks, authentication-token generation and scripts embedded in workflow configuration.open-capture.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Architecture documented independently
- DeepWiki describes a web architecture with an Angular/Tailwind frontend, Python Flask backend, PostgreSQL persistence, background workers and OCR/image-processing pipelines.deepwiki.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker names companies, professionals, local authorities, town halls, public administrations, and associations as users it serves.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Capture channels
- Documents can enter through scanners, multifunction copiers, file repositories, email, attachments, web forms, uploads and APIs.open-capture.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Community visibility
- The official GitHub repository showed 37 stars, 15 forks and 1,232 commits when opened.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company expertise
- LinkedIn describes Edissyum as specializing in document digitization, content capture and automated distribution and processing of incoming, outgoing and circulating flows.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists Edissyum Consulting as a privately held IT-services company with 11–50 employees, headquartered in Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and founded in 2009.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker says Open-Capture is a full-web application that runs natively on Linux and supports on-premise, public-cloud, or private-cloud hosting.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Developer documentation
- The published documentation includes installation, classic and Docker deployment, tenant creation, updates, migration, mail capture, Samba, SFTP and WebDAV setup.edissyum.gitbook.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Document intake
- It can collect documents from scanners, copiers, file drops, email and attachments, web forms, uploads, and web services.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Document types
- Verifier is described for structured or semi-structured documents including invoices, delivery notes, contracts, and purchase orders.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Email processing
- MailCollect analyzes email content, identifies senders, extracts metadata, and includes attachments in processing workflows.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- Processed documents and metadata can be exported as PDF, PDF/A, XML, plain text and other configured outputs.open-capture.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Extraction
- Extraction options include Tesseract OCR, pre-trained models, machine-learning classification, key-value extraction, reference-data matching, dictionaries, and barcode or QR-code reading.open-capture.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Independent licence description
- Comptoir du Libre describes Open-Capture as server software for automated metadata extraction and PDF conversion, released under GNU GPL v3.comptoir-du-libre.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Supported inputs
- bothopen-capture.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Published integrations include Alfresco, SharePoint, MEM Courrier, Maarch Courrier, CMIS and other ECM or business systems.open-capture.com · read 15 Oct 2026
