Archi — Paperless Scanner
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| Rating | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 69%9 | 4.44 | €4.99 | |
| Austria | 8%1 | 5.00 | €4.99 | |
| United States | 8%1 | 2.00 | $3.99 | |
| Netherlands | 8%1 | 5.00 | €4.99 | |
| Spain | 8%1 | 5.00 | €4.99 | |
| St. Lucia | <1%0 | — | $3.99 | |
| Serbia | <1%0 | — | €4.99 | |
| Finland | <1%0 | — | €4.99 | |
| Fiji | <1%0 | — | $3.99 | |
| Australia | <1%0 | — | A$5.99 |
Description
Archi is the Paperless-NGX client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that runs AI and OCR entirely on your device — no cloud subscription, no data sharing, zero privacy compromises.
Note: AI metadata extraction requires a one-time download of the Gemma 4 model (approx. 2.4 GB) after installation.
■ WHAT ARCHI DOES
Scan a document, recognize text, extract metadata — all in seconds, all locally. The document then lands neatly categorized in your self-hosted Paperless-NGX server.
■ ON YOUR DEVICE, NOT IN THE CLOUD
OCR with Apple Vision — fast, offline, free
AI metadata extraction with Google's Gemma 4 — runs directly on your iPhone, no server needed
Automatic title, tag and correspondent suggestions based on content
Import PDFs and images from other apps via the Share sheet
■ PAPERLESS-NGX INTEGRATION
Browse and manage your entire document archive
Full-text search across all documents
Filter by tags, document type and correspondent
Offline queue — scans saved locally until you're back online
■ REAL-WORLD USE CASES
Tax Season: Scan every receipt, invoice and bill as it arrives. Archi automatically recognizes the date, vendor and amount — and suggests the right tags. Come April, your IRS paperwork is already done.
Home Office & Business: Incoming invoices, delivery notes, contracts — Archi reads the document and proposes correspondent, document type and filing date without you lifting a finger.
Medical & Insurance: Digitize EOBs, lab results, insurance policies and medical records securely. Your health data never leaves your device.
No Wi-Fi? No Problem: Scan documents in the subway, in a basement archive or while travelling. Archi queues everything locally and syncs automatically when you're back online — unlike server-dependent alternatives.
Homelab & Self-Hosting: Running Paperless-NGX on a Synology NAS, Proxmox, Docker or a Raspberry Pi? Archi was built for exactly your setup. No SaaS, no monthly fees, no vendor lock-in.
■ PRIVACY FIRST
One-time purchase. Zero subscriptions. Zero cloud. Zero data collection.
Your documents stay on your device and your server — and nowhere else.
All AI processing, all OCR, all metadata extraction runs exclusively on your iPhone. Archi never transmits document content to any external server — not Apple's, not Google's, not ours.
■ TECHNICAL DETAILS
AI model: Gemma 4 E2B INT4 (Google open weights) — runs fully on-device via LiteRT, Metal GPU accelerated
OCR: Apple Vision Framework — free, offline, privacy-preserving
Backend: Paperless-NGX (self-hosted, URL and token fully configurable)
Offline queue: SQLite-based, zero data loss when offline
On-device AI: iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or an iPad with 6 GB RAM (M-series). Scanning, uploading and your archive work on all supported devices — even without AI.
Runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Mac.
Archi requires a self-hosted Paperless-NGX server.