PDF Archiver

Archive all incoming documents digitally to access and search them in an easier way. Transfer the sorted documents to your smartphone or make a backup within seconds.

Scan all incoming bills, letters etc. and save them on your computer/iCloud in an untagged* folder.

• Put the original paper documents in a folder, sorted by year. Don't care about bills/insurance papers etc.. Just leave all of them in one box for the each year.

:rocket: Usage

1. Scan your documents with PDF Archiver for iOS
2. Start tagging your files on macOS or iOS
3. There is not step 3 🤷🏻‍♂️

:scroll: Convention

• Date: yyyy-mm-dd Date of the document content.
• Description: --ikea-tradfri-gateway Meaningful description of the document.
• Tags: __bill_ikea_iot Tags which will help you to find the document in your archive.

Your archive will look like this:

.
└── Archive
    ├── 2017
    │   ├── 2017-05-12--apple-macbook__apple_bill.pdf
    │   └── 2017-01-02--this-is-a-document__bill_vacation.pdf
    └── 2018
        ├── 2018-04-30--this-might-be-important__work_travel.pdf
        ├── 2018-05-26--parov-stelar__concert_ticket.pdf
        └── 2018-12-01--master-thesis__finally_longterm_university.pdf

This structure is independent from your OS and filesystem and makes it very easy to search files ...

• ... by tag via a searchterm like: _tagname, starting with _
• ... by description via a searchterm like: -descriptionword, starting with -
• ... by tag or description via a searchterm like: searchword, starting with the term
• ... and even the file content: have a look at the Pro Tips!

:floppy_disk: Installation

Or clone the repository and build it:

• Downloaded and install Xcode.app
• Get the project: git clone https://github.com/PDF-Archiver/PDF-Archiver.git
• Build and run PDF Archiver

:mortar_board: Pro Tips

PDF Archiver for iOS

• Scan your documents with the iOS App
• Use the text recognition from PDF Archiver and use the tag/date suggestions
• Validate the suggestions and save the document in your archive with the iOS App or macOS App

PDF Archiver

• Use the ↹ key for fast field switching
• You can use keyboard shortcuts from the FAQs

:interrobang: Help

• Take a look at the FAQs.
• Get in contact with us at Discord.

:octocat: How to contribute

All contributions are welcome! Feel free to contribute to this project. Submit pull requests or contribute tutorials - whatever you have to offer, it would be appreciated!

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:book: Thanks and Donations

• The.Swift.Dev. for a sponsorship option on a blogpost I used while writing this app.
• zngguvnf.org discussing and creating this archive structure.
• Karl Voit for the initial idea of a document naming convention.
• Nick Roach for the Icon.
• MAS Preview Sound: Love Jones by @nop