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Free distributed wiki software with full-text search, working even offline

I'm looking for a way to organize knowledge in my company. Since we have to work disconnected from the company net many times, a server-client solution alone won't suffice. The requirements are: ...
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OneNote Alternative

I work for a small MSP and we currently use OneNote to manage our client documentation. The search and dynamic method of creating pages is nice but there is one drawback I'm hoping someone has a ...
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Workflow recording/storing tracker

I am a graphic designer in the Marketing Department. Looking for an app solution that I can store ALL information on each project (emails, mockups, scans, drafts etc.). Also must be able to store ...
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Hierarchical product documentation tool with meta data?

I need a tool to store products and their documents and links to other products in a parts list. E.g. an electronic box might be one product which has the following sub-products: Casing Assembled PCB ...
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"Mendeley for electronic literature"

Let's say I have a schematic made using components from several manufacturers, I'll need a tool to manage all the documentation corresponding to each component - and being from different manufacturers,...
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Free software document management

I'm looking for a personal or small business document management system. I prefer free or open source solutions. The commercial systems I've seen don't seem that relevant or easy to use anyway. But ...
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Document management solution for government IDs, insurance papers and other legal papers

I want to manage all my documents (such as bank statements, driving license, high school mark sheets, insurance certificates, etc.) through a software preferably via web interface with no software ...
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Free document management system with workflow, approval capabilties

I need a Document Management System that has most common features of a DMS but must have the following features: Workflow that a document should go through and approval on various stages E-signature ...
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interfacing markup/git with Word for document collaboration

summary partner A: underling, coder, Linux and FLOSS user, lives in text editor and web browser, accustomed to collaborating using git repos (local and online) and online-repo-supported markup. ...
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Natural language to source code links

I want to connect documentation (user stories) to source code. So for example, in a hypothetical company there are 100 text files with user comments about anything (bugs, comments on certain ...
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Looking for file server/NAS for Linux with file management features

I currently have a Linux home PC that I'm using as a file server among other things. I'm getting ready to rebuild it and I'm getting overwhelmed with some of the choices out there such as FreeNAS, ...
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Paper records management software with barcodes

I'm looking for software to manage paper documents/records archive with barcodes. We have two archive facilities with paper documents (files, folders, boxes, etc...) on shelves and our excel file is ...
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Relational Personal Media Explorer

I want a windows 8 compatible program that will help me track my media collection in a way that helps me keep track of files and will support relations. Currently, I am using Tabbles to tag files ...
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Looking for DMS Software with Thumbnail, IMAP Support

I am looking for a DMS software. I have been searching whole year but could not find that satisfies my needs. I have even considering to write it myself but this is last thing. I am looking for DMS ...
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Document upload, indexing and advanced search tool

We are currently looking for a tool that will be used in order to upload and index documents, extract or define metadata about these documents and perform advanced search (i.e. it must be able to ...
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Document management tool recommendations for PowerPoint and Markdown

I know there must be something out there that does what I am looking for, but I am hoping someone here may already be familiar with it or know of something similar. I have a library of modules that ...
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Cross Platform image editor with comments support for studying with tutor remotely

I need to find something like Google Docs but for images. On my side, I have a regular printed study book. To do homework I take a picture of a page and draw/type over this image and then I send it ...
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Free open source browser inline SVG editor (alternative to Gliffy)

Gliffy is an amazing browser inline SVG editor to make drawing part of your Wiki. For a public sector environment, is there a free open source alternative? Which features matter: Integration with ...
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Managing Dynamic and Informal Contracts, Agreements, or Rules

I'm looking for something to manage and maintain agreed-upon rules between or among parties with ongoing changes and revisions to these rules. This is not meant to be anything formal requiring legal ...
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Cloud Solution with custom Thumbnails

I am searching for a cloud solution (like "Dropbox", "Box" or "Fluix") which lets you select custom thumbnails for files and folders. It should also have an iOS-App with synchronization and offline ...
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Cross platform bookmark manager very many of items

Few years ago I stopped using Bookmark manages in web browser due to several problems: It got messy very quickly it was slower to browse my bookmarks than browse the internet. I was never revisiting ...
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Document Management for Mattermost

My company uses Mattermost (a Slack alternative) for most daily communications. Is there a way we can manage documents within Mattermost? Example use: Alice creates a contract in LibreOffice and ...
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Software to manage statement of work language at task/paragraph level?

I work in an area where a large part of my time is spent building contracts for customers which cover software implementations. The tasks we perform (which are written into the contract) are fairly ...
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WordPress DMS plugins/software?

Using latest and greatest of WordPress. We have a large team that keeps their training documents on our server. However one of the things that WordPress does natively really bad is sort media. As you ...
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Simple form filling automation with downloading feature in different formats

I'm just looking for software either open source or proprietary for simple filling forms automation. I have consider any price options. For example i have a document with some predefined structure (...
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Business Training Log

I'm looking for software that will allow me to log the training progress for members of staff in a business of approximate 50 employees. We currently run a network on SBS 2011. The staff will often ...
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Scanning Software for high volume scanning

This question is partly programming partly discussion. We are looking at redeveloping an application which scans documents. Currently there is a back-end component a bunch of DLL files that are ...
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Development stack to build a paid webapp with forms, save progress, multiple forms in parallel, attached documents

I aim to build a web app that largely relies on forms/"surveys". It would be similar to ELSTER online, the official tax tool in Germany. Probably other tax software would be similar. This ...
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Open Data management platform for Aligned Text translations

I am currently translating documents from Standard Language (e.g., English) to Easy Language (e.g., Simple English). I want to give people open data access to the texts. Ideally, both versions of the ...
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Looking for a collaborative document management system with version control and tagging

I am one of the organizers of the National Math Olympiad here in my country. We basically create a bunch of math problems, and then select a subset of them to design a couple of contest rounds. The ...
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Self-hosted wiki

I am looking for a wiki solution for managing documentation with these features: Self-hosted. Supports editing in both WYSIWYG and markdown. Supports multiple users. Easy to use for both developers ...
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static site generation platform for huge amounts of documentation

At our company we have deployed several static file generators like sphinx, docfx or docusaurus. They are used by different departments and the goal is to get all on one platform. We've tried to ...
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Is there a Document Management System where user role or permission could be tagged to document?

Is there a DMS solution where I could store my documents and tag relevant user role and permission to the document instead of maintaining a seperate DB table to map document to user role/permission? ...
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Simple PDF centralized signing/approval system for LAN environment

In our office we typically have this highly in-efficient workflow: User A writes a technical report with recommendations There are between 4-5 people that must sign this document for it to be released ...
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App, tool or widget to collect documents or BLOBs of different formats

I use Slack, email, Whatsapp, Skype, MS-Teams etc and it makes little or no difference which app or account I have been using, but rather I would like to mark some content in Slack or mark a (part of ...
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I would like to tag documents/notes and search tags with logical AND and OR

I would like to tag documents and search tags with logical AND and OR e.g. search for all documents tagged "genesis" OR "exodus" search for all documents tagged "computer articles" AND "routers" ...
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HIPAA compliant project management for research groups

We are a 501c3 developing strategies for implementing social genomic medicine in clinics in several countries. We have several work groups each developing their own projects for their clinics which ...
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I need a good open source and still maintained C/C++ library that can Read/Write (process) .docx and .xlsx files

As the title says, and sine I am a C++ developer (and mainly using wxWidgets as a toolkit) my purpose for it is to provide an editable reporting application. I will give the users a sample templates ...
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rap lyrics management

Suppose I'm a rapper. I have lots of lyrics, which, half of them are not done yet, some are done, but need rework & edits, some are just a verse and need a second verse, etc... . I also have ...
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Libre Note-taking application with pen support

Usecase: OneNote on Microsoft Surface, text on screenshot is german For my university notes I'd like to use a libre note-taking application with text and pen support (very important for, say, ...
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access to a document with some questions for a short amount of time

I am hiring for my team and would like to give access to a document with some questions for a short amount of time after they either access the document or after logging in on a platform. So the flow ...
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Web-based stock/project manager

I've searched in old threads and also on Google. I found several interesting applications, but for a specific task. I'm looking for a single web application with these features: very simple stock ...
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Concurrent document collaboration on local servers

Does a concurrent office document collaboration service exist that does not rely on 3rd party servers? By "collaboration" I mean changes made to a document are quickly visible to others that have the ...
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Open Source Document Reviewing Software

sorry in advance if I didn't word my question properly. I need a open source document reviewing tool and preferably I want to give users different privileges such as user A can only see and comment ...
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Share information documenting the architecture

One of the most important things in a company with a complex architecture is share information across different teams. The documentation helps the new people have joined the company, the handover, the ...
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Efficiently managing CD importing of med images, PDFs, audios, etc

I work for a law firm supporting almost 100 users in their day to day operations. In addition to my IT tasks I handle all incoming CDs and flash drives that need to be manipulated and then uploaded to ...
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Collaborative Network Documentation per site

Does anyone know of any good software or solution, for managing network documentation, like diagrams, ip address for devices, contact info, passwords on a per site basis? I can't seem to find anything,...
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StackExchange-like system but with document/file handling

I'm interested in antenna design, which is modeled using small text files (typically under 3 kb). There's no real place to exchange these now, just some files spread around the web. I'd like to fix ...
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Please recommend a document parsing tool for vb.net and asp.net based application.

I am developing a recruitment portal with VB.net and asp.net application. In this application we are using a document parsing tool called Burning Glass Technologies Lens tm. The primary goal of Lens ...
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document management with time limiting options

I have been asked to find a document management product that will allow us to set a view/download limit on a per file or group of files basis (e.g. user A is only allowed to view/download X documents ...
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