> After scanning a document, how is it different than any other document I have as a file (other than it being not-very-editable)?
You don't want to use paperless-ngx for editable stuff really. You want to use it for stuff like bills, invoices, and business records.
Once it's in paperless, it's searchable and you don't have to worry about where it is. As long as the scan is good it will grab the OCR and then you can search for things like account number. My uncle basically scans everything bill related into his instance and then shreds the paper.
You can also tag documents and search by tag. Also since it's a web app if you can do the self-hosted thing it works well on the phone.
You don't want to use paperless-ngx for editable stuff really. You want to use it for stuff like bills, invoices, and business records.
Once it's in paperless, it's searchable and you don't have to worry about where it is. As long as the scan is good it will grab the OCR and then you can search for things like account number. My uncle basically scans everything bill related into his instance and then shreds the paper.
You can also tag documents and search by tag. Also since it's a web app if you can do the self-hosted thing it works well on the phone.