PaperHeroFind any document in seconds.
Photograph invoices, contracts and letters with your phone. PaperHero reads the text, suggests folders and tags and finds everything later - even the handwriting on a receipt.
- Hosted in Germany
- End-to-end encryption available
- iPhone, Android and browser
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Scan a full binder in one evening.
No scanner, no setup, no manual. You photograph the pages with your phone and PaperHero does the rest.
Photograph
The app detects page edges automatically, straightens the image and combines several pages into one document.
Let it read
PaperHero recognises text in German and English - printed and handwritten - and suggests a name, folder and tags.
Find it again
Search for a word or an amount, or ask a question. The answer always names the document it came from.
Industry-leading text recognition - with AI from Europe.
PaperHero reads printed and handwritten text in German and English. The AI behind it runs only with European providers or on our own hardware - no US company is involved.
- Reads handwriting too, from receipts to margin notes
- Your documents are never used for AI training
Ask your paperwork instead of searching through it.
Search finds words in the text, not just in the file name. And if you prefer to ask, you get an answer with a source - every answer points to the document it came from.
- Full-text search across all documents, attachments included
- Answers to questions like "How much was the rent in 2023?"
- Works the same in the app and in the browser
Since my child was born there is quite a lot of paperwork in my family that you need at hand every now and then. PaperHero's AI assistant in the Android app answers all my questions quickly and reliably whenever I don't have something in my head.
Father
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The inbox sorts for you, you only confirm.
Every new document lands in the inbox with a suggested name, folder and tags. One tap is enough - or you change what does not fit.
- Suggestions learn from how you have filed so far
- Share folders with read or write permissions
- You can download all your documents in full at any time
Your documents stay your documents.
Hosted in Germany
All documents live on servers in Germany. No transfers to third countries, no selling of data. The AI, too, runs only with European providers.
Encrypted, end-to-end if you wish
Everything is stored encrypted, and only you can open it - even we cannot get in without your password. If you want, switch on end-to-end encryption on top of that.
GDPR and data processing agreement
A data processing agreement is ready for practices and law firms. Your documents are never used to train AI, and no company involved is subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Three people, three binders fewer.
We are based in Hamburg and read every reply ourselves. The three letters here are on this page with their senders' permission.
I use PaperHero together with my scanner, which sends the documents out by email. Thanks to the AI recognition I only have to confirm the suggestions or make small adjustments once a week, and I don't waste time chasing paper slips.
Managing director
PaperHero's approach to data sovereignty won me over compared with competing products. That the text recognition and the AI suggestions are better justifies the price in my eyes. I don't want to waste time reworking my document filing.
Software development team lead
Having every important contract and invoice just a tap away is super helpful. I photograph letters with PaperHero right away and can throw them straight into the paper bin afterwards.
Student
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Four plans, one promise: everything encrypted in Germany.
In every plan PaperHero reads your documents, answers your questions and stores everything encrypted in Germany. No minimum term, no setup fee.
Then automatically continues as the Small plan at €5.99/month. Cancel anytime before it ends.
- 200 pages per month (approx. 65 documents)
- 2,000 bonus onboarding pages in your first 2 months
- 25 AI chats per month
- Single-user access
For one person's paperwork
- 200 pages per month (approx. 65 documents)
- 2,000 bonus onboarding pages in your first 2 months
- 25 AI chats per month
- AI processing in the EU
- Email support
For heavy users, families and small teams
- 500 pages per month (approx. 160 documents)
- 5,000 bonus onboarding pages in your first 2 months
- 75 AI chats per month
- AI processing in Germany
- Multiple users, folder sharing
- Priority support
Maximum privacy: AI runs at PaperHero only
- 1,200 pages per month (approx. 390 documents)
- 12,000 bonus onboarding pages in your first 2 months
- 200 AI chats per month
- AI on PaperHero's own systems in Germany only
- Priority processing
Start today - your first binder is done in one evening.
Try 30 days for €1. After that it continues on the Small plan at €5.99 per month - cancel anytime.
Get started yourself
Create an account, get the app, photograph your first document. No setup needed.
Try it for €1