Android app to read and search documents on your own Docspell server – clear, offline-capable and ready for on the go.

What is Docspell Viewer?

Docspell Viewer connects to your Docspell server via the REST API. You search documents, read PDFs, play audio attachments and mark favorites – all in a lean Android app. The app is read-only: uploads and metadata editing stay on the server.

Requirements: Android 8.0 (API 26) or higher, a reachable Docspell server (https://<host>/api/v1/) and local account login (collective/user + password). Servers that use OIDC/OAuth only are not yet supported in version 1.0.0.

Features

Docspell Viewer focuses on what you need most on mobile: find, read, save.

Search & list

Search using Docspell queries or simply with keywords for documents and files.

PDF & attachments

Detail view with built-in PDF viewer, audio playback and download of attachments directly from the document.

Offline

Save documents locally on your device and access them without a network connection. Manage your offline list in its own tab.

Favorites

Mark important documents as favorites and find them collected in a dedicated list.

Filter sidebar

Filter by tags, organisation, correspondent, category, custom fields and more. You can easily configure which filters to use in the settings.

Multiple accounts

Any number of Docspell accounts with their own server URL. Offline data, favorites and settings are kept separate per account.

Settings

Language, color scheme, dark mode, start page, table size, detail fields and cache management.

Language

Supported languages are German and English.

Download Docspell Viewer

The signed release APK (version 1.0.0) is available for download on GitHub.

Get APK on GitHub

Git repo

Source code, documentation and issues are on GitHub – Docspell Viewer is open source (Apache 2.0).

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Support Docspell Viewer

Docspell Viewer is free, ad-free and open source. If you enjoy the app and would like to support my work a little, I appreciate any contribution.

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Contact

Questions about the app, found a bug or have feedback? Feel free to write to me – or open an issue on GitHub:

karsten@paulokat.de

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