Your PDFs deserve better than a shoebox
ChockaDocs is a modern, native macOS document manager. Import your library, organise with collections and tags, search everything—no cloud, no subscriptions, no compromises.
Built by someone who loved Paperless
Your data stays yours
Local-first. Everything lives on your Mac. No cloud, no sync, no subscriptions. You own it completely.
Modern native design
Built for macOS. Fast, beautiful, and genuinely a pleasure to use every day.
One-time purchase
No subscription trap. Buy once, own forever. Updates come free, because we said so.
Paperless, reimagined
Import your entire library in one step. All tags, collections, metadata, and OCR text come along for the ride.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Collections, tags, smart searches
Manual and automatic organisation. Drag and drop. Saved searches that update on their own.
Search anywhere
Free-text search across everything. Spotlight integration. Find what you need in seconds.
Financial metadata
Track amount, tax, currency, payment status. Built-in for invoices and receipts.
Grid, List, Table views
Pick your view. Overview or Split View layout. Everything adapts to how you work.
PDF rotation & viewing
Full-screen PDF viewer. Persistent rotation. Zoom, scroll, read comfortably.
Fully sandboxed
Runs with minimal permissions. Move your library anywhere. Security-scoped bookmarks.
Coming from Paperless?
Your entire library imports in seconds. Tags, collections, document types, and all that beautiful OCR text—it all comes with you.
ChockaDocs is what you wanted from Paperless: all the organisation power, all your data staying yours, and a native macOS experience that just works. No reimporting. No reorganising. Just your documents, ready to go.