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Open Source Docsend Alternative with Custom Domain
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Papermark - Open source DocSend alternative for secure document sharing

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Papermark is the Open Source DocSend Alternative. Share your Pitch Deck, Sales Deck and any documents securely. Self-host it, or have it hosted by us. Features include custom domain and real-time analytics.

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Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
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It all started with one tweet and turned into the product we want to share with you today. Papermark is the ✨ Open Source DocSend Alternative ✨ It is the document infrastructure to share your documents securely with real-time engagement analytics. ☝️ Open Source First Papermark is 100% open-source and open to contributions. Host it yourself, fork it, modify it to your desire! Document infrastructure as never been so open and accessible! 👉 Papermark on GitHub: https://github.com/mfts/papermark 📈 Real-time Analytics Get notified when your document was viewed and gain insights how your recipient engaged with it. ✨ Custom Domain Investors receive thousands of pitch decks per year. How do you stand out? Transform a cryptic, unprofessional link into an extension of your company. 👍 Use Cases - Startups: Know who viewed your pitch deck. - Sales: Qualify leads and get notified when a prospect views your presentation to follow up just in time. - Send any document securely with email and/or password protection. ⭐️ Community Open source thrives through community. We invite you to join the Papermark community as we are building the document infrastructure for the modern web.
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@mfts0 custom domain functionality is a banger! And I really loved the collaboration with other tools.
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@alexey_sytnikov that's also my fave feature :)
Vikram Aditya
@mfts0 This is brilliant. I've been a fan of Docsend. And the custom domain functionality just adds the icing on top. Very curious though as to why you think Opensource is the right way to go here. Have you seen issues with Docsend's security?
Penaaz Valecha
Scoutflo
@mfts0 The origin stories out of Twitter are almost always the best!
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@viks_rum we didn't create Papermark because of a security policy at DocSend. More like, open-source gives you more insights into how the documents are being used. And furthermore, as any software gets more complex as it grows, open-source allows other people to fork it and add / remove what they feel is more important to their business.
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
Super excited to be a part of Papermark, and launch it today. I have been building companies and side projects last 4 years and learned how to code 6 months ago. So, I also just recently got into open source by building my first project using an existing open-source one. This is a whole new world, a fun new world. Papermark is close to my heart as I actively used Docsend as a founder. And always looked for a more fitting alternative for a number of reasons. But first of all because of lack of customization, lack of custom domain, and high pricing for the startup founders. So Papermark as an Open Source can be fully customizable, and more affordable. If there is a security reason you be able to host your documents on servers in the country you want.
@iuliia_shnai congrats for your launch! Papermark, with its open-source nature, it puts the power back in your hands. It's making waves, and I'm excited to see where it goes on Product Hunt! 🚀📂🔒
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@iuliia_shnai @michelepomposo Thanks Michele for the support! The open source wave cannot be stopped! We're glad to open-source Papermark from day 1 on GitHub!
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@michelepomposo Thanks Michele! Appreciate your support.
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@iuliia_shnai my congrats are flying to your side!
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
André J
DiffSense
💎 Pixel perfection
Maybe move the GitHub repo to an org account? Since it's kind of sensitive content the product is managing etc? I dunno. usually I dont care but since the product is important etc. And also maybe add some kind of international tracking regarding organisation number, adds more legitimacy and accountability?
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@sentry_co great suggestion André! Will happen later this week along with the roadmap release :) > add some kind of international tracking Do you mean company registration number?
André J
DiffSense
@mfts0 Yes. National or international. I know we had to convert our national to an international org nr when we got our apple org developer account for instance. A bit of work, but helps when people do due-dill. And people will as you want to avoid honey traps with these kinds of products. Also you can add it as a sales argument.
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@sentry_co absolutely! The company already exists, need to add it in the right places to make it clear :)
Sourabh Upreti
Kombai
Congratulations on the launch @mfts0 & @iuliia_shnai . DocSend is too costly for me. I'm going to try Papermark soon.
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@mfts0 @sourabh_upreti Thanks for the support! That it 100% true. Papermark is free and can be also self hosted:) Check it:)
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@sourabh_upreti Thanks Sourabh for the support! Open source always wins over closed source.
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@sourabh_upreti agree that it can be too expensive, especially for startups, to pay for something like Do send.
Didier Lopes
OpenBB
Damn, this is cool. Nice work Marc. I feel like the name of the product should be PaperMarc 😄
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@didier_lopes Thanks Didier! That's missed opportunity with the name 😂
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@didier_lopes 😂 That is what I also thinking, it would be more memorable:)
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@didier_lopes ahhaha indeed ;)
Shushant Lakhyani
Flex-Worthy Templates
This will be really helpful for secure document sharing for documents that have a lot of sensitive data. I wish you success for your launch! All the best!
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@shushant_lakhyani Thanks Shushant:) I think it can be valuable for both sending Pitchdecks and Sales Decks and track exactly what people do:)
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@shushant_lakhyani 100% agreed! That's why open-source is so important -- full transparency what happens with the document
Omar McPizza 🍕
UnInbox
Super Epic! Excited to send documents with actual good analytics
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@omarmcpizza Thanks Omar! 🫶 Sending docs has never been more open 😉
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@omarmcpizza So trueeee
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@omarmcpizza analytics is always a tricky part in products, here it is implemented in such a neat way!
Joseph Kim
InspireMe
Congrats, @iuliia_shnai I'm super excited for this project. Also, I'm a big fan of your hustle. Go get 'em champ!
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@iuliia_shnai @joseph_maetel The best in town!
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@joseph_maetel Thanks Joseph! Lets continue hustle:)))
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@joseph_maetel +1 to the fan base :)
Kalpesh Bhalekar
Scoutflo
I've been in Sales for 7+ years, Enterprise SDR at Zoominfo and other small startups. It was a hassle to use DocSend and so many other expensive tools over the years. Companies charging as high as $250/month for very similar features. Absolutely love Papermark! Congratulations @mfts0 on launching this 💙
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@kalpesh_bhalekar1 YESSS thanks for sharing your sales experience! 100% agree and I believe with open-source we are on track to solve these pain points 🔥
Kalpesh Bhalekar
Scoutflo
@mfts0 Would love to see a roadmap soon :) (No pressure 🤞🏻)
Iuliia Shnai
Papermark
Maker
@mfts0 @kalpesh_bhalekar1 This is so true Kalpesh!
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@kalpesh_bhalekar1 will be up on GitHub later this week
Tal Borenstein
Keep
Congratz Marc, this looks great! Gonna give it a try and perhaps reap off Docsend which is too pricy! 🚀
Marc Seitz
Papermark
Maker
@talbo Thanks Tal 🫶 let's get more people to switch to open source
Alexey Sytnikov
MarbleFlows🖤
@talbo agree with you! It's definitely worth to try!
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