Using OpenKM from external applications

There are several options available where you can access and use OpenKM from external applications.

Microsoft Office Add-in

You can create, edit and save files that are stored in the OpenKM repository directly from Microsoft Office applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook.

With OpenKM Microsoft Outlook Addin, you can save emails to the OpenKM repository from within Microsoft Outlook.

More information at Microsoft Office Add-in.

Digital Signature Client

Digital Signature Clients help you to sign - electronic digital signature - documents to OpenKM quickly.

More information at Digital signature client.

Scanner client

Scanner Client allows to capture of images from scanners and uploads them to the OpenKM repository.

Optionally:

  • The images can be converted to PDF files.
  • Can add metadata group while uploading files to the OpenKM repository.

More information at Scanner client.

Desktop Importer tool

The Desktop Importer tool is designed to import documents to a remote OpenKM instance, and it uses OpenKM WebServices API, so it is firewall-friendly.

More information at Desktop importer tool.