Using OpenKM from external applications

There are a number of 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 the OpenKM Microsoft Outlook Add-in, you can save emails to the OpenKM repository from within Microsoft Outlook.

More information at Microsoft Office Add-in.

Scanner Client

Scanner Client allows you to capture images from scanners and upload them to the OpenKM repository.

Optionally:

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

More information at Scanner Client.