This post documents how I built an AI Document Manager with Azure OpenAI to power Paperless Offices at home and at work. It is the same project I run for my own household paperwork: scan, classify, extract, file, and search — using Azure AI Foundry and OpenAI models as the core.
Let’s be honest: most document management systems feel like they’re stuck in 2005. I decided to move to a paperless office and scan all my documents. I tried multiple ways to realize this, but I couldn’t find tooling that I felt comfortable with and that saved me a lot of work storing and retrieving documents.
I wouldn’t be a developer or an AI MVP if I didn’t get stuck in and write my own tool. With Doc Manager, I demonstrate how to use Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry to build a best-in-class document management system, building on ideas like Azure AI Search for AI-powered search. If you want the official background, the Azure OpenAI Service documentation on Microsoft Learn explains the models that make this AI Document Manager possible.
