Open source Ex Libris Alma alternatives
Every project in the catalog is MIT, Apache or BSD licensed. 0 projects explicitly describe themselves as a Ex Libris Alma alternative; 6 more are in the category where Ex Libris Alma is a typical product.
Open source projects in the same category: Digital Libraries & Archives
Category-level information: these projects are the same kind of software as Ex Libris Alma; they have not claimed to be a one-to-one replacement.
ciur · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- Process documents in PDF, TIFF, JPEG and PNG format with OCR and perform full text search
- Edit documents and folders in hierarchical structure and discard coloured labels
- You perform page-level deletion, re-ordering, transport, and subtraction
- • Repository is archived (no longer maintained)
- ↑ PositiveGitHub Issue
Packaging for Archlinux User Repository
“As a follow-up to #135, I created this new issue in order to discuss a few things concerning packaging. While building upon the efforts of @Lucki, a few questions came up for me: 1. What exactly is this admin package thing and how is it going to be solved? It was brought up in…”
- ↑ PositiveGitHub Issue
Replace pdftk with stapler
“Hey, [stapler]( where were you back April 2020? I was looking for you! The best I found for pdf page management was pdftk... But pdftk license... license S... is Proprietary/GPL. Today, thanks to @mtonnie, I found you, my dear [stapler]( Pdftk - sorry, buddy, I will kick you out…”
projectblacklight · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- You can search and scan data from your collections.
- You can search for full text or metadata via Apache Solr.
- You can configure your own discovery application using the Ruby on Rails-based interface.
archivesspace · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- You manage archive collections, manuscripts, and digital objects through a central system.
- By making collections accessible over the web, you allow users to access content.
- You integrate archive data into your system through API support and technical documentation.
- • NeutralGitHub Issue
search on keyword will fail when it includes a record with an event
“We have a fresh install of v1.1.0, with the aspace-110-plugin included. We noticed that the top search will display an error message ("We're sorry, but something went wrong") if the resultset includes any record with an event. When we take off the event from the record, the…”
fcrepo · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- Using Java and Maven you compile the project from the source and run it in the local environment
- Distribute the compiled WAR file directly to the Jetty or Tomcat container
- You test the application using Maven commands from the command line
Samvera
90samvera · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- Define content with flexible metadata
- Enable or disable optional features via the management panel
- You upload content through multiple configurable workflows
- • High number of open issues (562)
inveniosoftware · Digital Libraries & Archives
Common commercial products in this category: Ex Libris Alma, OCLC WorldShare, Preservica
- With the DataCite-based data model, you manage Invenio records
- You can mark records as restricted/private, or publish records that do not contain files, consisting of only metadata.
- You can link publishing to the approval process with community submission requests and review policies for new registration versions.
Verified against README · Oct 25, 2026 · source