Best document management plugins for WordPress
The most popular document management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Advanced File Manager leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Download Manager (90K+) and Download Manager Addons for Elementor (6K+). All 31 plugins tagged “document management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 document management plugins
- 1.
Advanced File ManagerThe most installed document management plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 443 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Download Manager90K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 1,006 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 3.
Download Manager Addons for Elementor6K+ active installs. Rated 2.2 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Document Library Lite4K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 15 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.WP Document Revisions
2K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 23 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 7.
Filr700+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.WP Publication Archive
400+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 9.
WPYog Documents100+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.FileDeck
100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
All 31 plugins tagged “document management”

Advanced File Manager
Down in the last 7 days:3#313by Saad Iqbal25 days ago
Use Advanced File Manager to manage WordPress files, create archives, monitor storage limits, and build document libraries all directly from your Word …
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(443)
- Downloads
- 2.5K/day

Download Manager
Up in the last 7 days:1#462by Shahjada1 day ago
This File Management & Digital Store plugin will help you to control file downloads & sell digital products from your WP site.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.1(1K)
- Downloads
- 2.1K/day

Download Manager Addons for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,812by Shahjada2 months ago
Download Manager Addons for Elementor
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 2.2(5)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Document Library Lite
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,413by Barn2 Plugins11 days ago
Create a WordPress document library to manage, search and download files.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.1(12)
- Downloads
- 132/day

CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library
Down in the last 7 days:22#3,699by CatFolders7 days ago
Display WordPress PDF gallery and file gallery from folders. Comes with a clean, searchable & sortable list/grid layout.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(15)
- Downloads
- 97/day
WP Document Revisions
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,743by Ben Balter1 day ago
Document management and version control for WordPress. Collaborate on files, track every revision, and auto-generate change summaries with AI.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(23)
- Downloads
- 102/day

Filr
Up in the last 7 days:26#7,638by WP Chill1 month ago
Easily Create a Secure Document Library with Filr
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.6(18)
- Downloads
- 25/day
WP Publication Archive
Up in the last 7 days:38#9,916by Eric Mann13 years ago
Allows users to upload, manage, search, and download publications, documents, and similar content (PDF, Power-Point, etc.).
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.6(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day

WPYog Documents
Up in the last 7 days:23#13,200by WPYog1 month ago
Upload, organize, and display documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) on any page using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
FileDeck
Up in the last 7 days:13#14,007by filedeck3 days ago
Document and PDF libraries, tracked downloads, client portals — every layout free (table, grid, gallery, folders), instant search, no document limit.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 51/day
Document Engine
Up in the last 7 days:443#14,056by MatrixAddons2 days ago
Searchable document library, a private built-in PDF viewer and Post to PDF. Unlimited documents, no ads, nothing sent to Google.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 17/day

GovernDocs Document Management
#15,726by Quicksnail Plugins26 days ago
Policies, reports, agendas, minutes, meetings, ordinances & resolutions. Document management for council, government, municipalities & organizations.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Filevue
Up in the last 7 days:252#17,034by Lucian Radu14 days ago
A secure, private WordPress client portal that installs automatically with zero technical setup. Organized folders, client logins, staff access, docum …
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Download Monitor
Down in the last 7 days:239#18,454by WP Chill11 months ago
Download Monitor is a plugin for selling, uploading and managing downloads, tracking downloads and displaying links.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Download Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:188#19,422by WP Chill11 months ago
Migrate DLM download counts.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Trilobita DocVault
Up in the last 7 days:282#22,312by trilobita3 days ago
Document library and manager for WordPress: version history, replace files without breaking links, access control and a searchable document table.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

BoardScribe
Down in the last 7 days:209#24,271by Equalize Digital18 days ago
Post board meeting minutes and agendas accessibly. Government, nonprofits, schools, HOA public transparency and accessibility compliance.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Kistenstein Club Document Portal
Up in the last 7 days:456#24,339by kistenstein4 months ago
A document library and member area for clubs and associations: upload, organise and share files with role or shared-password protection and a recycle …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day

Darkstar File Manager
Down in the last 7 days:960#28,514by justinblayney2 months ago
Secure client document management system allowing administrators to share files with clients and clients to upload their own documents.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LogicalDOC WordPress Explorer
Up in the last 7 days:1,038#45,132by Cristian Fulger4 years ago
LogicalDOC WordPress Explorer realizes the integration between LogicalDOC DMS and WordPress
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day

Easy Download
Down in the last 7 days:8,771#46,363by neoslab1 year ago
Easy Download help you to manage the files you offer to your users to download.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
ToolDocs™
#47,274by Trevor Walter10 days ago
Manage your documents with permanent download links that never change, even when you replace the file.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Comdev Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:13,322#48,989by comdeveu2 years ago
Comdev Downloads is a powerful plugin for uploading, managing, and tracking download packages, as well as displaying download links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Edocman Lite
Down in the last 7 days:151#53,511by JoomDonation3 months ago
Lightweight document management system for WordPress. Organize, manage and share documents with ease.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

I-Soft File Manager
Down in the last 7 days:15,493#65,078by chillic1 day ago
Document and download manager with real on-disk folder organization, per-department access control, and multi-file downloads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Kitgenix Document Manager
Up in the last 7 days:638#68,328by Kitgenix9 days ago
Manage WordPress documents with stable links, access control, signed sharing, versions, scheduling and local analytics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Folderit Forms
Down in the last 7 days:14,878#70,020by folderit1 month ago
Create WordPress forms that save submissions and attachments directly to Folderit.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RIICT Intranet
Down in the last 7 days:5,942#70,371by reteliriict15 days ago
A complete company intranet: documents, news, departments with access control, a protected file store with versions, file preview and drawings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DropDMS
#73,417by dropdms6 days ago
Archive receipts and documents by drag & drop. Text recognition runs in the browser, duplicates are caught before upload, everything is searchable.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 48/day

Signdeer Forms
Down in the last 7 days:14,934#73,857by Signdeer.com15 days ago
Embed the current Signdeer forms experience in WordPress through the same custom-website iframe SDK used by other websites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cosmonorma Real Persistent Archive
Down in the last 7 days:20,449#74,232by Jürgen Krewer1 month ago
Assign permanent, human-readable archive IDs to WordPress posts, pages, media, and custom post types.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day