Discover the most important innovations and features introduced in 2025, get a preview of the highlights coming in 2026, and learn how to optimally prepare your processes for the future. Get inspired to take the next successful steps in your digital transformation journey.
Contents:
- DocuWare IDP – AI that truly understands documents
- DocuWare updates that transform your daily work
- Outlook for 2026: highlights and trends
DocuWare IDP – AI that truly understands documents
With Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), DocuWare takes document processing to a new level. The powerful AI handles time-consuming routine tasks for you, such as separating batch scans, automatically classifying a wide variety of document types, and extracting all relevant data – even from complex documents or poor-quality scans. Here’s an overview of the key functions.
DocuWare IDP delivers particularly strong value in the following use cases:
- Efficient digitization of legacy paper documents
- Automated inbox processing
- Incoming invoice processing
Use these functions to give new momentum to processes across many departments and industries. The dedicated overview articles provide a clear picture of the wide range of possible applications.
DocuWare updates that transform your daily work
In 2025, DocuWare continued to systematically enhance the platform with two new releases. The Spring release 7.12 focused on e-invoice processing and analytics, while the Fall release 7.13 makes process implementation even easier with the web-based Workflow Designer.
Are you already using these additional new features in your organization? They deliver immediate benefits in everyday office work:
- Pre-filled forms: Save time, reduce errors, and improve collaboration
- Clickable links in index fields: Simple integration that lets you open, for example, the related posting record in financial accounting directly from an invoice in DocuWare
- Invoice format identification: E-invoices and PDF invoices that arrive in the same mailbox are automatically recognized, processed accurately and are immediately ready for the subsequent workflow with the extracted data.
Outlook for 2026: Highlights and trends
DocuWare will be focusing on the following topics in the coming year.
Artificial intelligence that delivers real added value
The launch of the DocuWare AI Hub as a research and development center for AI-based solutions for efficient document processing underscores the direction of future product development t – beyond DocuWare IDP alone. Our goal is to integrate trustworthy AI into your business processes, providing a strong foundation for well-informed decisions and the intelligent management of complex tasks.
E-Invoicing
The obligation to process e-invoices is approaching in many countries. DocuWare will continue to fully support you in this area. Whether you receive e-invoices by email or are connected (or will be connected) to a network such as PEPPOL, DocuWare automatically processes and archives your e-invoices and exports the accounting data to the relevant ERP or accounting systems. In the Viewer, XML-encoded invoices are displayed in a familiar invoice structure.
Digital personnel file
DocuWare supports you not only in invoice processing but also in HR. With digital document management and automated workflows, you can reliably meet compliance requirements while creating valuable time for future-focused HR work. Have you already implemented the digital personnel file? Read why now is the right time to make the switch.
On our Product Blog, we keep you up to date at all times.
🎄🎅The DocuWare Product Marketing Team wishes you a happy, healthy, and successful new year! 🎁☃️
