To provide a sample document management device and a sample document management system which can manage a sample document regarding a prepared document without registering the prepared document and a computer readable recording medium which records a program that manages the sample document.

When a document is opened, a monitoring part 27 extracts a document ID added to a specified document or a sample document and the version number, and the extracted document ID is transmitted to a server 1 through an interface 24. The monitoring part 27 stands by until the version number regarding the document ID is returned and, when it is returned, compares the returned version number with the extracted version number and judges whether both coincide or not. Then, when they do not coincide with each other, the monitoring part 27 has a display part 23 display a warning message.