Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Dec. 03, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Oct. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Registrant Name	DAEGIS INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000880562
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,384,444