Home Inventory Tracking

Whether for insurance documentation, moving preparation, or just knowing where things are, a home inventory is one of the most practical uses for MDCollections.

Setting Up Locations

Start by defining your storage locations: living room, garage, attic, storage unit. Within each location, add containers: bookshelves, closet bins, toolbox drawers, kitchen cabinets. Print QR code labels and attach them to each container.

Cataloging Items

Walk through your home room by room. Scan the QR code on a container, then add items to it. For products with barcodes, scan the UPC to auto-fill details. For other items, snap a photo and enter a description manually. Properties like purchase date, value, and warranty expiration help you track what matters.

Finding Things

Months later, when you need to find something, search by name or property. MDCollections tells you not just that you own it, but exactly which container in which location it’s in. Walk to the right shelf, find the right box, done.

Insurance Documentation

In the event of a loss, your inventory is a detailed record of what you owned, where it was, and what it was worth. Because the files are plain Markdown, they can be printed, shared with an insurance adjuster, or imported into any tool.