Good things to know about your things.
Collecting stories, useful little projects and news from the people building samla.ai. Find something to read, then perhaps something to photograph.
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Welcome to the samla.ai blog
The samla.ai blog is open: product news, collecting stories and practical ways to know, enjoy and pass on the things you own. Here is what to expect from us.
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The box marked “baby things”
Give outgrown clothes, toys and baby gear a record you can use. Label sizes, find missing parts and make hand-me-downs easier with samla.ai.
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The magazines you kept for a reason
Find the issue you meant to return to. Catalog magazine covers, dates, inserts and the reasons you kept them with samla.ai.
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Check your film shelf before you buy another copy
Make your DVD, Blu-ray and VHS collection searchable in samla.ai. Keep track of editions, missing discs and the films you have lent to friends.
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Save the serial number while you have the device
Keep model names, serial numbers, receipts and repair notes together in samla.ai, so the details are ready when a device needs attention.
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The handbags you forget you own
Bring the top shelf back into view. Photograph your handbags, record wear and accessories, and keep useful details together in samla.ai.
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Get to know your drinks cabinet again
See which bottles are open, what you are saving and where it all lives. Make a useful record of your spirits with photos and notes in samla.ai.
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Add items in one go, and collections get a new look
Photos first, details on the same screen, notes in Look up, a fresh look for collections and Highlights. Here's what's new in samla.ai 1.3.23.
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The games at the back of the TV cabinet
Catalog old games and consoles with samla.ai. Keep editions, condition and the right cables together, ready for another game night or a sale.
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A second look for the not-quite-sure results
Find items that need another look in samla.ai, see why they are in Review and add what you know, one item or a few at a time.
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The samla.ai development team1 min read
Stay curious about what your things are worth
Follow the items you’re curious about with Value tracker in samla.ai. Explore previous estimates, market checks and comparable listings in one place.
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Could a household list be fun to make?
The forgotten record, the camera in the cupboard and the box labelled ‘misc’. A small catalog can prove useful before you’ve finished a single room.
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Johan Bjerke1 min read
What's new in samla.ai 1.3.17: collections that sort themselves
Automatic collections that follow your rules, a preview before you save, and clearer filters. See what changed in the latest samla.ai Android update.
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Cookbooks stacked on the kitchen shelf
How to catalog cookbooks and recipe binders on the kitchen shelf with samla.ai so you know which titles you own, which you actually use, and what can leave before the next clear-out.
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The cable drawer in the office
How to catalog chargers, adapters, and mystery cables in the office drawer with samla.ai so you know what still matches a device and what can leave before the next desk clear-out.
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Sports medals and trophies in the drawer
How to catalog sports medals, ribbons, and small trophies with samla.ai so you know which events they mark, whose they are, and what to keep on display or pass on.
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Camping gear in the car boot
How to catalog tents, sleeping bags, and camp kitchen kit in the car boot or garage with samla.ai so you know what is complete, what leaks, and what can be sold before the next trip.
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Invite friends for extra scans
Share your personal invite link and you and your friend both get 20 extra scans, plus new switches for the emails and reminders samla.ai sends you.
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Photo albums under the coffee table
How to catalog photo albums and loose prints under the coffee table with samla.ai so you know which volumes exist, what years they cover, and what can be digitized or passed on.
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Manuals, paperwork and places that add up
Appliances and gear get their manual and product page, receipts and warranties sit first on the item page, and places show their total value, even across currencies.
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Winter coats in the hall closet
How to catalog winter coats, jackets, and spare gloves in the hall closet with samla.ai so you know sizes, what still fits, and what can leave before the cold season.
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Childhood toys in the attic box: keep, give or sell?
What to do with the box of childhood toys in the attic: photograph each action figure, doll and tin car with samla.ai, check prices with Value tracker, and decide what to keep, give away or sell.
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Garden tools in the shed
How to catalog rakes, shears, and outdoor power tools in the garden shed with samla.ai so you know what works, what is missing, and what can be sold or shared.
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Luggage under the bed
How to catalog suitcases, travel bags, and packing cubes under the bed with samla.ai so you know sizes, condition, and what to take or sell before the next trip.
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People who keep interesting things: meet the typical samla.ai user
Record crates, inherited cameras, that box from the move. Meet the people who use samla.ai to know what they own, what it's worth and where it is.
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The perfume drawer on the vanity
How to catalog perfume bottles and vanity drawers with samla.ai so you know what you own, what is nearly empty, and what might be gifted or sold.
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LEGO, Beer & Cider and easier family invites
LEGO gets its own category, Beer & Cider moves out of the wines, family invites open straight in the app, and the collection picker shows your biggest categories first.
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Bikes in the garage corner
How to catalog bikes, helmets, and locks in the garage corner with samla.ai so you know sizes, serials, and what can be sold or passed on.
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The linen closet nobody labels
How to catalog towels, sheets, and guest bedding in the linen closet with samla.ai so you stop buying duplicates and know what still fits the beds.
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The bookshelf of unread gifts
How to catalog gift books still sitting unread: photograph the shelf with samla.ai, watch a few with Value tracker, and decide what to keep, pass on, or sell.
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Sewing and craft supplies
How to turn fabric, machines, and craft bins into a usable inventory: photograph the sewing room with samla.ai so you know what you have before the next project or clear-out.
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Art and prints on the walls
How to catalog framed art and prints room by room: photograph what hangs on the walls with samla.ai so you know what you own before you move, insure, or rearrange.
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Camera gear from a hobby that stopped
How to catalog lenses, bodies, and bags when someone stopped photographing: photograph the kit with samla.ai before you decide what to keep, gift, or sell.
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Dad's tool wall
How to turn a pegboard or workshop wall into a searchable list: photograph tools with samla.ai so you know what is there before anyone borrows, sells, or clears the bench.
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The china cabinet nobody opens
How to catalog china and silver before holiday hosting: photograph the cabinet with samla.ai so the family can decide what stays out, what stays packed, and what leaves.
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The useful bit before you put it up for sale
Good photos and a few saved details make a listing easier to finish. Use samla.ai to prepare the things you might sell, at your own pace.
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Ski gear and the outdoor closet
How to inventory ski and outdoor gear before winter: photograph boots, skis, jackets, and bags with samla.ai so you know what fits, what is missing, and what can leave.
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Give each watch a record of its own
Keep watch photos, reference numbers, service notes and papers together in samla.ai, starting with the pieces you enjoy wearing.
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Start with one shelf in the garage
Find the drill, identify the spare parts and make sense of the boxes. Start a garage catalog in samla.ai with one manageable shelf.
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Keep one record of a family home together
Help family members work from the same photos and notes while sorting a home. Learn when to use a shared collection or a public item page.
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Turn a cataloged item into a listing
Put your saved photos and notes to work. Prepare a marketplace listing from your samla.ai catalog, review the details and choose your price.
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A little research before you choose a selling price
Use Value tracker in samla.ai to revisit estimates and comparable listings before choosing a price for something you might sell.
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When you inherit a house full of things
Make a gentle start on an inherited home. Photograph familiar objects, save their stories and build a record your family can return to.
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Kitchen drawers and housewares
Give the kitchen a useful memory: photograph favourite tools and matching sets, note where they live, and keep track of what you pass on.
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How do you document the instruments in the house?
Photograph your instruments, record serial numbers and repairs, and give the cables a home. Keep useful details together for playing, sharing or selling.
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How do you catalog comics without grading every issue?
Make your longbox searchable with cover photos, issue numbers and condition notes. Keep track of gaps and variants before the next back-issue hunt.
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The coin jar nobody has sorted
How to catalog a mixed coin jar: photograph both sides, read year and mint mark, and get a list that separates holiday change from the pieces worth a second look.
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Moving out: catalog what you take with you
How to catalog what leaves the family house for a first apartment: scan what you pack, leave a list of what stays, and keep the record for the next move.
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Photograph your holiday decorations once
Give decoration boxes useful names, photograph the pieces you want to find, and make next season’s search a little shorter.
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What's new in samla.ai 1.1.142: Value tracker on Analytics
samla.ai 1.1.142: Value tracker on collection and inventory Analytics, walk-in location selection, add-item estimates in your currency, plus stability fixes.
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Brick sets: sealed, built, or missing a bag
How to catalog brick sets so completeness is visible: sealed box, built model, spare bags counted, instructions kept with the set.
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Board games and sealed boxes: when completeness changes the price
How to catalog board games so completeness is visible: sealed or opened, punchboard intact, spare cards counted, missing bits named.
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Make a record of your jewelry
Photograph your jewelry, keep visible marks and family stories together, and make a useful record before taking questions to a jeweler.
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First editions hiding on ordinary shelves
Take a closer look at the books you already own. Record covers, title pages and printing details, then use the right references to check an early edition.
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Look it up before you buy it
At a flea market or browsing eBay, use Look up to explore an item’s identity and estimated value before deciding whether it is coming home with you.
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What happens when something leaves your collection
Record a sale, gift or other departure while keeping the item’s photos and history. Find departed items in the Archive and restore a record if it returns.
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Export your collection as a PDF or CSV
Export the items you need as a PDF with photos or a CSV for a spreadsheet. Filter by room, location or category, then save or share the file.
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Draft a classified ad from your item
Turn your item’s photos and details into a classified-ad draft. Check the description, condition and price, then make it yours before you post.
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What's new in samla.ai 1.1.118: a value tracker for your items
What's new in samla.ai 1.1.118: a value tracker for your items, with a price history and comparables on every item, one Workbench list for everything you track, a note for the AI when you scan, and Sign in with Apple.
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Publish an item to a marketplace
The item you already scanned is most of the listing. How to connect a marketplace, publish from the item screen, track the listing status and end a listing.
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Share one item as a web page anyone can open
Give an item its own public page, check what it shows and send the link. Learn how sharing works and how to turn the page off again.
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Find something in your collection
Search within a collection, narrow the list with relevant filters and switch between covers and rows. Find the item you came looking for.
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Give your collection the same shape as your house
Where is the Blue Note box? Places in samla.ai store the answer, from the building down to the shelf. How to set a location while you scan, photograph a place, and move a lot of items at once.
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How do we catalog the house together?
Invite someone to catalog with you from their own phone. Share items, locations and a scan allowance, with two people total on Pro or up to six on Ultra.
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Look up mode: what is this worth, before you own it
Explore an item’s identity and estimated value before saving it. Learn how Look up results, scan allowances and Keep or Discard work.
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How to scan your first item with samla.ai
Start with one object: take clear photos, review the suggested details and add where you keep it. A practical guide to your first samla.ai item.
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Downsizing without losing track of what matters
Make a manageable record before deciding what to keep, give or sell. Photos, locations and shared notes can help you work through a home at your own pace.
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From catalog entry to marketplace listing
Put the photos and details in your catalog to work in a marketplace draft. Check condition, set a price and review the listing before publishing.
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Svepet, a quieter scan, and a PDF you can send
What's new in samla.ai: a wordmark we named Svepet, a PDF export that opens on a cover page, and a scan queue that stays out of your way.
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I inherited a stamp collection - now what?
Begin with a record of inherited albums as they are. Keep photos and family stories together, then investigate individual stamps or seek specialist help when ready.
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Are my old trading cards worth anything?
Find out which cards deserve a closer look. Record the set, printing and condition, compare the same versions and consider whether specialist help would be useful.
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Know what is in every box before you tape it shut
Record the things you want to find before packing them away. Match each item to a clearly labelled box and update its location when the box moves.
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Sorting a parent's home, room by room
Work through a parent’s home at a manageable pace. Keep photos, stories and practical notes together, and give family members a shared record to discuss.
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Why home inventories never get finished
Why do home inventories stall after one shelf? The work per item is small, but it multiplies. AI changes the arithmetic and what a finished inventory can do.
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Johan Bjerke6 min read
Records to keep for an insurance claim
Keep photos, receipts, serial numbers and useful item details together. Build a manageable home inventory and check what your insurer would need.
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Keep track of your sneaker collection
Record style codes, sizes, wear and box details. Keep a useful history of your pairs and a better starting point when you decide to sell.
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samla.ai is on Google Play
samla.ai arrives on Android. Sign in to access your collection across supported devices, with subscription management through the place you bought your plan.
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A wine cellar you can search from the couch
Racks you cannot see into, bottles bought in batches, drinking windows kept in your head - a photographed cellar answers 'do we still have that Barolo?' without a trip downstairs.
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Bring your record collection online
Photograph sleeves and labels, check the pressing and keep your condition notes together. Find the records you own and the crate they belong in.
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Find out what is in your attic
Start with one attic box. Photograph unfamiliar things, explore their identity and keep the useful details while you decide what to keep or pass on.
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Keep useful things in use
Find what you already own, remember where it belongs and make it easier to lend, use or pass on. Start with one useful thing in the cupboard.
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Thirteen collectible categories, and why they are not one form
This August update added detail fields for handbags, instruments and footwear. See what changed, with current guidance on categories, selling and public sharing.
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Sharing an item is now free for everyone
This update made public item pages available on every plan. Show someone a find, check what the page includes and turn sharing off when you are done.
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The selling update: from cataloged to listed
This update brought marketplace drafts, listing statuses and classified-ad tools together. See what shipped and the current choices for selling from your collection.
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The look up and review update
This release introduced Look up for researching before saving, and a review queue for results needing attention. Here is how the two features help you work.
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samla.ai 1.0 is on the App Store
The first samla.ai release began with photo-based cataloging, suggested details and a free plan. A look back at version 1.0, with links to what came next.
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Start with one item
Photograph it, review the details and save its place in your collection. A forgotten favourite is a good place to start.
