From Photo to Full Catalog in Minutes
Digitizing your collection is surprisingly simple. No barcodes, no typing, no tedious data entry. Just your phone camera and a few minutes.
No Barcode Scanning
Forget pulling every item off the shelf. Just photograph it where it sits and ShelvesAI reads spines, labels, and covers.
Automatic Metadata
Title, author, artist, release year, and format are all retrieved automatically. You just review and save.
Ready in Minutes
A shelf that would take an hour to catalog manually is done in under a minute with ShelvesAI.
How is this different from barcode scanning?
Traditional collection apps require you to scan each item's barcode individually. For a bookshelf with 40 books, that means pulling every book off the shelf, locating the barcode, scanning it, waiting for the lookup, and placing it back. Multiply that across an entire room of shelves and you're looking at hours of work.
ShelvesAI skips all of that. You photograph the shelf as-is, and our vision AI reads the spines in bulk. What used to take hours takes minutes. And because ShelvesAI reads text rather than barcodes, it works with older items that predate barcodes, used items with damaged codes, and anything where the barcode simply isn't accessible.
What can I catalog?
ShelvesAI works with any physical collection that sits on a shelf or in a display:
- Books: novels, textbooks, coffee table books, graphic novels
- Vinyl records: LPs, EPs, 7-inch singles in shelves or crates
- Movies: DVDs, Blu-rays, 4K UHDs, steelbooks
- Video games: cartridges, disc cases, big-box PC games
- Collectibles: action figures, trading cards, memorabilia, vintage toys
What happens after cataloging?
Once your collection is in ShelvesAI, you can search it by any detail like title, author, genre, platform, or year. You can tag items, add personal notes, and organize however makes sense to you. And if you want to share what you've built, make your shelves public and connect with collectors who share your interests through the social feed.
How it works
Take a photo of any shelf
Hold your phone up to your bookshelf, record crate, media cabinet, or display case. ShelvesAI works with books, vinyl, movies, video games, and collectibles.
ShelvesAI identifies every item
Our vision system reads what's visible (spines, labels, case art) and matches each item to our catalog database. Metadata is filled in automatically.
Your catalog is ready
Review the results, make any adjustments, and save. Your complete collection is now searchable, organized, and shareable.
Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to catalog a full shelf?
- A single shelf can be cataloged in under a minute. Take a photo, wait a few seconds for identification, review the results, and save. Large collections with many shelves can be fully digitized in a single sitting.
- Do I need to take items off the shelf?
- No, and that's the whole point. Photograph your shelves exactly as they are. ShelvesAI reads spines, labels, and case art from the photo. Your items stay right where they belong.
- What if ShelvesAI doesn't recognize an item?
- For items that aren't automatically identified (unusual editions, one-of-a-kind collectibles, or items with damaged labels) you can add them manually with your own photos and details.
- Is my collection data private?
- By default, your collection is private and only visible to you. You can choose to make individual shelves public if you want to share them, but that's always your decision.
- What devices does ShelvesAI work on?
- ShelvesAI is available on iOS and Android. You catalog using your phone's camera and can browse your collection from anywhere.
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