The user guide

Eight chapters, in the order they make sense. If you are setting up for the first time, start at the top; the rest is written to be read on its own when you hit the thing it covers.

1. 1Getting startedGetting the app, choosing a server, and the first bin.
2. 2Rooms, bins and itemsThe three-level model everything else is built on, and how to pick levels that hold up.
3. 3Smart ScanTurning a photo into a list of items, and the two modes it runs in.
4. 4PhotosCover photos, the three-photo limit, and why the cover does most of the work.
5. 5Finding thingsHow search actually works: meaning, keywords, and the “Broader matches” divider.
6. 6Loans and remindersWhat left the house, what has a date on it, and when you hear about it.
7. 7Stock and declutteringMinimum quantities for things you run out of, and a queue for things you want gone.
8. 8Your dataExport, offline behavior, switching servers, and self-hosting.

Something missing or wrong? Tell us. The guide is written from the questions people actually ask.