Add Items with AI

To use Scanlily, simply take photos and review AI's draft description and categorization. Then edit further as needed.

Add an image

Open up the app and click on the upper right Camera+ button.

Then take a picture or upload an image from your gallery.

Choose Mode

Choose whether you want to add an item or a container.

Pro and Business subscribers:

Take one picture and generate multiple item records. For example, you can take a picture of part of a bookshelf and have Scanlily itemize and describe all the books it sees.

Add more photos, more items or review draft

Review AI Draft

AI suggests fields and drafts wording.

AI also selects an existing category or proposes a new one.

Select what you'd like to apply to your item.

Edit Item

Edit your suggestions further on the Item Page

At this point, you can optionally scan a QR sticker and add a QR by clicking on the button next to the ID field.

Edit Fields

b1_edit_item_type.png Scanlily app Edit Item Type page showing list of attributes with checkboxes for selecting whether to include in the Item type

There are dozens of standard fields to pick from.

You can group fields into Item Types for different types of items.

b1_reminder.png Scanlily app Notes section with reminder setting capability

Note and Reminder Attachments

You can even set a reminder that causes an email to be sent back to you.

Add Attachments

b1_attachments.png Scanlily app Attachments section

The Attachments area allows you to attach photos of the item, as well as notes and documents.

Attachments are a key feature for Scanlily.

You can use them as a list of unlimited and flexible attributes where you can post as many pictures or add as many notes as you want without having to enter each as a separate attribute.

You can also have multiple users attaching different notes and pictures about the item as kind of an ongoing, timestamped, conversation. Their names will then appears in this thread (not depicted).

Share Item

Now your item is in Scanlily!

If you added a QR code, then when you or someone else scans again, then you can see all the information about the item. No app is needed!