Add Items with AI and QR

To use Scanlily, simply put a QR sticker on your item, take photos and review AI's draft description and categorization. Then edit further as needed.

Obtain QR Labels

Start by purchasing a packet of Scanlily QR labels on the Amazon or Walmart online stores. Or you can buy directly from the Scanlily website.

Sheet of printed Avery labels with Scanlily test QR codes

Or if you want to evaluate Scanlily before you buy anything, you can also scan or print free test labels from our website.

These expire after two weeks but you can use these to test the system while you wait for your order from Amazon or Walmart.

Put label on your item

Once you have your label packet, remove a QR label and put it onto your item.

stamps (1).png One sheet from a Scanlily packet of 45 QR labels. Laid out 3 x 3.

Scan the QR

Open up the app and click on the upper right Scan button.

Then Scan the QR code to get the item into the system

m_Scanhandteddy.png Hand holding app scanning the QR on a stuffed teddy bear

blue_bear.png stuffed teddy bear with Scanlily QR attached

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 a Photo

Take a photo or upload it from your Gallery.

Add more photos, more items or review the AI 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

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).

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.

Share Item

Now your item is in Scanlily!

When you or someone else scans again, then you can see all the information about the item.

You can scan in three ways:

1. Scan the QR using the app's Scan button.

2. Scan the QR with the phone's camera with the app installed.

It will open the app to that item.

3. Scan without the app!

Infrequent users don't even need to install the app! They can just scan a QR with a phone's camera and a web page will open showing that item. This is view-only. If you want to change anything about the item or add items, then first log in either via the app or the web system.