Home Inventory Planner
List belongings by room with value totals for insurance, moves, and audits.
Written by Golam Rabbani, Founder & Lead Engineer
How to use this home inventory planner
- Pick a currency for the value column.
- Type an item name, choose a room, add a category, value, and optional serial / notes, then press Add item.
- Edit any cell inline; press × to remove an item.
- Press Summarise inventory to see total items and value, plus a per-room breakdown.
- Use Copy to put a full inventory list on your clipboard.
About this home inventory planner
The home inventory planner is a private list of your belongings, organised by room and tagged with a category, value, and optional serial number. Insurance providers and movers regularly ask for exactly this list, and most households assemble it last-minute under duress. The tool gives you a stable home for the data — added to over time, edited in place, and exported when needed. Everything lives in your browser's localStorage under "toolnest:home-inventory-planner"; nothing is uploaded.
The summary view aggregates two numbers that matter for insurance: total items and total value. It also sorts rooms by value so you can see at a glance where the high-cost concentration is — that often drives decisions about extra contents cover or moving-day handling.
For example, add Sony TV ($700, Living room, Electronics, serial S/N 12345), Dyson V11 ($500, Living room, Appliances), MacBook Pro ($1800, Office, Electronics, S/N C02…), Bedroom dresser ($300, Bedroom, Furniture). The summary shows 4 items, $3,300 total, with Office leading at $1,800, Living room at $1,200, and Bedroom at $300. Press Copy and paste the full list — name, room, category, value, serial — into an insurance form or moving inventory.
FAQ
- Is my inventory uploaded anywhere?
- No. The list is stored only in this browser's localStorage under "toolnest:home-inventory-planner". Clearing site data wipes it; nothing is sent to a server.
- What currency does the planner use?
- Pick one of USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, or INR from the dropdown. The formatter follows the currency you choose for all totals and per-item values.
- How does the per-room breakdown work?
- When you summarise, the planner groups items by room and sums their values. Rooms are listed in descending value order so you can see where the most valuable belongings sit.
- Can I record serial numbers?
- Yes. The serial / notes field is free-text — use it for serial numbers, purchase dates, model numbers, or anything else worth tracking.
- How do I export the inventory?
- After summarising, press Copy. A plain-text list with totals and per-item details lands on the clipboard ready for an insurance form, spreadsheet, or moving company.