Simple Capture

Home inventory

Film each room.
Get your home
inventory.

A home inventory is the list nobody makes until after the flood. With Simple Capture it is a few short videos: open the closets, pan the shelves, get close to the labels. It lists the items in every scene, copies out model and serial numbers it can read, and keeps the video as proof.

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Home inventory: living room, office, kitchen, garage

Recorded Oct 12, 2026 · 4 videos · 61 items

61 items across four rooms. Highest-value items are the TV, the laptop, the espresso machine and the road bike. Two receipts were read.

AreaWhat it sawNotes
Living room65-inch Samsung TV, Sonos soundbar, leather sofa, two armchairs, oak coffee tableTV model read off the back label: QN65Q80C
OfficeMacBook Pro, 27-inch Dell monitor, standing desk, desk chairMonitor serial copied from the sticker
KitchenKitchenAid stand mixer, Breville espresso machine, five Le Creuset potsYou said: espresso machine bought 2025, about $700
GarageTeal Trek road bike, DeWalt drill set, two kayaks, chest freezer

Ask this page“What electronics do I own, and what did I say they cost?”

an example of the page you get

How to do it

One video, about a minute of waiting, and the page is ready.

  1. One video per room

    Pan slowly, open closets and drawers, and don't forget the garage, the attic and the shed.

  2. Say what the camera can't see

    "Bought this TV in 2024, about nine hundred dollars." Your words land next to the item.

  3. Get close to labels and receipts

    Model plates, serial stickers and paper receipts are copied out word for word.

  4. Ask for the inventory

    Say "make a home inventory for my insurer." You get a page grouped by room, with photos, that you can share by private link.

In the app

The Simple Capture library with a garage sale and other captures
The assistant writing a sale listing for a bike it saw in a garage video

the garage video, then a listing for the bike

Tips

  • Redo a room after a big purchase. Each video is dated in your library.
  • Film receipts and manuals in the same video as the item.
  • The same inventory doubles as a list to sell, give away or move.

Where it stops

  • Capture doesn't value your things or tell you what your policy covers.
  • Prices are what you say or what it reads on a tag or receipt. It doesn't look them up.
  • There is no barcode scanner. Items come from what the camera sees.

Compared with

  • vs Sortly An inventory app for small businesses and teams, built on item records with photos, barcodes and QR labels.
  • vs Under My Roof A home organizer for Apple devices that tracks rooms, items, warranties, receipts and maintenance.
  • vs Itemtopia A home inventory and organization app for belongings, warranties, receipts and reminders.
  • vs Nest Egg A home inventory app for iPhone with item records, barcode lookup and exportable reports.

Other things to film

  • Move-in inspection Walk through your rental with your phone.
  • Fridge and pantry Open the fridge, film it for thirty seconds, and Simple Capture lists what's there, reads the dates it can see, and tells you what to cook and what to buy.
  • Site walk and daily log Walk the job site with your phone and talk.
  • Property inspection Landlords, hosts and buyers: walk the property with your phone and say what you see.