NookNDen User Guide

What is NookNDen?

NookNDen is your personal inventory vault. Use it to track what you own—appliances, electronics, furniture, valuables, and more—with photos, serial numbers, warranties, receipts, and maintenance history in one place.

Getting started

1. Go to the home page and click Sign Up.
2. Enter your name, email, and password, then submit the form — or choose Continue with Google if that option is shown.
3. Email/password accounts: check your email and click the verification link before logging in.
4. Log in with email and password, or Continue with Google.
5. If you turned on two-factor authentication, enter your authenticator (or email/backup) code when prompted.
6. You will land on your Inventory page—your main workspace.

Already have an account? Click Log In from the home page or go directly to /login.

Forgot your password?On the login page, click “Forgot password?” and enter your email. We'll send a reset link (valid for 1 hour). Google sign-in accounts do not use a NookNDen password—use Google to sign in instead.

Change your password while logged in: Open Account & data and use Change password. Enter your current password, then your new one twice.

Two-factor authentication

Turn it on

1. Open Account & data from your profile menu (or /settings/account).
2. Under "Two-factor authentication", click Enable authenticator app.
3. Scan the QR code with Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, or a similar app (or enter the key manually).
4. Enter the 6-digit code from the app to confirm.
5. Save the backup codes shown on screen in a safe place — they are shown only once.

Signing in with MFA— After your password or Google sign-in succeeds, you will see a verification screen. Enter a code from your authenticator app. Prefer email? Choose “Email me a code instead.” Lost your phone? Switch to Backup code and use one of the codes you saved at enrollment.

Turn it off— On Account & data, enter your current password or a valid authenticator code, then disable two-factor authentication.

Sign out other devices

1. On a device you still control, open Account & data.
2. Under "Signed-in devices", click Sign out other devices and confirm.
3. This browser stays signed in; all others must log in again.

Resetting your password (forgot-password flow) or changing your password while signed in also signs out every other device automatically.

Your inventory

View modes — Switch between Grid, List, and Magazine using the toggle above your items. Your choice is saved automatically.

• Grid — cards with photos, great for browsing
• List — compact rows for scanning many items quickly
• Magazine — full-screen pages with a page-turn; portrait photos can share a spread

Click any item card to open its full details. Click a group card to see grouped products together.

Adding items

1. On the Inventory page, click "New Item".
2. Fill in the name and item type (e.g. Appliances, Electronics).
3. Optionally add manufacturer, model, serial number, room, purchase date, price, warranty date, and notes.
4. Click "Add Item" to save.

Identify from a product photo — Use the scan button to photograph the item, packaging, nameplate, or barcode. NookNDen identifies the product and fills in name, item type, manufacturer, model, and other readable details. Always review before saving.

Free plan limit — You can track up to 10 active items for free. Subscribe to add more.

Item details

Open any item to see and edit its full record.

• Photos — upload from your device or take a picture. Drag thumbnails to reorder.
• Room — assign the item to a room so your home stays organized.
• Status — mark items as Active, Sold, Disposed, or Lost.
• Warranty — set an expiry date and support contact. Expired warranties are flagged.
• Purchase value — enter a sale price and purchase date to see an estimated current value.
• Value trajectory — see how estimated value may change over time (depreciation or appreciation by category). Optional appraisal value and date rebase the estimate from that point.
• Notes — store anything else you want to remember.

Click the pencil icon to edit. Click Save when you are done. Use the trash icon to delete an item permanently.

At the bottom of the item page you will find tabs for Maintenance, Receipts & Invoices, Manuals, Loans (lending to people), and AI recommendations.

Properties & rooms

1. From Inventory, click "My Rooms".
2. Add a property if you have not already (name and address).
3. Optionally set a property value and as-of date on the property — this feeds your Net worth total.
4. Click "Add Room", pick a room type, and give it a name.
5. Open a room to edit its photos, description, and optional map pin.
6. When adding or editing an item, pick a room from the location field. Items in a room use that room’s map pin on the inventory map.

Share with family — On the Rooms page, invite someone by email to collaborate on a property. They must already have a NookNDen account.

Net worth & finances

Net worth — Opens a snapshot of total assets (property value + belongings + investments) minus debts (your recorded loans). Use the linked cards to jump to rooms, summary, accounts, or loans.

Summary — Totals and breakdowns for your inventory values (what your tracked belongings add up to).

Accounts — Track investment and cash accounts. Add balances manually, or connect a brokerage through SnapTrade when that option is available for a read-only sync of balances and holdings (NookNDen never places trades).

1. From Inventory, open Financial, then Loans.
2. Add a loan with name, remaining balance, and terms.
3. Review the balance chart, then check Net worth to see assets minus debts.

Product groups

1. Click "Create Group" on the Inventory page.
2. Name the group and select the items to include.
3. Save. The group appears in your inventory list.
4. Open the group to remove individual items or ungroup everything.

Plan Groups

Open Tools, then Plan Groups from the Inventory page (or the mobile menu). You can also go directly to /planning. For a full walkthrough of events, RSVPs, map pins, calendar emails, messages, and files, see the Planning User Guide.

Create and find plan groups

1. From Inventory, open "Tools", then "Plan Groups".
2. Click "New plan group", enter a group name and optional description, then create it.
3. Use search on the Plan Groups list to find a group by name or by a member’s name or email.
4. Open a plan group and click the pencil next to the title to rename it.

Invite collaborators — On the Members tab, send email invites or share a join link so people can collaborate. Each member can set a display name for that plan group.

Events

1. Open a plan group, go to the Events tab, and click "Add event".
2. Set the title, start time, optional end time, timezone, location, and notes.
3. Optionally set Repeats (daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly), how often, and when the series ends.
4. Save. Every plan group member gets an email with the event details, an Add to Google Calendar button, and a calendar (.ics) file attached.
5. Edit an event anytime—members receive an update email with a refreshed calendar file (marking an event Done does not send email).
6. Use "Upcoming" for active events and "Done" for completed ones. Mark an event Done when it is finished; you can reopen it later.

Recurring events appear as upcoming occurrences in the list and in the Plan Groups timeline. Download a calendar file from an open event anytime.

RSVPs

• When creating or editing an event, optionally set an RSVP limit for how many people can mark Going (party size counts toward the limit).
• Invite guests by email, or create a shareable signup link so anyone can RSVP without an account.
• See Going, Maybe, Not going, and Awaiting counts, plus going headcount versus the limit when one is set.
• Use "Email guests" to notify everyone on the RSVP list about changes, with a personal link to update their response.
• Use "Export Excel" to download the RSVP list as a spreadsheet.

Messages, files, and history — Chat with @mentions (mentioned members get an email), attach photos or PDFs to the plan group or a specific event, and review activity on the History tab. Open Timeline from a plan group for a chronological view of planned events across your plan groups.

Maintenance & records

On an item's page, open the Maintenance tab to log history over time.

• Maintenance — repairs, service visits, tune-ups
• Transaction — purchases, sales, or costs tied to the item
• Support case — manufacturer or vendor support tickets
• Other — anything that does not fit the above

Each record can include a title, details, cost, date, and an optional reminder. Set a reminder date and message to get an email when it is due.

Activity timeline

Open Tools, then Timeline from the Inventory page (or the mobile menu). You can also go directly to /inventory/timeline.

1. From Inventory, open "Tools", then "Timeline".
2. Browse the feed grouped by day, with the latest activity at the top.
3. Use the Maintenance, Transactions, Support, or Other chips to filter by type (click again to show all).
4. Search by record title, notes, or item name.
5. Click a row to open that item's detail page.

Add or edit records on an item's Maintenance tab — they appear on the timeline automatically.

Receipts & documents

On an item's page, use the Receipts & Invoices and Manuals tabs to upload PDFs or images. Large files are compressed automatically so stored documents stay under 5 MB.

On Manuals, you can also paste a manufacturer user-guide URL — useful when you own multiple units of the same product and want to reuse one link. Rename documents anytime; receipts and invoices can be included in PDF reports (manuals stay separate).

Lending an item

1. Open an item and go to the Loans tab.
2. Click "Record loan" and enter the borrower name, contact info, and dates.
3. When the item comes back, mark it as returned.

An active loan shows a badge on the Loans tab so you can spot lent items at a glance.

Warranties

From Inventory, open Tools, then Warrantiesto see items with warranty dates in one place — handy for spotting what expires soon. You can still set or edit warranty details on each item's page.

Garage sale & marketplace

1. From Inventory, open "Tools", then "Garage sale".
2. Add a title, city/area, and contact email or phone.
3. Add items from your inventory and set an asking price (and optional public note) for each.
4. Click "Publish", then copy your public link (/sale/…) to share.

You can unpublish anytime. Only one garage sale workspace exists per account; add or remove items as needed.

Marketplace — Anyone can open /marketplace to browse published listings by city, then filter by category. Each card opens the seller's public sale page.

Health Tracker

NookNDen Health keeps personal medical visit records separate from home inventory. An administrator must enable Health Tracker for your account (Admin → Users). Then open /health (also linked as Health from Inventory when enabled).

1. Add a visit — optionally scan multi-page paperwork (camera or files), combine into one PDF, and auto-fill fields with AI.
2. Choose who it is for (yourself or a family member) plus relationship, then review title, date, type, and status.
3. Confirm clinic location and reason.
4. List whom they saw — physicians, nurses, specialists, and others.
5. Add more documents anytime (lab results, referrals, receipts).
6. Log out-of-pocket expenses (copay, parking, prescriptions) on each visit.
7. Use the filter chips to show visits for everyone or one person.
8. PDF visit downloads one record; PDF history downloads only the visits currently shown by the filter.
9. Health AI (requires Health Tracker permission) can summarize filtered visits, read uploaded PDFs/images, or answer questions — with redaction and an explicit consent step.

AI features

• Product photo ID — photograph an item, packaging, label, or barcode when adding or editing; fills name, item type, and other details
• Service recommendations — find repair and service options near you
• Accessory recommendations — discover compatible parts and add-ons
• Ask about this item — chat-style answers about care, specs, and troubleshooting
• Health AI — summarize Health Tracker visits and read uploaded documents (names/addresses redacted; no web search grounding)
• Insurance AI — upload policies per property, summarize coverage, and ask questions (not insurance advice; verify with your carrier)
• Filed claims — document claim status, hotel/ALE stays, food and other displaced living expenses with receipts, attach a generated lost-items inventory report, and store reimbursement docs

Open an item, go to the AI recommendations tab, and follow the on-screen prompts. Health AI lives on the Health Tracker page when access is enabled. Property insurance policies, Insurance AI, and filed claims are under Tools → Insurance.

PDF reports

Full inventory report

1. On the Inventory page, open "Tools", then "Generate Report".
2. Select which items to include.
3. Choose current format (one page per item) or a table layout.
4. Choose all fields (including notes) or deselect fields you do not want to print.
5. Choose whether to attach receipt and invoice documents.
6. Confirm to download the PDF.

Single item or room report — Open an item or room and use the report button on that page. You can include every field (including notes) or pick which fields to print. Choose current format or a compact table layout.

Search & filters

Click Filter to narrow results by status (Active, Sold, Disposed, Lost) or item type. Active filter chips appear below the search bar—click the X on any chip to remove it.

Billing & plans

1. Click your profile circle (top right) and choose Billing.
2. Review your current plan and item count.
3. Subscribe monthly or annually, or open the billing portal to manage an existing subscription.

Account menu

Click your name initial in the top-right corner of the Inventory page to open the account menu.

• Billing — manage your subscription
• Account & Data — password, sign out other devices, two-factor authentication, email preferences, referrals, export, or delete your account
• Log Out — sign out of your account on this device only

On Account & data you can also turn marketing emails on or off. Account, security, and billing messages still send when needed. See Two-factor authentication and Sign out other devices for security steps.

Site accounting (income and expense tracking) is available only to the designated site owner and is not part of the standard homeowner workflow.

Need help?

If something is not working or you have a question, reach out and we will get back to you.

You can also submit feature ideas from the suggestion form on the home page footer, or read the FAQ on our About page.

Ready to start? Open your inventory.