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Sleevebay guide

A vinyl collection tracker that stays on your device

Sleevebay is a free vinyl collection tracker that runs in your browser. Scan the barcode on a sleeve or type the catalogue number, choose which pressing is yours, and it is in your crate with its tracklist. There is no account and no subscription: the collection is kept on your own phone or computer.

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Adding a record

There are three ways in. Scan the barcode with your camera. Type the catalogue number from the spine, which is the way for older records with no barcode. Or search by artist and title.

One album has many pressings, so the app shows the ones that match, with label, country, year and format, and tells you which details differ so you know what to check. If the database doesn’t have yours, add it by hand.

The details come from MusicBrainz, the open music database, and the cover pictures from the Cover Art Archive. A lookup sends only the number or name you typed.

Your collection

Thumb through your records in a crate, or see them as a grid or a list. Search, sort by artist, year, label or condition, and filter by format, genre, decade or where a record is kept.

Each record holds its tracklist, the pressing details, your grade for the disc and the sleeve, what you paid and where, the run-out etchings, your notes, and how many times it has been on the turntable.

A wantlist to take to the shop

Keep the records you are hunting for, whether any pressing will do or only one, and the most you would pay. In a shop, "Take to the shop" gives you the list in big type and a check: scan a record or type its name and it says whether you have it, have another pressing, want it, or it is new to you. The check against your own lists works without a connection.

Private, and yours to move

Nothing is uploaded and there is nothing to sign up for. Save a backup file to keep the collection safe or to move it to another device.

It is free for 100 records with every lookup, the wantlist, grading and notes. A one-off upgrade removes the limit and adds photos of your own copies, collection stats with a card to share, CSV export, and importing the collection file you can export from Discogs. No weekly or yearly subscription.

Questions

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. It runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and you can add it to your Home Screen to open it like an app.

Can it scan records without a barcode?

A record without a barcode is looked up by its catalogue number or by artist and title. The app doesn’t identify a record from a photo of its cover.

Does it show what my records are worth?

No. It shows no prices of its own. Each record has a link that opens its page on Discogs, and you can keep your own estimate.

Can I bring in a collection I already keep somewhere else?

Yes: import a CSV file with Artist and Title columns for free. Importing the collection file exported from Discogs is part of the one-off upgrade.