Home Storage and Bin Tracking

MDCollections is especially useful when your goal is not just to catalog what you own, but to remember where it actually lives. This use case focuses on closets, shelves, garages, storage rooms, and labeled bins.

Why this workflow matters

Most home inventory systems are good at recording that something exists, but weak at helping you find it later. MDCollections closes that gap by combining item records with storage locations and scannable container labels.

Typical setup

• Create one or more item collections for what you are tracking
• Enable Storage Locations
• Add locations such as garage, attic, office, or basement
• Add containers such as shelves, bins, drawers, or boxes
• Print QR labels and attach them to the physical containers

Day-to-day workflow

1. Add or scan an item into a collection.
2. Assign it to a storage location and container.
3. Save the item as a Markdown file.
4. Later, scan the container QR code to see what is stored there.

This is especially useful for seasonal items, hobby gear, archived media, backup cables, tools, and anything else that tends to disappear into unlabeled bins.

Why MDCollections works well here

• the collection stays in Markdown files you can back up and open anywhere
• locations and containers are part of the workflow, not an afterthought
• QR labels turn physical storage into something you can search and browse quickly
• images and notes help when the item name alone is not enough

Good fits

• garage and workshop storage
• attic or basement overflow
• hobby parts and collectibles in bins
• household inventory you only need a few times a year

Bottom line

If your real problem is not “How do I list my items?” but “How do I find them later?”, storage locations and QR labels are one of the strongest reasons to use MDCollections.