https://quantumshelf.zackhalsey.com/blog/ Tips, guides, and release notes for organizing your home with QuantumShelf. en Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0700 https://quantumshelf.zackhalsey.com/blog/count-a-shelf-with-one-photo/ https://quantumshelf.zackhalsey.com/blog/count-a-shelf-with-one-photo/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 -0700 <p>Keeping a home inventory accurate has always meant counting things by hand. Photo count, new in QuantumShelf 2.4 for iPhone and version 5 for Android, replaces most of that with one picture.</p> <h2>Stock a shelf</h2> <p>Back from the store, or setting up a new pantry? Photograph the shelf. QuantumShelf counts what it sees, matches each product to what's already in your inventory, and adds the new stock.</p> <p>Items that track expiration dates get their batches updated too, so what's expiring stays right.</p> <h2>Take used items off after cooking</h2> <p>The same works in reverse. After cooking, photograph the counter with everything you used. QuantumShelf takes those items off your inventory, and your low-stock list and shopping list stay accurate without you entering anything.</p> <h2>You review every count</h2> <p>Nothing saves until you've seen it. Each match and quantity is shown first, and you can correct a count, change a match, or drop an item before you confirm.</p> <h2>Pair it with labels</h2> <p>Print a <a href="https://quantumshelf.zackhalsey.com/spec.html">QR label</a> for each bin, and the shelf you just counted is one scan away next time.</p>