Products & stock
Create a practical product catalog with photos, barcodes, categories, tags, quantities, and stock placements.
Pre-release · Built for iPhone first
Know what you have.
Know where it is.
Goblin Inventory Manager is a fast, local-first inventory app for the people who actually move, count, store, label, scan, and find things. Powerful enough for serious inventory — without turning a simple stockroom into an enterprise software project.
Launching first as a local, on-device experience. No account required for core inventory management.
Scan. Barcode + QR
Organize. Any location tree
Move. Batch transfers
Protect. ZIP backup
Why GIM
Inventory software usually makes you adapt to it. GIM adapts to your inventory.
A garage does not think like a warehouse. A workshop does not think like a retail store. Your inventory structure should reflect the real world around you — not a software vendor's idea of it.
“Where did we put it?” should not be an inventory strategy.
GIM is designed around one practical outcome: make it easy to see what you have, how much you have, and exactly where it is.
01
Skip the enterprise setupStart locally without building an organization, inviting a team, configuring a server, or paying before you count your first item.
02
Keep locations humanModel the places you already use — warehouse, van, garage, office, aisle, rack, cabinet, box, shelf, bin.
03
Make scanning part of the workflowScan products and locations when receiving, moving, identifying, or adjusting stock instead of treating scanning as a separate tool.
04
Own your backupCreate a portable backup of your inventory and restore it when needed — with no merge complexity in the initial release.
Core capabilities
The useful inventory features. Without the clutter.
GIM focuses on the jobs that happen every day: add, scan, locate, receive, consume, adjust, move, label, filter, and back up.
Hierarchical locations
Build the structure you actually use: site → room → aisle → rack → shelf → bin, or any simpler hierarchy that fits your space.
Barcode + QR scanning
Scan products and locations from the camera to speed up identification, selection, and guided inventory workflows.
Fast stock operations
Receive, consume, and adjust inventory without digging through deep menus or turning routine work into data entry.
Transfers
Move stock from one location to another with guided workflows designed around where the inventory is coming from and where it is going.
Batch actions
Handle multiple products together when receiving, consuming, adjusting, or transferring — because real inventory work rarely happens one item at a time.
Low-stock visibility
Set reorder rules and surface low-stock items so attention goes to what needs action instead of what is already fine.
Labels you can use
Create product barcodes and location QR labels, select items in bulk, and export printable label sheets or PNGs.
Single-file backup & restore
Back up your local inventory into one ZIP file and restore the complete dataset from that backup when needed.
Location TreeExample
⌂ Main Warehouse
↳ Aisle A
↳ Rack 04
↳ Shelf B
● Bin 12 · 38 items
↳ IT Room
● Spare Equipment
⌂ Service Van
Location-first design
Your shelves are already organized. Your app should understand them.
GIM treats locations as first-class inventory data instead of an afterthought. That makes it useful whether you have three storage boxes or a multi-level stockroom.
Go as deep as your space requires.Create nested sub-locations instead of forcing everything into one flat list.
Scan the location, not just the product.Location QR codes help make “where is this going?” part of the workflow.
Filter inventory by place.See what is stocked in a site, room, rack, bin, vehicle, or any branch of your location tree.
A faster workflow
From physical inventory to accurate records in fewer taps.
The app is designed to keep routine actions close to the inventory itself — especially when you are standing in front of a shelf with a phone in one hand.
Scan or find
Identify the product by barcode, search, or filter.
Choose the action
Receive, consume, adjust, transfer, or inspect stock.
Confirm the place
Select or scan the destination/source location where appropriate.
Keep moving
Save the operation and continue without unnecessary setup screens.
Local-first by design
Your inventory should not need the internet to exist.
GIM's initial release is centered on an on-device inventory experience. Core inventory management is designed to work without requiring an account or cloud connection.
✓No account required for core inventory management at launch.
✓Designed for local use, including workflows where connectivity is unreliable.
✓Single-file backup gives you a practical way to keep a copy of your data.
✓Optional cloud collaboration can be added later without making it a prerequisite for everyone.
Who it's for
Not every inventory problem belongs in an ERP.
GIM is aimed at people and small teams who need better control of physical things — without deploying heavyweight inventory infrastructure.
Small businessesKeep products, supplies, parts, and stock locations organized.
Workshops & makersTrack materials, tools, components, consumables, and storage.
IT & equipmentKnow which room, cabinet, shelf, or storage area holds spare equipment.
Garages & home storageTurn boxes, cabinets, shelves, and bins into a searchable inventory.
Service vehiclesTrack the parts and supplies carried in vans or mobile work setups.
Parts & componentsOrganize small, easy-to-lose items across many physical locations.
CollectiblesCatalog what you own and record where each item is stored.
Small stockroomsUse scanning, labels, low-stock rules, and transfers without an enterprise rollout.
Product direction
Useful on day one. Expandable when the need is real.
The initial goal is simple: ship an excellent standalone inventory manager. Cloud and multi-user capabilities can come later for customers who actually need them.
Local inventory
Products, locations, stock, scanning, fast operations, batch workflows, low-stock rules, labels, activity, and backup/restore.
Optional cloud sync
Cloud capabilities can extend the product for people who want synchronization while preserving a strong local-first foundation.
Team collaboration
Multi-user inventory can serve businesses that outgrow a single-device workflow — without forcing every user into a subscription from the start.
FAQ
Before you ask the goblin.
A few answers about the pre-release direction of Goblin Inventory Manager.
When is Goblin Inventory Manager launching?
GIM is currently in pre-release. The first release is being prepared for iPhone. Follow @goblinim for launch updates.
Will I need an account?
The initial local inventory experience is designed so an account is not required for core functionality.
Does it support barcode and QR scanning?
Yes. Product barcode scanning and QR-based location workflows are part of the product design, including guided scan-to-select experiences.
Can I create nested storage locations?
Yes. GIM supports hierarchical locations so you can model structures such as warehouse → aisle → rack → shelf → bin, or simpler arrangements such as home → garage → cabinet.
Can I back up my inventory?
Yes. The initial backup design uses a single ZIP backup file that can restore the inventory dataset. The goal is dependable backup and restore without adding merge complexity.
Will there be a cloud or multi-user version?
That is part of the longer-term direction. The first priority is a useful, polished local product. Optional cloud and collaboration capabilities can be introduced for people and businesses who need them.
Is GIM only for businesses?
No. It is intentionally useful for personal and professional inventory — from a garage or collection to a workshop, stockroom, IT closet, service van, or small warehouse.
Pre-release
Good inventory software should help you find things — not make you study inventory software.
Goblin Inventory Manager is being built around speed, structure, scanning, and practical ownership of your data. Follow the project as we get ready for launch.