StowFindSell

Searching & Filtering Your Inventory

As your household inventory grows into hundreds or thousands of items, finding what you need quickly is paramount. StowFindSell offers multiple powerful ways to pinpoint items in a fraction of a second.

1. Global Search (The Fastest Method)

The fastest way to find a specific item is using the Global Search tool located in the top navigation bar.

  1. Click the Magnifying Glass icon to expand the search bar.
  2. Start typing. You are taken to a dedicated search results page that updates as you type, matching your word across multiple fields:
    • Item Names ("Teddy Bear")
    • Item Descriptions ("Blue stuffing, missing left eye")
    • Categories ("Sporting Goods")
    • Tags ("#vintage")
    • AI-Detected Labels (things the AI recognized in your photos)
  3. Clicking a search result opens that Item's Detail screen.

Note: Search results are always items. Search does not match Location names — if you know the room but not the item, browse into the Location from your Dashboard instead (see "Visual Location Inspection" below).

2. The "All Items" Data Table

For a comprehensive review of your entire inventory at once, click All Items in your navigation menu.

This page displays every single item in your household in a dense, spreadsheet-like data table.

Sorting columns

You can click the header text of any column (Item Name, Location, Category, Tags, Owner, Grade, Brand/Model, Est. Value) to sort the entire table alphabetically or numerically.

Pro Tip: Sorting by Est. Value in descending order (highest to lowest) is a brilliant way to prioritize which expensive items you should add photos or receipts to for insurance readiness.

Filtering by Interactive "Data Pills"

You do not need to use the Global Search if you just want to browse a specific type of item or a specific room.

The All Items view features interactive Data Pills. Clicking any value in the Location, Category, Tags, or Owner columns instantly fills the filter box above the table with that value, narrowing the table to matching items only. For example:

  • Clicking the blue Electronics category pill filters the table to show only Electronics.
  • Clicking the grey 📍 Garage location pill filters the table to show only items stored in the Garage.

To reset, simply clear the text out of the filter box and your full database reappears.

3. Finding Hidden "Archived" Items

If you previously archived an item (because it broke or you gave it away), it is intentionally hidden from all default views so it doesn't clutter your daily dashboard.

To find an archived item:

  1. Navigate to your Dashboard or a specific Location page.
  2. Near the top of the item grid, click the pill labeled Show Archived. Your historical, archived items will instantly reappear in the grid, completely intact.

Note: The All Items data table always includes archived items in its rows, so you can also find them there without any toggle.

4. Visual Location Inspection

Sometimes you don't know the exact name of an item you are looking for, but you know which physical room or box it is inside.

  1. Navigate to your central Dashboard.
  2. Click on the specific Location card (e.g., "Guest Bedroom").
  3. The Location Page will display a visual grid of every individual Item assigned to that room, alongside its high-resolution cover photo.
  4. If that room has smaller containers inside it (e.g., "Guest Closet"), you will see those containers listed. Click into a container to dive deeper into the physical hierarchy of your home, just like opening Russian nesting dolls!