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Getting Started with Magpie ​

Magpie is a collections management app that helps you organize, catalog, and share anything you collect. This guide walks you through creating your account and setting up your first collection.

Creating Your Account ​

  1. Go to magpie.services and click Get Started Free
  2. On the Create your account form, enter your email address and choose a password
  3. You can also sign up with Google, Apple, or Discord
  4. After signing up, you'll land on your dashboard

Your Dashboard ​

The Magpie dashboard showing collections in grid view with the folder sidebar

The dashboard is your home base. Along the top, you'll see tabs for different views:

  • My Collections — All the collections you've created
  • Shared With Me — Collections that other users have shared with you
  • Wishlists — Your wishlist collections for items you want to acquire
  • Smart — Rule-based collections that automatically find matching items
  • Storage — Physical storage locations for tracking where items are kept
  • Templates — Your custom field templates and the community template library
  • Analytics — Charts and stats about your entire portfolio
  • Discover — Public collections from other collectors

You can switch between grid view and list view using the toggle in the top-right corner.

Creating Your First Collection ​

  1. Click the Create New Collection card on your dashboard
  2. Enter a name for your collection (e.g., "My Vinyl Records")
  3. Add an optional description
  4. Choose a Collection Type if a template matches your collection — templates come with pre-configured fields for common collection types like books, vinyl records, trading cards, and more (see Collections for the full list)
  5. Click Create

Your new collection appears on the dashboard and you're ready to start adding items. To give it a cover image, hover over the collection card and click the camera button (Upload cover image).

Adding Your First Item ​

  1. Inside your collection, click Add Item
  2. Enter a name for the item
  3. Add an optional description
  4. Upload photos by clicking the image area or dragging and dropping files
  5. Add tags to help you organize and search (e.g., "rare", "first edition")
  6. Fill in any value fields — purchase price, current value, purchase date
  7. If your collection uses a template, fill in the template-specific fields (e.g., artist, genre, condition for vinyl records)
  8. Click Create Item

Repeat for each item in your collection. You can also import items in bulk from a CSV or Excel file.

Next Steps ​

Now that you have a collection with items, here are some things to try: