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Add supplies from a photo

Photograph a shelf and the app turns everything on it into inventory items you approve.

Last updated July 7, 2026

Typing in a full pantry one can at a time is the slowest part of getting prepared. Photo import fixes that. Take one photo of a shelf, a bin, or a case of water, and Provision Planner reads it and drafts the items for you. Nothing is saved until you review the list and approve it.

Note

Photo import is a Premium feature. See what Premium includes.

Add from a photo on the web

  1. Open Supplies

    Choose Supplies in the sidebar, then click Add from photo in the top right.

  2. Say where it's stored

    Optional but useful: pick a storage location, or type a new one like Basement Shelf. Every item in the batch is filed there, so you never assign locations one by one.

  3. Choose a photo

    Take or upload a photo. Frame the whole shelf straight on, with labels facing you.

  4. Review and add

    The app lists what it sees with names, counts, package sizes, and estimates. Fix anything, uncheck anything you don't want, then click Add.

The Supplies page header with the Add from photo button
Add from photo lives at the top of the Supplies page
The upload card with a storage location picker and a Choose a photo button
Pick the storage location once, then choose your photo
A review table listing twelve identified canned goods with editable names, quantities, package sizes, and calorie estimates
One photo of a canned goods shelf became twelve items, ready to review

On your phone

The mobile app opens a full screen camera, just like the barcode scanner. Tap the plus tab, choose Photo, and snap the shelf. The Library button lets you pick a photo you already took from your camera roll.

The mobile photo import camera with a framing guide, shutter button, and Library button
Frame the whole shelf and tap the shutter

What the app fills in

  • The items it can identify, one entry per product, with a count of how many it can see.
  • Package sizes in plain words, like 15 oz can or 20 lb bag.
  • Calorie estimates for food and volume for drinking water, so new items count toward your readiness numbers right away.
  • A "best guess, please check" note on anything it wasn't sure about.

Everything stays editable. You can rename, recount, or recategorize during review, and any item can be refined later in Supplies, for example to add an expiration date from the label.

Heads up

Calories and volumes are estimates read from the photo. For items where exact numbers matter to you, open the item in Supplies afterward and enter the label values.

Tips for a good photo

  • Photograph one shelf or bin at a time instead of a whole room.
  • Face the shelf straight on with the labels pointing at the camera.
  • Good light matters more than a good camera.
  • Just home from a supply run? Line everything up on the counter and photograph it before putting it away.

Tip

Pair photo import with storage locations: photograph each shelf and file each batch to its own spot. Your whole pantry gets organized as fast as you can take pictures.

Your photo is read once to draft the list and is not stored.

Add your first supplies

The manual way, and when to use it.

Storage locations

Keep track of where everything lives.

Expiration dates

Why adding dates pays off later.

Still stuck? Contact support and we'll help you out.