Fountain Pen Collection Software

[BradG]

Is your fountain pen collection growing?

we've got you covered. We're currently developing software for managing a collection of fountain pens. Follow our progress here:

https://www.gothardpens.co.uk/software

Add yourself to the mailing list and we will drop you an email when the trial is available for download. The trial is fully functional, just limited to the amount of pens you can add. a full lifetime license with free upgrades costs £10 ($13.50)

Easy to use software for managing your fountain pen collection. Add all of your fine writing instruments, and filter your collection by their attributes while browsing. Keep a record of which pens are inked, and all of your inks details too. Future versions I hope to include a marketplace, where you can buy & sell pens, along with adding rare pens to your Wanted list, so that if by chance another member happens to advertise one as available, you'll be the first to know!

[basterma]

Will this interface with FPN?

[inkstainedruth]

Nice idea, but I just use iPages (for lists of my pens by brand, and by which ones are currently) and iNumbers (for a spreadsheet of pens by price because I was curious as to how my spending habits went, and also charts of pens by color). And since both programs came pre-installed on my laptop, it didn't cost me anything. And the iPages lists I can do color coding (prices, whether they're currently inked, etc.

I suppose I should actually get photos done of all of them, for insurance value, etc. But that's kinda like work....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[MrThoth]

Will it be possible to import data into your program from other common formats (e.g., Excel or Filemaker Pro)?

[justvrod]

Interesting idea.....I keep thinking myself on how to best organize my growing list of pens in my collection. As an IT professional , i have thought about writing my own code !

[Mulrich]

I like the idea but as a mac user I'm betting it won't be compatible. I use a modified spreadsheet from Figboot on Pens which works fairly well though it can't handle pictures.

[gl_rex]

I use this software. http://www.collectingcatalog.com/

 

You can customize the fields. Costs more than OP's product. Designed for collecting all different types of "stuff."

 

(Standard disclaimer - I have no relationship with the purveyor, etc.)

[Chi Town]

I like the idea but as a mac user I'm betting it won't be compatible. I use a modified spreadsheet from Figboot on Pens which works fairly well though it can't handle pictures.

 

I use a Mac Book Pro and I use GoogleDrive which takes me right into an Excel Spread Sheet. I've customized the heck outta my deal, from a Page for Fountain Pens, to a Page for Books ( I have a 40 Book Library related to Pens and repairing ), To a Page for Ink Wells, Desk Sets, Inks ( I have well over 200+ Bottles of inks ), Pen Cases, Misc, and NoteBooks. The only thing left is to go to Photoshop and pull the links for the pictures.....and plug those in next to the appropriate items.....This also downloads to my iPhone and iPad

[sdbruder]

I use a numbers spreadsheet with multiple tables for purchased pens, wishlist pens, inks (separate tables for bottles and samples with pictures for both), etcetera.