private tester phase

Know exactly which
pressing you're holding.

Photograph a record. crate2cloud reads the label and matches it on Discogs by catalogue number — so you get the specific edition in your hands, not just the album.

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How it works

01 Photograph it

Centre label or sleeve. One shot, on your phone or a webcam.

02 It reads the record

An AI vision model pulls artist, title, label and catalogue number off the print, including curved rim text. If that's unavailable it falls back to on-device text recognition, which reads less well.

03 Shelve it or sell it

Add to your Discogs collection, or draft a listing with grading help and live market prices.

Why the catalogue number matters

Most scanners identify the album. A 1973 first pressing and a 2015 repress share a title but not a value — the difference lives in the catalogue number printed on the label. crate2cloud reads that number and searches Discogs by it, so the match is a specific pressing rather than a best guess at the title.

Honest about the numbers: on a 20-record internal test the right release came back top of the list every time. That's a small sample from one collection, not a guarantee — always check the pressing before you collect or list. Photos, data and limits are spelled out in your data.

Built to be trusted

Your account stays yours You connect with your own Discogs token, kept only in your browser. The server stores no credentials and never logs it.
Nothing goes on sale by accident Listings are only ever created as drafts. Publishing stays a decision you make on Discogs.
Dry-run by default Every action previews first. Nothing touches your account until you switch it live.
Your photos don't stay here A photo is sent to an AI provider to read the label, held for up to 7 days so a bad match can be fixed, then deleted. Full detail in your data.

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Two ways in — pick whichever suits the pile in front of you.