Specimenry

Country of Origin

Geological Distribution

Developed with ❤️ for fossil collectors. Love the app? Consider a tip on Ko-fi! Found a bug? Report a Bug

Collection

Actions

Specimen ultra zoom
×

📋 Export Wishlist

Here are the names of your wishlist entries. You can easily copy them below:

📥 Import Spreadsheet (CSV)

You can bulk-import specimens into your archive using a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file. The importer supports flexible column header mapping:

Headers: Specimen Name | Type | Category | Period | Epoch | Stage | Formula | Crystal System | Hardness | Luster | Streak | Cleavage | Color | Size | Unit | Price | Wishlist | Sold | Dream

For best results, download our pre-formatted template, fill it in, and upload it:

🤖 AI / LLM Context Exporter

This text contains the curatorial context of your fossil archive, optimized for Claude or ChatGPT. Copy it below or download it as a file:

🐛 Report a Bug

Help us improve Specimenry! Fill out this form to send a bug report directly to our development team.

Provide your email if you'd like us to follow up with questions.

📷 Take Photo

🔄 Specimenry Sync Center

Synchronize your database automatically in the background across all your devices using your personal Google Drive account.

Not Connected
Connect to begin backup.
How to get a Client ID? (Free, 2 mins)
1. Visit the Google Cloud Console.
2. Create a Project, go to Credentials, and select Create CredentialsOAuth client ID.
3. Set Application Type to Web application.
4. Add authorized origins in Google Console: http://localhost (or your own custom GitHub Pages site domain)
5. Save, copy the resulting Client ID string, and paste it above!

⚙️ App Settings & Profiles

Customize your curation workflow. Enable advanced layout profiles to unlock specialized museum accession fields, retail/financial shop parameters, or physical collection cabinet tracking.

Used for dashboard totals and as the default when you add a new specimen. Each specimen still keeps the currency you entered on it.

Shown on local specimen change history (e.g. “price changed”). Not an account — stays on this device.

Used by the microphone buttons on notes fields. Choose Auto-detect or lock to a specific language (Swedish, English, German, …).

Dictation: …

Needs network once. After that the badge shows Ready offline and field dictation works without Wi‑Fi.

🗄️ Physical Storage Explorer

Browse your collection by physical locations. Click on any Cabinet or Drawer level to filter the main collection layout.

📊 Shop Commercial Ledger

Total Acquisition (COGS) $0.00
Total Sales Revenue $0.00
Total Net Profit $0.00
Average Profit Margin 0.0%
Specimen Name Status Cost (COGS) Retail / Sold Net Profit Margin

📓 Field Diary

Log a collecting visit, link it to a saved site, then attach specimens from the editor.

📦 Lots & Groups

Group specimens that share a purchase, ex-collection, or matrix. Select cards in the archive and use Add to Group.

📖 Shareable Catalog

Exports a self-contained HTML catalog you can email, host, or open offline. Prices, storage drawers, provenance scans, change logs, and contacts are never included — suitable for collectors and museums. Copy share link embeds a metadata-only catalog in the URL (no photos, size-limited).

Specimenry

A personal database for fossils and minerals — catalog, field notes, labels, and your collection story in one place.

Your data lives in this browser — export backups regularly so clearing site data or switching devices does not erase your collection.

You can reopen this anytime: Database → About & Privacy

Specimenry

Backup & Restore

Your collection lives in this browser. Download a backup file you own, then restore it here or on another device.

Export regularly — clearing browser data can erase your archive.

What’s in a backup
  • All specimens, photos, notes, tags, storage & prices
  • Field diary trips, localities, lots/groups
  • Provenance documents on specimens

ZIP is separate (CSV + photos). Not in JSON: Drive/P2P sync settings and speech models.

Move to a new phone
  1. Here: Download backup and save the JSON where the new phone can open it.
  2. New phone: open specimenry.online in the browser you’ll keep using.
  3. Restore: Backup & Restore → Restore from file → confirm the check summary.
Quick smoke check
  1. Add a test specimen, then Download backup.
  2. Confirm the file appears in Downloads / Files.
  3. (Optional) Restore in a private window and confirm “Restore verified OK”.

Restore merges by ID (same ID overwrites). Prefer an empty browser profile when moving devices.