Jigsaw puzzle collection app

Know what is already in the puzzle closet.

Keep the boxes, photos, condition, purchase details, and notes together so the next puzzle you bring home is not one you already own.

Colorful jigsaw puzzle pieces representing a Catalist Puzzles collection

More than a box photo

Keep the details with the puzzle.

Box & finished photos

Keep the box art, completed puzzle, condition, damage, or another detail worth remembering with the item itself.

Condition

Record whether the copy is sealed, used, worn, damaged, or has a completeness note worth remembering.

Purchase details

Remember when and where you bought it without hunting through old orders or receipts.

Recorded value

Keep a value for reference when resale, replacement, or collector context matters.

Categories

Organize by piece count, brand, subject, style, season, vintage, or whatever makes your own collection easier to browse.

Private notes

Save missing-piece notes, difficulty impressions, brand/series context, or another detail you want with the physical copy.

Supporting files

Keep receipts, reference documents, and other files connected to the puzzle they describe.

Useful links

Save the manufacturer page, product listing, replacement-parts reference, or another source worth returning to.

Across the puzzle shelf

Every box belongs somewhere.

Catalog the jigsaw puzzles you solve, collect, display, trade, donate, or simply do not want to accidentally buy twice.

500 & 1000 piece puzzles

Everyday favorites, family puzzles, weekend projects, and the piece counts that fill most shelves.

Large-format puzzles

1500, 2000, 3000+ piece puzzles and oversized boxes that become projects in their own right.

Art & illustration puzzles

Fine art, photography, illustration, maps, architecture, landscapes, and the box art that makes the collection visual.

Holiday & themed puzzles

Seasonal puzzles, licensed characters, travel series, animals, food, nostalgia, and other themes you collect repeatedly.

Vintage & specialty puzzles

Older boxes, wooden puzzles, unusual shapes, premium releases, inherited copies, and puzzles where condition or provenance matters.

Your puzzles, your system

Make the boxes easy to browse.

Use categories such as 500 Piece, 1000 Piece, Landscapes, Art, Holiday, Vintage, or whatever reflects how your own puzzle collection makes sense.

500 Piece1000 PieceLandscapesArtHolidayVintage
A colorful physical jigsaw puzzle ready to organize in Catalist
Catalist item capture with photo and manual entry options

Capture first

Start with the box in front of you.

Add the title and the details you know, use a photo to make the puzzle instantly recognizable, and keep moving. The record does not need a specialist puzzle database before it can exist.

Add the identity

Give the puzzle a clear title and enough context to recognize the box later.

Photograph the box

Capture the cover art, completed image, damage, missing-piece note, or another visual detail worth preserving.

Keep ownership context

Add condition, purchase information, value, notes, files, and links when they matter.

Add anything manually

Older, imported, handmade, or unusual puzzles can still have a useful Catalist record.

Useful beyond the table

Stop buying the same box twice.

A puzzle collection becomes useful when you can check what is already at home before the next store, thrift find, swap, or online sale.

Avoid duplicate buys

Check the catalog before bringing home another puzzle that is already buried on the shelf.

Remember the box

Use the cover image and notes when similar themes, brands, or series are easy to confuse.

Keep completed photos attached

Save the finished puzzle with the item instead of letting the photo disappear into the camera roll.

Note condition or missing pieces

Keep a private note with used puzzles so you remember which copy is complete, damaged, or needs attention.

Prepare for trade, resale, or donation

Reference condition, photos, purchase context, and notes when deciding what stays in the collection.

Organize a growing family shelf

Give dozens or hundreds of boxes enough structure that the closet is not the only record of what you own.

Built around ownership

Catalog the puzzles themselves.

Catalist keeps the focus on the physical puzzles you own: their photos, condition, purchase details, notes, files, links, and recorded value. You do not need to time every solve or track statistics to keep the collection useful.

Catalist Inventory showing items from several personal collections together

More than puzzles

Keep every collection close.

Puzzles do not have to live in one hobby app while board games, books, vinyl, movies, comics, and other collections live somewhere else.

Keep them in Catalist while each collection keeps the organization that makes sense for it.

Explore what you can catalog

Simple pricing

Two plans. One complete Catalist experience.

Start free or go Pro. Use the same Catalist account for puzzles and every other collection you want to keep together.

Catalist Free

$0

Catalog up to 75 items across 2 collections.

  • 2 collections
  • Up to 75 items
  • Add and organize your catalog
Get started free

Catalist Pro Monthly

$4.99 per month

Catalog unlimited items across unlimited collections.

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited collections and items
  • Photos and useful item links
  • Purchase dates and estimated values
  • Notes and ownership details
  • Model and serial numbers
Choose monthly
Best value · 2 months free

Catalist Pro Annual

$49.99 per year

Get the same unlimited Pro plan and save with annual billing.

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited collections and items
  • Photos and useful item links
  • Purchase dates and estimated values
  • Notes and ownership details
  • Model and serial numbers
Choose annual

Start free with 2 collections and up to 75 items. Go Pro for unlimited collections and items.

Questions, answered

The practical details.

What to know about using Catalist as a jigsaw puzzle collection app.

What is a jigsaw puzzle collection app?

A jigsaw puzzle collection app gives you a digital record of the physical puzzles you own, with photos, condition, purchase details, values, notes, files, links, categories, and other context you want to keep with each box.

Can I catalog puzzles by piece count?

Yes. You can use categories or notes to organize piece-count groupings that fit your collection. Catalist does not currently provide an automatic puzzle-specific piece-count field.

Can I keep photos of completed puzzles?

Yes. Add item photos for the box, finished puzzle, condition, damage, missing-piece reference, or another detail worth preserving.

Can I note that a puzzle is missing pieces?

Yes. Use condition and private notes to keep that information with the puzzle record.

Does Catalist scan puzzle barcodes?

Not currently as a dedicated puzzle lookup flow. Add puzzles manually and keep the ownership details that matter to your copy.

Does Catalist track solve times or completion statistics?

No. Catalist is currently centered on the physical puzzle collection rather than solve timers, progress tracking, or statistics.

Can I keep multiple copies of the same puzzle?

Yes. Each physical copy can have its own item record, photos, condition, purchase details, recorded value, files, links, and notes.

Is my puzzle collection public?

No. Catalist is private by default.

Can I use Catalist for puzzles and board games together?

Yes. Keep separate Puzzles and Board Games collections, plus Books, Vinyl, Movies, Comics, Home, and other collections in the same account.

Know what is in the closet.

Give every puzzle box a record you can check before the next one comes home.

Private by default · One catalog · Everything you own

Jigsaw puzzle pieces representing a collection ready to catalog