Creating Your First Collection

How to create your very first collection in Owlect.

Create your first collection

After you finish the quick onboarding questions, Owlect takes you straight into creating your first collection. If you picked a single type of thing you collect, the new-collection form is already set to that type — just give it a name. If you picked several types (or skipped that step), you'll see the type picker first, with your preferred types listed at the top.

You can create more collections anytime from your dashboard. Here's how the form works:

Step by step:

1Tap the "New Collection" button

2Pick a type — Choose what you collect. For example, "Dolls", "Board Games", or "Coins". If your collection does not fit any type, choose "Custom"

3Give it a name — Something like "My Doll Collection" or "Family Board Games"

4Tap "Create"

What is a collection type?

The collection type tells Owlect what kind of items you are tracking. This is helpful because:

Owlect can suggest ready-made fields for your type (like "Artist" for music or "Number of Players" for board games)

For many types, Owlect can find information automatically when you add items

Your collection gets a nice icon that matches the type

Can I change the type later?

The type is set when you create the collection and cannot be changed later. But you can always create a new collection with a different type!

What's next?

Now that you have a collection, it's time to add your first item! Check out the "Adding Items" article to learn how.

Related Collection Types

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Dolls

Track your doll collection

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Board Games

Track your board game collection

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Music

Track your music collection

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