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Account Setup

Before you can start scanning cards, you need a TCG Inventory account. Sign-in is passwordless — there is no password to remember, forget, or reset. Everything works through a one-time "magic link" sent to your email.

Creating your account​

  1. Go to tcg-inventory.com/signup.
  2. Enter a Username (3–30 characters; letters, numbers, and underscores only) and your Email. As you type a username, the form checks its availability live and shows either "Username is available" or a reason it isn't (too short, already taken, contains invalid characters, or reserved).
  3. Check the box to accept the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy. This is required.
  4. Optionally check the box to receive product update emails — this is not required.
  5. Select Create Account.

:::info Access is invite-based Sign-up is currently limited to selected beta testers. If you weren't given access, you'll need an invite before you can create an account. :::

Verifying your email​

After signing up, you'll see a "Verify your email" screen telling you a verification link was sent to your inbox. Open the email and follow the link — this signs you in and takes you straight to the onboarding wizard.

If you already have an account under that email address, TCG Inventory quietly sends a normal sign-in link instead of showing an error — so mistyped sign-ups never reveal whether an email is already registered.

Signing in​

  1. Go to tcg-inventory.com/signin.
  2. Enter your account email and select Send Login Link.
  3. You'll see a "Check your email" confirmation. Open the email on any device and follow the link to be signed in and taken to your Home dashboard.

There is no username/password form, no "remember me" option, and no social sign-in (Google, etc.) at this time. If you enter an email that isn't registered, you'll still see the generic "check your email" message — for privacy, the app never confirms whether an address has an account.

Registering your scanning machine​

Each Card Butler scanning machine ships with a unique 12-character transfer code that only appears on the device itself during setup. To link it to your account:

  1. Sign in and open Inventorize → Machines in the sidebar (or go directly to /machines).
  2. If this is your first machine, the Add a machine panel is already expanded. Otherwise, select it to expand it.
  3. Follow the six-step tutorial shown in the panel:
    1. Plug in your machine. On first boot it automatically enters setup mode.
    2. On your phone, connect to the machine's Wi-Fi. Join the network that starts with CardButler — no password needed. This network has no internet access; that's expected while pairing.
    3. Open cardbutler.local in your phone's browser while still connected to that network (a Copy button is provided).
    4. Select your home Wi-Fi from the list shown on the device's setup page, enter its password, and press Connect to Network.
    5. Request the registration code by pressing Request Registration Code on the device's setup page — a 12-character code appears.
    6. Enter that code into the Transfer Code field on the Machines page in the app.
  4. Give the machine a Machine Name you'll recognize (e.g. "Machine 1").
  5. As soon as you finish typing a 12-character code, the app automatically verifies it with the device over the network — you'll see a spinner, then a green confirmation with the device's MAC address once verified.
  6. Select Register Machine.

Once verification succeeds, you're redirected to the machine's detail page with a confirmation that your scanner is paired and ready. See Machines for everything you can do from there.

:::tip Code not appearing on the device? Make sure the device is connected to your Wi-Fi (steady LED) and request a new code from its setup page — codes are one-time and expire. :::

Next steps​

  • Finish the Onboarding wizard if you haven't already — it tailors the app to how you collect.
  • Head to Your First Scan once your machine is registered and online.