Estate Inventory Photo Log Organizer

WHAT IT DOES

This userscript helps estate planners and organizers create a comprehensive inventory by analyzing photos of estate items. It scans photo gallery pages or image listings for items in an estate, then provides an organizing interface to log, categorize, and annotate each item with room, category, estimated value, condition, and notes. It can extract EXIF metadata (date taken) from filenames, detect duplicate photos, and generate a searchable inventory log. The script exports the inventory as CSV, JSON, or HTML, and highlights items missing key fields for estate sale planning. It suggests categories based on filenames (e.g., "chair" → Furniture, "painting" → Art), and generates printable price tags for items with estimated values.

WHERE IT RUNS

The script works on any webpage with images—Google Photos, iCloud, Dropbox, local file listings, or any image gallery. It runs entirely within your browser, reading only the visible content of the current page. It does not track your browsing history, access other tabs, or send any data externally. All inventory data is processed locally.

HOW TO USE

After installation, open the panel by clicking the tool's icon in the BotGentz sidebar. The script auto-scans the page for images on load (toggle this on/off). Click "Scan page for items" to manually scan the page. The panel displays a list of detected items with thumbnails, names, categories, rooms, values, and status indicators (⚠️ for missing fields, ✅ for complete). Use the export dropdown to choose your format—CSV, JSON, HTML (styled report), or Price Tags (printable text). Click "Export Inventory" to download the file. The export includes all item details for estate sale planning or record-keeping.

THE TECHNICAL MECHANISM

This script uses DOM traversal to extract image elements from the page. For each image, it collects the src URL, filename, alt text, title, and attempts to parse a date from the filename using common date patterns (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYYMMDD, MM-DD-YYYY). It suggests categories using a keyword-based engine with over 30 keywords across 9 categories (Furniture, Electronics, Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Books, Kitchen, Tools, Collectibles). For example, "chair" → Furniture, "laptop" → Electronics, "painting" → Art. The inventory tracks each item with name, filename, category, room, estimated value, condition, date, and notes. Missing field detection highlights items without category, room, estimated value, or condition. The export function generates CSV (with proper quoting), JSON, styled HTML with status indicators, or printable price tags. All data is processed locally.

THE PANEL

The panel is draggable anywhere on the screen and remembers its position between sessions. It can be collapsed to a small floating bubble to minimize distraction, and expanded again with a single click. The panel's width can be adjusted, and pressing the Escape key closes it instantly. All settings—export format and auto-scan—are persisted locally using GM_setValue, so your preferences remain intact across page reloads and browser restarts.

PLEASE NOTE

This userscript requires the free BotGentz extension to function. The script works on any page with images but is most useful on photo gallery and estate planning pages. The category suggestion is based on filenames and may not always be accurate—review and adjust categories as needed. The date extraction relies on filename patterns and may not capture all dates correctly. The script does not access EXIF data directly from image files; it only reads what is visible on the page. Always verify the inventory for accuracy. No data from your browsing is stored or transmitted anywhere—all processing occurs entirely in your browser.