Frequently asked

Extant is an online catalogue for your physical media — vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, VHS, Blu-ray, games, and gear. Beyond cataloguing, it lets you discover what fellow fans are collecting, track prices on your wish list, build custom playlists, and chat with an AI that knows your collection.

Yes — Extant is free to use. Create an account and start logging your collection right away. No credit card required.

Extant supports vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, VHS, Blu-ray, games, and audio/video gear. If you collect it, there's a place for it.

You need a free account to log your collection, but this marketing site — and any public-facing community features — are accessible without signing in.

Search by title, artist, or barcode. Extant pulls metadata automatically — artwork, year, tracklist, genre, format. You can also scan physical barcodes using your device camera or import an existing Discogs collection in bulk.

Yes. Head to the Import page in the app and follow the Discogs import steps. Your existing collection transfers over with metadata intact.

Yes — you can download a full export of your collection at any time from Settings. It's your data and we want you to have a copy. If anything ever happens, your records are safe.

Yes. Each item in your collection can have its own notes, condition rating, and format details. Log the original pressing separately from the reissue if you own both.

Add an item to your wish list and set a target price. Extant monitors the market price and tracks the trend over time. When prices are moving in the right direction, you'll see it reflected in your wish list — and alerts will notify you when your target is hit.

Extant pulls market pricing data from Discogs, which tracks real sale prices for physical media across millions of listings worldwide.

Extant can surface buy links for items on your wish list so you can jump straight to listings on Amazon or eBay. We're working on making this even more seamless.

The built-in AI chat knows your collection and can recommend what to play next, deep-dive into an album's history, suggest what's missing from your collection, or just talk shop with a fellow fan. It's powered by Claude from Anthropic.

Extant lets you browse other collectors' catalogues and see what's trending across the community. Find fans with overlapping taste and discover your next obsession through the people who love it most.

Build listening queues from what you physically own. Extant can also surface records you haven't played in a while — a way to rediscover your own shelves.

Your collection is private by default. Community sharing features are opt-in — you control what's visible to other users.

No. Your collection data is yours. We don't sell or share personal information with third parties.

Images you upload for scanning are used only to identify your media. If a scan returns no results, the image is automatically deleted from our servers. We don't store personal photos.