10 best vinyl collection apps in 2026, compared
Plastic, Discogs, CLZ Music, VinylBox and six more apps, compared on scanning, listening, Discogs sync and price.
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Insights & guides
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Share your record collection online, the way it looks on your shelf
Your own page for your records: a wall of favourites, curated Collections, your whole collection and your wishlist. Free, and synced with Discogs.
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How to organise a vinyl or CD collection that outgrew the alphabet
Records or CDs, a shelf holds one order. Plastic holds the rest: your own Collections, artist discographies, genres and Discogs sync.
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Every coloured record is a one-off
Coloured records are made partly by hand, so no two match. How plants make splatter and split records, what makes a colour rare, and how it sounds.
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How to share your vinyl collection on social media or with friends
Make an album-cover grid from your collection, wishlist, folder or tag. Share vinyl, CDs and cassettes, or turn Monthly Rewind into a video on iPhone.
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Plastic vs Discogs: what each app does for your collection
Connect the collection you already have, then scan, listen, browse and keep every pressing detail on your phone.
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Plastic vs Discographic: more from your music collection
Compare collection tools, scanning, listening, discovery and the cost of each app.
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Plastic vs VinylBox: record collection apps compared
Compare scanning, album pages, collection browsing, Discogs sync, discovery and seller tools.
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Identify a vinyl record from its cover
Point the camera at a sleeve or import a saved photo. Plastic finds the album and helps you compare the possible pressings.
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Barcode Scanner for Vinyl Records
Scan a record barcode to find the release, or use the cover, catalogue number and runout when there is no barcode.
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Vinyl matrix number lookup: search the runout
Type the matrix number or other runout text and compare possible pressings by label, catalogue number, country and year.
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How much is my vinyl record worth?
Start with the pressing, the condition and recent sold prices. Asking prices alone do not show what a record is worth.
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Product updates
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September update: discographies, anniversaries and a smoother camera
Explore artist discographies, celebrate album anniversaries with On this day in Radar, and scan covers or barcodes with a faster, smoother iPhone camera.
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Plastic reviewed by Vinyl & …
Timo Klingelhöfer shares how Plastic fits alongside Discogs, from scanning records to rediscovering his collection.
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Finally, a proper vinyl & CD inventory app for Android
Scan your records, bring in your Discogs collection and organise vinyl, CDs and cassettes on Android.
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Plastic won a Red Dot Award. Here is how we designed the app.
Its founder explains how time in record stores shaped the app, from track previews to browsing a shelf.
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