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How?
A worksheet, not an official form; use your regulator's / carrier's / insurer's own form where one is required.
Fill in
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home inventory app
Know which inventory you kept before a loss.
Home inventory app — Know which inventory you kept before a loss. Use the free inventory worksheet for rooms, receipts and identifying records.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Your free home inventory worksheet.
A worksheet, not an official form; use your regulator's / carrier's / insurer's own form where one is required.
- Room / item record
- Receipt reference
- Serial number
- Description / quantity
- Age / recorded value
Check your regulator's own form. The printable version lists the source behind every field. CSV versions have an instruction row above the headings.
Then date your filled-in copy.
Keep the completed copy and its source records. A time receipt dates those exact bytes; it does not establish that an entry is true or accepted. Save a new copy when the inventory changes.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
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How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Home contents inventory
Home contents inventory
01 · Keep the exact files
Use the free inventory worksheet for rooms, receipts and identifying records.
Records to keep: Rooms · Receipts · Serial numbers
Home contents inventory
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Home contents inventory
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep the original records and the insurer’s own required inventory and proof of loss.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
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or drop a file here
Real cases: why the original photos matter.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
US, Eastern District of California · 2015
Match inventory entries to the goods claimed
An owner claimed stolen goods, but some receipts were for other things and photos showed only jewels being worn. The court let the payment claim go on. Claims for unfair treatment and extra punishment failed, with no final theft payout yet.
Federal trial decision; this was a partial ruling before trial.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
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What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
Financial Ombudsman Service, home insurance guidance
Decides on the evidence from the consumer, the insurer and third parties, and checks whether policy exclusions were applied fairly.
The page says nothing about dated or digital records, receipts or photos. It is general evidence-weighing, not a rule on timestamps.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceInsurer policy conditions, renters policy
After a loss the insured must prepare an inventory showing quantity, description, age, replacement cost and amount of loss, attach bills and receipts, and file a sworn proof of loss within 60 days.
The policy asks for descriptions, ages and receipts. A time receipt supports a pre-loss inventory but does not replace those. Policy wording varies by insurer.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceOther ways to do this
Prices change. Check each provider’s site for current prices and service details.
Related workflows.
Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove you owned the items, who took the photos, where they were taken, what they were worth, or that an insurer or court will accept them.
This cannot establish ownership, value, true condition, coverage or claim acceptance.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
What should a home inventory include?
For each item: a description, the room, make and model, serial number, purchase date and price, and a photo. Insurers' claim forms ask for quantity, description, age and cost, so record those from the start.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDo I need receipts if I have photos?
Insurers commonly ask for bills and receipts to back up an inventory, so keep both. Photos show an item existed; receipts show what it cost. A time receipt dates the files but does not replace either.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerDoes a time receipt prove I owned the items?
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Are my photos uploaded to Timevolt?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
How often should I update my inventory?
After big purchases, and at least once a year, such as at policy renewal. Out-of-date lists can cause trouble: one ombudsman case turned on contents values confirmed at renewal.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWill my insurer accept a time receipt?
There is no general rule that says so. Insurers decide on their own policy wording and the evidence. Ask yours what proof it wants, and use the time receipt as supporting evidence.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhere should I keep my inventory copies?
Somewhere that survives a fire or burglary, such as cloud storage or a relative's drive. In one fire case the home was demolished within a day, so nothing could be inspected.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.