For libraries of things & lending shops
Drill, raclette set, tent or sewing machine: with depositoo your library of things shows online what’s available, issues members a lending card and keeps track of every loan.
30 transactions per month and 50 inventory items for free
Sound familiar?
Visitors ask by email or phone — because there’s no up-to-date catalogue.
Taking down personal details, filling in forms, filing them away: it slows the volunteers down.
Accessories are missing, batteries are flat, something is broken — and nobody wrote it down.
How depositoo helps
In the lending shop, visitors browse by category and request items for the dates they want.
Members get a lending card with a QR code — on their next visit, a single scan is all it takes.
You register new members with a photo of their German ID card instead of typing everything in.
Due date, email reminder and a waiting list for popular items — whoever has a hold moves up automatically when the item is returned.
Fine or defective, complete or partial return — everything documented.
Several users share the counter shifts. With the role „Helfer (Ehrenamt)“ (helper, volunteer), lending and returns are possible, and only customers’ names are visible.
Typically lent out
Examples — you map your range with your own categories.
Day to day
The member shows their lending card — one scan and the person is loaded.
Scan the item’s label, accept the due date, have it signed, confirmation by email.
Scan the QR code on the confirmation, tick off accessories and record the condition.
FAQ
No. The lending shop is publicly available at your own address; contact details are all that’s needed to send a request.
Yes, by importing from CSV or Excel. depositoo suggests the column mapping and creates missing categories if you want.
The Free plan includes 30 transactions per month and 50 inventory items at no cost. For more, there are fixed plans from €9 / month, and non-profit libraries of things get a 30% discount.
The features in detail