[ Guides ]
Guides for a move that stays organised.
Everything we know about packing a house so nothing goes missing, and finding any single item once it has. Written for the move itself, not for search engines.
- Free printableHow to label moving boxes, with free printable labelsWhat actually belongs on a box label and in what order, plus two free label sheets: a cut-out sheet sized to print identically on A4 and US Letter, and a peel-and-stick sheet aligned to Avery 5163.
- Free templateMoving inventory list, with a free templateSeven columns, one row per box, as a printable sheet, an Excel file and a CSV. All free with no email gate, plus a worked example and an honest section on where a spreadsheet stops working.
- ComparisonBest moving apps, compared by one of themSix moving and inventory apps on price, platforms, offline use and item search. Published by BoxLister, which is one of the six, so every price is dated and linked to the source and BoxLister is not listed first.
- Free toolMoving box calculator: how many boxes do you need?Answer three questions and get a count by box size, plus the tape and paper to go with it. Every assumption behind the number is shown on the page, including which half of the model is published and which half is ours.
- The checklistHow to pack a house, room by roomEvery room in the house: what to pack early, what to leave until the last two days, what should never go in a box, and what actually breaks. With a free printable tick list.
- The methodHow to find things in boxes after movingThe whole method in three steps: set the move up room by room, list what goes in each box as you pack it, then search an item to get its box and room. No unpacking to check.
- 10 tipsHow to pack boxes for moving: 10 tipsTen habits that save time on both ends of a move. Numbering boxes rather than just naming rooms, keeping the list honest as you pack, and packing a first-night box you can actually find.
- ComparisonMoving box inventory: app vs pen and paperAn honest comparison of the three ways people do this. Where paper genuinely wins, where a spreadsheet starts to creak, and when a searchable inventory earns its keep.
Reading this on the phone you'll pack with?
BoxLister runs in the browser, so there's no app store and nothing to download. You can add it to your home screen in a couple of taps and it works offline from then on.