Grocy
Grocy is a self-hosted web app for groceries, pantry inventory, shopping lists, recipes, chores, and household consumption tracking with barcode scanning and stock automation.
Grocy is a web-based household management system focused on groceries and consumables. It helps you track pantry inventory, shopping, and consumption, while also covering related home organization needs like recipes and chores. Grocy is designed around stock movements, best-before dates, and product metadata to reduce waste and keep supplies accurate.
Key Features
- Pantry inventory with stock transactions (purchase/consume/transfer), quantity units, and location support
- Best-before date tracking with expiry handling and notifications
- Shopping list management, including “missing items” based on desired stock levels
- Barcode scanning support for fast product identification and stock actions
- Recipe management with ingredient linking and automatic stock deduction based on servings
- Chores and tasks with schedules and assignment (useful for shared households)
- Built-in REST API for integrations and automation (e.g., scanners, dashboards, scripts)
- Multi-language UI and configurable settings for products, units, and workflows
Use Cases
- Track pantry/freezer inventory and get alerted before items expire
- Generate shopping lists from minimum stock targets and planned recipes
- Run a shared household system for chores, recurring tasks, and shopping
Limitations and Considerations
- Primarily designed for household-scale inventory (not a full retail/warehouse system)
- Barcode workflows often benefit from compatible mobile clients or external scanner setups
Grocy fits users who want more structure than a simple shopping list: it models real stock movements and links them to recipes and household routines. With its API and flexible configuration, it can serve as a central “home ERP” for groceries and daily consumables.
