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"CountThings from Photos" is an automatic counting app that quickly and accurately counts items by detecting objects in photos. The app uses “Counting Templates” to identify what to count, with each template designed for a specific type of object. You can choose a template from our library or contact us to create one tailored to your needs.

When you first open the app, it starts in “Basic Mode”, providing a set of features designed to help you get started quickly. To access more functionality, switch to “Advanced Mode”, where you can customize the interface by enabling only the features you need to match your workflow. For more information, refer to our Customize Your Screens guide.
To get started, we will count from a picture with drawn X's, so you can follow an example of a simple counting process. Download the app here, and start learning the "CountThings from Photos" app by drawing some X's on a piece of paper. Let the app do the counting for you!
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Open CountThings App and CREATE ACCOUNT or CONTINUE AS GUEST.
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Tap GET to download Xs on White Paper Counting Template. Our app uses Counting Templates to know what to count.
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You are now in Home Screen ➜ TAKE NEW PHOTO of your drawn X's.
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In Prepare Screen tap COUNT to start the automatic counting process.
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In Review Screen tap SAVE to store your counting data.

You can always explore our “Template Library” to download more Counting Templates to your device.

Please note that you won’t have to log in every time when using the app. After logging in and downloading the relevant Counting Template, the app will take you directly to the Home Screen.
In case you decide to log out from your Account and close the app on your device, the next time you launch the app you’ll go through the onboarding process once again.
More features to get the results you need
CountThings from Photos app is unique due to the multitude of features that you can benefit from, to get the job done quickly and accurately.
Here is a short list of our most used tools and features:
Counting Templates & Accuracy
The Counting Template tells the app what to count.

To ensure accuracy, we provide more than 300 Counting Templates in our Library, suitable for many industries.

Accuracy and speed depend on the match between the image that you count and the visual environment of the sample images.

We can create Counting Templates suited for you, using your sample images to teach the app what to count.
Contact us to get Counting Templates optimized for your needs.
Define Count Areas
Draw an area around the items you wish to include in your current count, and exclude background items not related to your count.
Visit our Define Count Area Guide to find out how to use this tool.
Corrections
Detected items are tagged after a count. If there are any counting errors, you can add,delete or move tags to ensure 100% accuracy.
Visit our Correct Errors Guide to find out how to use this tool.
Forms
Create and customize Forms by including important details about your counted items and their results. This feature is useful for exporting counting data to a CSV file, and include additional data to Forms, such as GPS coordinates, volume of products, total counts, scanned barcodes and many more.
Visit our Create and Customize Forms Guide to find out how to use this tool.
Saving and Integration
When using CountThings from Photos you can save the results to your device or send them to other systems through external web services or cloud services (Dropbox,Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive). Other workflow integration features are available (database integration such as Server Message Block / SMB).
Visit our Choose where to save your Counted Results Guide to find out how to use this tool.
Security features
CountThings from Photos app assures you that your counted data is safe. You can always use the app offline, as long as you are logged in and have an active counting template.
Our app does not collect any personal or sensitive information; it only collects crash reports and limited usage statistics, which can be disabled in Settings.
Visit our Security FAQ for more details.
We’re here to help
To customize the app to your unique environment, or to resolve any issues preventing 100% accuracy, reach out to us. We're here to help you.
For more information, please contact our Support Team at support@CountThings.com.
You can also request a virtual meeting with our experts to discuss how we can offer you the best counting experience.