Welcome to the Phonox Blog

Welcome to the official Phonox blog! Phonox is an open-source, AI-powered assistant built specifically for vinyl record collectors. Whether you’re cataloguing a small personal library or managing hundreds of records, Phonox gives you powerful tools without the limitations of platforms like Discogs.

What is Phonox?

Phonox is an intelligent vinyl collection manager. Point your camera at an album cover or barcode, and Phonox does the rest:

• 📸 Identify records from photos — album covers, barcodes, or the vinyl itself
• 💰 Automatic valuations pulled from Discogs and MusicBrainz
• 🎵 Spotify integration — find and save listening links for your records
• 📝 Full collection management — metadata, condition notes, ratings, and personal notes
• 💬 Chat with your collection — ask your AI agent “What’s my rarest record?” or “Show me all jazz from the 70s”

Everything runs locally via Docker, so your data stays yours. An Anthropic Claude API key powers the AI agent, and an optional Tavily key enables deeper web searches (DuckDuckGo works as a free fallback).

What We Cover Here

This blog is where we share everything around using and improving Phonox:

• Getting started guides — install, configure, and run Phonox on your machine, including Linux, WSL, and Windows
• Feature tutorials — step-by-step walkthroughs like cataloguing your first records or reading a collection analysis report
• Release notes & enhancements — what changed and why, from performance boosts to new report features
• Tips & deep dives — like why Phonox is a compelling Discogs alternative, how to back up and restore your collection, or how to move records between users
• Setup guides — how to get your Anthropic or Tavily API keys and wire them up

Browse all posts on the home page or use the search page to find exactly what you’re looking for — just type a keyword like “backup”, “analysis”, or “Linux” and Phonox Blog’s full-text search surfaces the right post instantly.

Stay tuned — more posts are on the way.

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