Getting Started

Welcome to Afolio — your personal LEGO collection manager for macOS. Track your sets, browse the catalog, manage parts inventories, and organize everything with smart collections.

First Launch

When you first open Afolio, you'll need to download the LEGO catalog database. This contains data for thousands of sets, parts, and minifigures. The download happens automatically and takes about a minute.

Adding Your First Set

Click All Sets in the Catalog section of the sidebar
Browse or search for a set by name, number, or year
Click on a set to see its details
Click Add to Collection to add it

Your set appears in My Collection → All Sets in the sidebar.

Quick Tour

The app has three columns:

Sidebar (left) — navigate between your collection, minifigures, and the catalog
List (middle) — browse sets in the selected section
Detail (right) — view and edit the selected set's details

Multiple Windows

Use File → New Window (⌘N) to open additional windows. Each window remembers its own sidebar selection, so you can browse the catalog in one window while managing your collection in another.

Identifying a Set or Part

Got a sealed set or loose brick you can't place? Use Tools → Identify a Set (⌘⇧I) or Tools → Identify a Part (⌘⇧P) to narrow the catalog by visible attributes — colour, shape, dimensions, year. See Identify a Set or Part for details.

Languages

Afolio is available in English, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The app follows your macOS language settings.

Keyboard Shortcuts

⌘N — new window
⌘⌥N — new smart collection
⌘⇧I — Identify a Set
⌘⇧P — Identify a Part
⌘F — focus the search field
⌘E — export collection to CSV
⌘I — import from CSV

Tip: Use the search field to quickly find sets by name, set number, or year. Type a year like "2024" to filter by release year.