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Excel + Google Sheets, sent to your email.","Tool Inventory Template Download","Download Your Free Template","Thank you! Check your email for the download link to your free tool inventory template.","Free Tool Inventory Template for Excel & Google Sheets",[24,25,27],"template",{"v-slot:description":26},"",[28,29,30],"p",{},"A ready-to-use tool inventory workbook for crews and workshops — an asset register tuned for hand and power tools, plus a check-out log by crew and job site, calibration tracking, and a dashboard. Works in Excel and Google Sheets.",[24,32,33],{"v-slot:legal":26},[28,34,35,36,41,42,46],{},"By submitting this form, you hereby consent to the processing of your personal data and confirm that you have read and agree to the ",[37,38,40],"a",{"href":39},"/legals/privacy","Privacy Policy"," and the ",[37,43,45],{"href":44},"/legals/terms","Terms of Use",".",[48,49,50,55],"essential-content-section",{},[24,51,52],{"v-slot:title":26},[28,53,54],{},"What is a tool inventory template?",[24,56,57,60],{"v-slot:description":26},[28,58,59],{},"A tool inventory template is a ready-made Excel or Google Sheets file for recording every hand and power tool your crew owns — what it is, who has it, which job site it's on, and when it's due for calibration or service. You get a working asset register, check-out log, calibration/maintenance log, and dashboard without building formulas from scratch.",[28,61,62,63,46],{},"Use it to list each tool with its ID, category, assigned crew or owner, current job site, and condition; log check-outs and returns as tools move between people and sites; and let the dashboard show what's out, what's overdue, and what's due for calibration. The same file opens in Excel (.xlsx) and Google Sheets. It's the same proven workbook thousands of teams already run, set up here for tools — drills, saws, generators, ladders, levels, torque wrenches, and the small stuff that quietly walks off a site. When you need the software version with mobile scanning, see ",[37,64,66],{"href":65},"/use-cases/construction-tool-tracking","construction tool tracking",[68,69],"essential-template-preview-callouts-section",{":image":70,":sheets":71,"subtitle":72,"title":73,"urlBar":74},"{\"src\":\"/assets/images/playbooks/excel_1.webp\",\"alt\":\"Tool inventory template preview\"}","[{\"title\":\"Tool Register\",\"description\":\"The main tracking sheet — every tool with pre-built fields for ID, category, assigned crew, current job site, purchase cost, and condition.\",\"icon\":\"flaticon-data-copy\",\"image\":\"/assets/images/playbooks/excel_1.webp\",\"imageAlt\":\"Tool Register sheet preview\",\"urlLabel\":\"Sheet: Tool Register\",\"highlights\":[\"Tool ID, category, replacement cost\",\"Assigned crew + current job site\",\"Example rows to learn from\"]},{\"title\":\"Check-out Log\",\"description\":\"Know which crew member holds each tool, which site it went to, and when it is due back. 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Every number calculates itself from your data.\",\"icon\":\"flaticon-analytics\",\"image\":\"/assets/images/playbooks/excel_4.webp\",\"imageAlt\":\"Dashboard sheet preview\",\"urlLabel\":\"Sheet: Dashboard\",\"highlights\":[\"Auto-calculated totals\",\"Tools out by crew / site\",\"Upcoming calibration summary\"]},{\"title\":\"Settings\",\"description\":\"Pre-configured dropdowns for tool categories, statuses, conditions, crews, and job sites — so your data stays consistent from day one.\",\"icon\":\"flaticon-folder-2\",\"image\":\"/assets/images/playbooks/excel_5.webp\",\"imageAlt\":\"Settings sheet preview\",\"urlLabel\":\"Sheet: Settings\",\"highlights\":[\"Power / hand / access / consumable\",\"Crews, job sites, statuses\",\"Easy to customize for your team\"]},{\"title\":\"Instructions\",\"description\":\"Quick-start guide with examples and tips. 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UNIO24 free tier covers 50 tools with unlimited users.\",\"values\":[\"partial\",true]},{\"feature\":\"Team collaboration\",\"description\":\"Shared file = one editor at a time. UNIO24 = real-time editing, unlimited crew members.\",\"values\":[\"partial\",true]},{\"feature\":\"Mobile access & scanning\",\"description\":\"Native iOS and Android apps with QR / barcode scanning on site\",\"values\":[false,true]},{\"feature\":\"Check-out on the job site\",\"description\":\"Manual tab in the template. 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Once tools move across sites and crews daily, a cloud platform pays off.","Spreadsheet or UNIO24 — what fits your crew?",[96,97],"essential-call-to-action-text-section",{":link":98,"text":99,"title":100},"{\"text\":\"Try UNIO24 Free\",\"url\":\"https://my.unio24.com/signup?utm_source=unio24-site&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=resources&utm_content=resources-tool-inventory-template\"}","UNIO24 is free for up to 50 tools — cloud-based, with QR scanning and mobile apps so crews check tools in and out from the job site.","Tools moving across sites every day, or need mobile check-out? Skip the spreadsheet.",[102,103],"essential-answer-question-section",{":questions":104,"subtitle":105,"title":106},"[{\"id\":1,\"question\":\"Is the tool inventory template really free?\",\"answer\":\"Yes — no hidden costs, no subscription, no card required. Fill out the form and you get instant access to the Excel and Google Sheets versions.\"},{\"id\":2,\"question\":\"How is a tool inventory different from an equipment inventory?\",\"answer\":\"A tool inventory leans toward smaller, portable, high-turnover items — drills, saws, testers, ladders — that move between people and job sites daily, so the check-out log and calibration dates matter most. An \u003Ca href=\\\"/resources/equipment-inventory-template\\\">equipment inventory\u003C/a> leans toward larger, fixed or semi-fixed machines where a service schedule and warranty tracking matter more. The workbook is the same; this version is set up with tool-focused columns and examples. If you track both, one file handles it.\"},{\"id\":3,\"question\":\"How do I track tools across multiple job sites and crews?\",\"answer\":\"Use the Check-out Log with the Job Site and Assigned Crew columns. Each time a tool moves, log the transfer — who took it, from which site to which. The dashboard then shows what is out on each site and who is holding it, so a missing impact driver is a lookup, not a Slack thread.\"},{\"id\":4,\"question\":\"Should I put QR or barcode labels on my tools?\",\"answer\":\"For a spreadsheet, labels are optional but help — a printed tool ID on each item makes check-out faster and cuts data-entry errors. Our \u003Ca href=\\\"/playbooks/asset-tracking-implementation/asset-tagging-best-practices\\\">asset tagging guide\u003C/a> covers label types and placement for tools that take a beating. Once you want to scan a label and log a check-out from your phone, you have outgrown the spreadsheet.\"},{\"id\":5,\"question\":\"When do I outgrow a tool tracking spreadsheet?\",\"answer\":\"Usually around 50 tools, or the moment two people need to update the log at once, or when tools move between sites faster than anyone updates the file. Past that you feel the missing pieces most: no mobile scanning on site, no calibration reminders, no reliable record of who lost what. 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