SpellControl guides

How to organize a binder, how SpellControl compares with the tools you already use, and how to bring a collection over from any popular tracker. Paste your export or drop the file; the format is auto-detected, so you never pick one from a menu. Importing is free and needs no account: your cards stay on your device unless you sign in to sync them across devices.

Start here

• How to organize a Magic binder

  Pocket math, the three sorting schemes that hold up, and rule-based binders that file every new card onto the right page for you.

• SpellControl vs Moxfield, ManaBox and Archidekt

  They track that you own a card. SpellControl decides which page it lives on.

Choosing a tool

• ManaBox vs Moxfield

  A phone scanner and a deck-building website, side by side.

• Moxfield vs Archidekt vs ManaBox

  Deck building, collection tracking, scanning, platforms and cost for all three.

Guides by source

• ManaBox

  CSV or TSV export. The Scryfall ID column pins every card to its exact printing, and your ManaBox binder names come along.

• Moxfield

  Collection CSV export. Edition and collector number resolve exact printings; condition, language, foil, and purchase price are kept.

• Archidekt

  Collection CSV export with condition codes, finish, language, and price.

• Deckbox

  Inventory CSV export. Wishlist-only rows are skipped, owned copies come through.

• MTG Arena & text lists

  Arena deck exports, EDHREC/Moxfield deck lists, or a plain list of card names — one card per line.

• Any CSV or spreadsheet

  TCGplayer, Cardsphere, or your own spreadsheet — any file with a Name column imports.

What every import keeps

SpellControl reads whatever your file provides:

• Exact printing — via a Scryfall ID when the export has one, otherwise name + set + collector number.
• Quantity per card.
• Finish — nonfoil, foil, or etched.
• Condition and language per copy, normalized across tools (NM, Near Mint, and Mint all land in the same bucket).
• Purchase price, kept on the card.
• Binder or folder name from the source tool, kept as each card's source category.

After import, cards file themselves into rule-based binders — sorted by color, type, set, price, tags, or any rules you define.

Free, no account required.