About

Mahonia is a no-login tool for building, weighing, and sharing packing lists, made by one person. Make a list, see what it weighs, send someone the link. No account, no app, no ads. The grams are optional; build a list with zero weights and the totals just stay quiet.

Why “Mahonia”?

Mahonia is the Oregon grape, the Oregon state flower and one of the most common native plants in the Pacific Northwest woods this tool is built for. It’s an unfussy evergreen shrub: holly-shaped leaves, bright yellow flowers in late winter, dusty-blue berries. Hardy, understated, and everywhere on the trails around Portland.

I wanted a name that was short, a little bit odd, and actually rooted in the place this tool is built for. A native plant, for a tool about getting outside, felt right.

The short version of how it works

• A list syncs to the server under a private, unguessable link as soon as you start building it. That’s how the same list opens on your phone and your laptop.
• Every list gets a private edit link and a separate read-only link to share. No sign-up. Nothing shows up publicly unless you choose to publish it.
• Weights are backed by a curated, cited gear catalog, but you can override anything.

Open source

Mahonia is open source under the MIT license. The code lives on GitHub, so you can read how it works, file an issue, or run your own copy.

Questions, or want a list removed? Email ryanekiley@gmail.com. See also the Legal page.