For a long stretch of the 2010s, if you asked a gun forum how to catalog a collection, someone would answer “MyGunDB.” It was a desktop program from Intelligent Firearm Solutions that ran on Windows, Mac and Linux, printed ATF-style acquisition and disposition (A&D) reports, and cost a one-time fee. Collectors with curio-and-relic licenses loved it because it replaced a handwritten bound book.
Armory Atlas is what that category looks like in 2026: one encrypted vault that syncs between iOS, Android and the web, with barcode and AI receipt intake, travel law checks and range analytics. Before we compare features, there’s a question anyone searching for MyGunDB today needs answered first: can you still get it? Disclosure up front, as with the rest of this series: Armory Atlas is built by the team behind this site. MyGunDB facts below come from its developer’s published descriptions, contemporary reviews, download mirrors and the Internet Archive.
First, the Status of MyGunDB
We tried to load MyGunDB.com while researching this piece. It timed out. The Internet Archive tells the rest of the story. A 2021 snapshot of the homepage reads, in full, “Building new server — Down until then.” By June 2023 the domain was listed for sale on HugeDomains, and it was still listed there in December 2025 at a higher asking price. Third-party download sites still host version 1.99.12 of the Windows installer, a 32-bit build, but there is no developer site, no support channel and no store listing we could find for the MyGunDB Go mobile companion.
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The technical foundation matters too. MyGunDB was built on Adobe AIR, which is how it ran on three desktop operating systems from one codebase. Adobe handed AIR to HARMAN in 2019 and no longer supports it, so a 2010s AIR application on a 2026 operating system is on borrowed time. If you already own a registered copy and it still launches, it will keep working until it doesn’t. If you’re shopping today, you are shopping for software that appears to have no owner.
What MyGunDB Did Well
It’s worth being fair about why people liked it. According to the developer’s feature list and Gear Diary’s 2012 review, MyGunDB kept a digital copy of your inventory with printable inventory, financial and A&D reports; tracked purchases and sales; showed collection statistics; and flagged firearms past their maintenance schedule. Each firearm record carried manufacturer, importer, model, country of origin, date of manufacture, serial number, type, caliber, condition, C&R status, storage location, finish percentage, appraisal and insurance values, and a UPC field. Separate tabs handled ammo, maintenance, documentation, range logs, accessories with photos, purchases and sales, and an online auction search.
Pricing was simple: free for the first ten firearms, then a one-time registration of $39.95 in 2012, quoted at $44.95 by a 2013 video reviewer, for a lifetime license. The mobile companion, MyGunDB Go, had a free tier limited to five firearms, two images each, three accessories and two ammo entries, and synced to the desktop through Dropbox. All data lived on your own computer. For a C&R holder who needed a bound book and didn’t want a subscription, that was a strong offer.
Feature Comparison
MyGunDB entries reflect the last documented feature set. Armory Atlas entries come from its published features and plans pages as of September 2026.
| Feature | Armory Atlas | MyGunDB |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Actively developed; new release notes on site | Website down; domain for sale since 2023; last version 1.99.12 on mirrors |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, web/PWA, one account, synced | Windows, macOS, Linux desktop (Adobe AIR); Android/iOS “Go” companion via Dropbox sync |
| Offline use | Yes, offline-first with sync on reconnect | Yes, desktop-local by design |
| Encryption | Zero-knowledge AES-256-GCM on device; servers hold only encrypted blobs | Local file on your computer; encryption not documented |
| Firearm records | Serial, NFA fields, safe location, purchase price, current value, depreciation, documents and photos | Serial, importer, C&R, condition, finish %, appraisal and insured value, UPC, photos |
| Bound book / A&D | Ownership summaries, valuation and estate PDF/CSV packets; CSV export | Printable A&D, inventory and financial reports aimed at ATF bound-book format |
| Ammo | Lot tracking, cost per round, reorder thresholds, automatic deduction from sessions | Ammo inventory with subtract-from-round-count button |
| Accessories | Linked to firearms and sessions, service and warranty reminders, NFA fields | Attached and unattached accessories, holsters, photos, values |
| Maintenance | By time or round count with reminders; maintenance vs. malfunction analytics | Records with gunsmith and cost; overdue notifications |
| Range logs | Sessions with drills, weather, distance, ammo deduction, AI target analysis | Basic range log |
| Data entry | UPC barcode scan, Lipsey’s catalog lookup, spreadsheet import, AI receipt intake | Manual entry |
| Travel and state law | 50-state summaries, reciprocity matrix, route legality, law-change alerts | None |
| Reloading | Components, recipes, batches, cost analytics (Premium) | None documented |
| Bluetooth gear | Chronograph and shot-timer integrations (Premium) | None |
| Estate planning | Executor Access for a trusted contact | None documented |
| Free tier | 3 firearms, 1 accessory, 2 ammo types, 1 range session | 10 firearms on desktop; 5 on mobile |
| Paid pricing | $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr; first year free at time of writing | One-time $39.95 to $44.95 lifetime (historical; no current sales channel) |
The Bound Book Question
MyGunDB’s headline feature was that it “meets ATF digital boundbook requirements.” Two things are worth saying about that in 2026. First, if you hold an FFL and are required to keep an A&D record, you need software that is maintained and can be updated when the rules change; an unsupported program from a company that no longer has a website is a risk, not a compliance tool. Second, most private collectors don’t need a bound book at all. What they need is an accurate, exportable record of what they own, what they paid, what it’s worth and where the receipts are.
Armory Atlas doesn’t market itself as an A&D book. It produces encrypted PDF and CSV reports for insurance, estate and ownership records, keeps NFA fields and stamp and trust documents attached to items, and exports everything to CSV so your data is never trapped. For private owners that covers the real-world use cases: an insurance claim, a sale, an executor sorting out an estate. FFLs and C&R holders who specifically need a bound-book format should look at software written for that job and still supported.
Where Armory Atlas Goes Further
Getting data in. MyGunDB’s records were thorough, and every field was typed by hand. Armory Atlas lets you scan a UPC, search Lipsey’s distributor catalog to prefill specs, import a spreadsheet, or photograph a receipt and let the AI intake extract the line items and match them to products, with nothing saved until you approve it. The original receipt is preserved and each item keeps a link back to it.
Security you can verify. MyGunDB’s argument for privacy was that the file stayed on your PC. That’s true, and it’s also a single point of failure: one dead hard drive and the collection record is gone, which is exactly the scenario several inventory-app reviews describe. Armory Atlas encrypts on the device with AES-256-GCM, derives keys from your master password, and syncs only encrypted blobs, so you get off-device backup without the company being able to read your inventory. You keep the recovery phrase; nobody else can reset it.
Beyond inventory. MyGunDB stopped at the safe door. Armory Atlas adds a 50-state legal knowledge base and a Premium Travel Co-Pilot that checks reciprocity and route legality against the guns and magazines you actually own; range sessions with AI group sizing and point-of-impact drift; Bluetooth chronograph and shot-timer capture; a reloading vault with recipes and cost per round; and analytics such as barrel-life projections and spend and depreciation curves.
Where MyGunDB Still Has a Point
Three things a MyGunDB loyalist will miss. There is no Linux or native desktop application for Armory Atlas; the web app works on any desktop browser and installs as a PWA, but it isn’t a local executable. There is no one-time lifetime price; Armory Atlas is a subscription after the free first year, with a free tier capped at three firearms. And there is no purpose-built A&D bound book for licensees. If those three are your whole list, and your copy of MyGunDB still runs, keep exporting your data regularly and carry on.
Pricing
MyGunDB’s lifetime license was its best argument, and it no longer appears to be purchasable. Armory Atlas Premium is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, unlocks unlimited firearms, accessories and ammo types plus the travel, reloading, AI and reporting features, and currently includes a full year free before the first renewal with the option to cancel before you’re billed. Premium members also get $10 to $100 off firearms and 8 percent off ammunition in the in-app shop. The free tier is enough to migrate a few guns and test the workflow before deciding.
Verdict
This isn’t a close contest, and not because MyGunDB was a bad program. It was a good desktop database for its era, and its bound-book reports and lifetime price earned real loyalty. But a records tool you can’t download, update or get support for is not a records tool you should start using in 2026. Armory Atlas does everything MyGunDB did for a private collector, adds encrypted cross-device sync, receipt and barcode intake, travel compliance and range analytics, and is actively shipping updates. If you’re a MyGunDB user, export your data while the program still opens and move it somewhere that will still exist next year.
Did you use MyGunDB back in the day? What did you migrate to, and what did you lose in the move? Tell us in the comments.
