A gift list tracker that keeps every present you are planning to buy in one tidy place, organised by person and kept inside a budget. Add each friend or family member, give them an optional spending limit, then list gift ideas underneath with a price, a status and an optional shop link. It is built for the chaos of Christmas shopping, a busy birthday season, or any occasion where you are juggling several people and trying not to overspend, double-buy or forget what you already decided on.
The tracker separates ideas from money actually spent. A gift you are still considering sits in your planned total but does not count against the budget until you mark it bought, wrapped or given. That lets you brainstorm freely — jot down three possibilities for one person — without making it look like you have blown the budget. As soon as you commit to a present and change its status, the spent total and the per-person budget meter update instantly, turning red the moment you go over for anyone.
Everything stays on your device. The tool uses your browser’s localStorage, so your list survives a refresh or a closed tab, and nothing is ever uploaded. When you are ready to print a master list or share it with a partner, one click exports the whole thing to CSV.
How it works
Start by adding the people you are buying for. Each person gets a name, an optional occasion and an optional budget. Under each person you add gift ideas — every gift has a name, a price, a status and optional link and note fields. The four statuses (idea, bought, wrapped, given) each have a colour dot so you can see at a glance what is still outstanding.
For each person the tracker shows two figures: the planned total (the sum of every gift price, including ideas) and the spent total (only gifts that are bought, wrapped or given). If you set a budget, a meter fills up as you spend and flips to red with an “over” amount if you exceed it. At the top, overview tiles roll everything up: number of people, total budget across the list, total spent so far and how many gifts are still just ideas waiting on a decision.
Example
Say you are buying for three people at Christmas with a £50 budget each. For your sister you add a £32 book (marked bought) and a £15 candle (still an idea). Her spent total reads £32, with £18 of budget left, and her planned total reads £47. If you then decide on both and mark the candle bought too, her spent jumps to £47 — still £3 inside budget, and the meter stays green.
Add a fourth gift at £25 and the meter turns red, showing £22 over so you know to either drop something or raise her budget. Across all three people the overview tiles total the budgets, the spend and the count of undecided ideas, giving you a single honest picture of your holiday shopping. Every figure is calculated in your browser and never leaves your device.