ToolTogether
Borrow and lend useful items with people nearby. Register or sign in to browse recent offers, post your own, and chat safely.
Most households own dozens of tools that sit unused in a cupboard for 99% of their lives. Meanwhile, a neighbour three doors away is about to buy the same drill you used once two years ago.
This platform is a simple fix for that. List what you have. Borrow what you need. Keep it local, keep it friendly.
There are no subscriptions, no service fees, and no middlemen. If you want to ask for a small contribution for wear and tear, that's entirely between you and your neighbour — just like it would be if you knocked on their door.
Simple as three steps.
Create a free account
Sign up with your name and street (we don't share your address publicly). That's enough to get started.
List or browse tools
Add the tools you're willing to share, or browse what your neighbours have listed. Photos help a lot.
Message & arrange
Send a short message to the tool owner, agree on a time to collect, and you're done. Neighbourly sorted.
A few things worth knowing.
This is a community, not a shop.
This platform exists purely to help neighbours help each other. There are no commercial listings, no advertising, and no profit motive. It belongs to everyone who uses it.
Return things as you found them.
Clean it, put it back in its case, replace anything consumable you used up. It's the golden rule of borrowing. If something breaks while in your care, be honest about it and make it right.
Money is between you.
This platform doesn't handle payments. If a tool owner asks for a small contribution to cover wear and tear, that's a perfectly fair request — just agree on it before borrowing and settle it directly.
Be a good neighbour.
Respond to messages promptly. Return tools on time. Be understanding when plans change. Treat every interaction as though you might run into this person at the corner shop — because you might.