Everything you need to know about HomeRunbook, home digital twins, and getting started with topology-aware home management.
A home management app helps homeowners document, organize, and manage information about their property. Basic apps track appliance inventories and maintenance schedules. HomeRunbook goes further by creating a topology-aware digital twin that maps how every system in your home connects — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, networking, and more.
A digital twin is a living digital representation of a physical system. For homes, it means a virtual model that mirrors your home's actual infrastructure — not just a list of equipment, but a connected map showing how electrical circuits, plumbing paths, HVAC zones, and other systems relate to each other. HomeRunbook builds this digital twin automatically as you document your home. Learn more about digital twins.
Topology mapping shows how components in a system are connected to each other. In HomeRunbook, this means seeing which breaker feeds which outlets, how plumbing lines run from the main shutoff to each fixture, how HVAC ducts connect zones to the air handler, and more. It's the difference between knowing you have a water heater and knowing exactly how it connects to your gas line, electrical panel, and plumbing system.
Start by creating your property, then add rooms and components. You can photograph equipment labels and HomeRunbook's AI reads the make, model, serial number, and specs automatically (Visual Add). Connect components to show how they relate — which breaker powers which outlet, which pipe feeds which fixture. The result is a visual topology map of your entire home that you can explore, share, and use for troubleshooting.
HomeRunbook maps 11 home systems: Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Networking, Security, Gas, Solar, Irrigation/Landscape, Audio/Visual, Fire Suppression, and Telecommunications. Each system can be mapped independently, and cross-system connections are supported. See all features.
Most home management apps give you a place to list appliances and set maintenance reminders — essentially a digital filing cabinet. HomeRunbook builds a topology-aware digital twin that shows how every system connects. When your kitchen outlet stops working, other apps tell you it's a "20A outlet." HomeRunbook shows you it's on Breaker #12, shares a circuit with the disposal, and has a GFCI reset near the sink. See comparisons.
HomeRunbook's AI assistant knows your specific home — the exact equipment you have, where it's located, how it connects to other systems, when it was installed, and more. Ask questions like "my hot water stopped working" and get troubleshooting steps specific to your water heater model, referencing the exact gas valve location and breaker number in your home.
Visual Add is HomeRunbook's photo recognition feature. Point your camera at any equipment label — water heater, furnace, breaker panel, appliance — and AI automatically reads the make, model, serial number, manufacture date, and specifications. It turns a 10-minute data entry task into a 10-second photo.
HomeRunbook supports DXF floor plan imports, letting you overlay your system topology on actual building drawings. See where every pipe, wire, and duct runs in the physical context of your home's layout. This is especially valuable for builders, remodelers, and homeowners who have architectural drawings.
Yes. You can share specific room maps, system views, or your entire property with anyone via email invitation or share link. You control whether they can view or edit. Contractors love it because they can see the system layout, equipment details, and connection topology before arriving on-site.
Not at all. Visual Add lets you photograph equipment labels and AI does the data entry. The drag-and-drop map editor is intuitive. The AI assistant answers questions in plain English. HomeRunbook was built for homeowners, not engineers. That said, IT professionals and builders find the topology features particularly powerful.
HomeRunbook is a web-based application that works on any device with a modern browser — desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The responsive design adapts to any screen size. Visual Add (photo recognition) works on any device with a camera.
Yes. The Explorer plan is completely free — no credit card required. You get 1 property with 3 room maps, visual topology mapping, and up to 10 components. It's enough to get started and see how the platform works. See all plans.
HomeRunbook offers three plans: Explorer (free — 1 property, 10 components), Pro ($29.95/month or $20.75/month billed annually — 100 components, AI assistant, Visual Add, maintenance scheduling), and Premium ($49.95/month or $34.92/month annually — 3 properties, unlimited team members, 50 GB storage, priority support). Founding member pricing is available at $149/year.
Yes. The Premium plan includes 3 properties with additional properties available at $9.95/month each. This is ideal for property managers, landlords, or homeowners with vacation properties. Each property has its own complete digital twin.
If you cancel, you'll be downgraded to the free Explorer plan. You'll retain read-only access to all your maps and documents. You can export everything at any time. We never delete your data without your explicit request.
Yes. Your data is yours. You can export your home documentation at any time, regardless of your plan level. We believe in data portability and will never hold your data hostage.
Yes. HomeRunbook runs on Google Cloud Platform with enterprise-grade security. All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest. We use per-user access controls, role-based permissions, and never share your data with third parties. You own your data and can export it at any time. See our privacy policy for full details.
Can't find the answer you're looking for? Contact our support team or jump right in with the free Explorer plan — sometimes the best way to understand HomeRunbook is to try it.