A private tool library for your block
Skip the co-op paperwork. Skip the public broadcast apps. Give your block, building, or HOA a private space to lend and borrow within the people who actually live there.
You already share — just informally
Most neighborhoods already do version of this. Someone has the pressure washer everyone occasionally borrows. The neighbor with the extension ladder lends it out twice a year. You text a group thread when you need a stud finder. It works, but it's chaotic.
FriendsWithTools formalizes the pattern without adding bureaucracy. Members see what's available, send requests, coordinate pickups, and return on agreed dates. No public listings, no strangers — just the people on your block.
Built for the way HOAs actually operate
Approval-gated membership
Members of the HOA join the group; new neighbors get approved by an admin. No public signups.
Shared community tools
If the HOA owns equipment for common-area maintenance, list it once and let everyone reserve it directly instead of going through the board.
Reduces "borrow drama"
Per-tool message threads + return dates mean fewer misunderstandings about who has what, when it's due back.
Free for the basic plan
No HOA budget request needed to get started. Larger groups can upgrade to a paid plan with calendar sync and maintenance tracking if they want it.
Starting a neighborhood group
If you've been the one informally coordinating the block's borrow-this-lend-that, you're already the right person to start a group. Sign up, create a group named for your neighborhood, and send invite links to the households you already share with. Most people get the idea within thirty seconds of opening the app.
Start with 5–10 households. The "we have a tool library now" message spreads on its own once people see it in action.
Built for neighborhoods and HOAs. Free to start.
Create a group in five minutes, invite the first few members, and start sharing what you already have.