Stop watching video receipts at 2 AM trying to figure out who bought Random Pull #52. Backstage Lite watches the show with you, grabs the buyer's name and handle the second they win, snaps a screenshot of the moment, and hands you a printable manifest when you say "done."
Built by a working Whatnot seller — I read every signup personally and reply within 24 hours. — Jackie, Backstage Live
Chrome extension · runs while you're on Whatnot · no thermal printer, no helper app, no $1k setup
You re-watch your own stream over and over, pairing every item number with the right buyer before you can start packing.
Number tags, masking tape, sticky notes — whatever's nearest. By hour three you're deciphering "BIN 11 — jackie_blu?" and two stickers are stuck to the cat.
Show ends, and you cross-reference every handle to every order to every bin before you can even start packing. An hour minimum, usually more.
Halfway through the pile, a tag's fallen off an item — and now you're scrambling to figure out whose bin it belongs to before your next show.
Backstage Lite does the watching so you can do the selling.
No extra clicks during the show. No buttons to babysit. It just watches.
When a sale fires, Backstage grabs the @handle and the buyer's first name. Thank Jackie by name instead of @m_buyer_88.
REPEAT IN SHOW badge instantlyEvery captured sale pins a thumbnail from the moment it fired. When a buyer DMs "is that the navy one?", click the card — instant proof, no scrubbing.
"🎁 Tipped $5" turns into a card. "Raiding with a party of 47" turns into a card. You'll never miss a tip or fail to thank a raider again.
A quiet nudge as you sell — Co-Pilot reads your momentum and surfaces a tip when it matters: "Momentum high — keep similar items flowing" or "Lull — try a flash sale".
One click ends the show and hands you a printable manifest PDF — every buyer, every bin, every item, totals. Plus blank bin label PDFs for any printer (or thermal, if you have one).
Lite already hands you manifest + bin-label PDFs. Add Backstage Live and each win auto-prints a bin label — silently, the second it lands, straight to your thermal printer. No clicking print, no separate print server.
PENDING flagsPick whichever pieces match how you work. Most sellers start with the Prep + Lite bundle.
Private beta
Beta invite-only
Earned back the first time you don't have to watch a video receipt at 2 AM.
Private beta · invite-only. Pairs with Prep in the bundle. Add Backstage Live to auto-print.
Private beta
Beta invite-only
Stop loading items into Whatnot one-by-one. Draft a whole batch in one sidepanel, push it to Seller Hub as a single CSV.
Private beta · invite-only. Bundles with Lite.
Private beta
Beta invite-only
Run your show from the device that's already on your show stand.
Private beta · invite-only. Prep + Consignment add-ons available.
Add-on · Private beta
Beta invite-only
Run consignors end-to-end — splits, payouts, and contracts that do the math for you.
Private beta · invite-only. Adds to any Lite or iPad plan. First 2 shows free.
All tiers are in private beta right now. We'll give fair warning before anything transitions to paid — no surprise bills, no auto-charges without a heads-up.
Lite is invite-only. Submit the form below — I read every signup personally and reach out within 24 hours with your download link and setup help.
Fill in the form right below this step. I'll see it land in my inbox.
Usually within 24 hours. You get your private download link, your activation code, and a quick walk-through of any quirks I think will hit you.
Open chrome://extensions/, flip Developer mode on (top right), click Load unpacked, pick the unzipped backstage-lite folder. Pin the extension (puzzle-piece icon → push-pin).
Click the Lite icon → paste your activation code. Sales, tips, and raids start appearing in the Live Feed within seconds. When the show ends, click Save Manifest PDF.
I read every signup personally and reach out within 24 hours with your download link and setup walkthrough. No public download URL exists — every install is hand-onboarded.
I just got your signup at your inbox. I'll review it and reply within 24 hours with your download link and a quick setup walkthrough. If you don't hear back within a day, ping [email protected].
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No — that's the whole point. Lite captures sales and produces PDFs you can print on any home/office printer (or save and reference digitally). When you outgrow that and want labels printing automatically, upgrade to Backstage Studio.
Lite is in private beta. Each access code unlocks a 7-day trial from the day you activate it. When your trial ends, the activation gate reappears — email [email protected] and we'll bump your code with more time. (We won't surprise-charge you — paid plans aren't live yet.)
Yes. Your access code carries over — request an invite on /ios and the founder will hand-onboard you (Studio is coming soon — get notified at /studio). Install the bigger app, remove Lite, and your buyer history follows you.
Whatnot's seller dashboard is great for running the show, but it doesn't follow you to the packing room. Lite produces a printable manifest the moment you finish capturing — no spreadsheet exports, no copy/paste, no "wait, who bought lot 12?" the next morning.