Four simple steps from your first memory to a legacy your family keeps forever.
The four steps are all you need. These are here for when you want them.
Prefer talking to typing? We can call you at a time you choose and interview you out loud. Pick the voice you like best, and your answers are written up as stories automatically. There is a "Call Me Now" button too, for when the mood strikes.
Letters, journals, notes in a drawer, emails you sent the family — paste them in, or photograph the pages, and they become part of your capsule alongside everything else.
The people who love you have questions only you can answer. They can send them to you, and each one arrives as a prompt waiting for your answer.
Invite someone to share a favourite memory about you. Their words are kept beside your own, and you can add your side of the same story.
Build a library of pictures and video once, then use them in any story. Add a caption so nobody has to guess who is in the picture.
Skip a few days and nothing is lost. Every question we have sent that you have not answered waits for you in one list, with no expiry.
A friendly guide sits on every page. Ask it anything about using Personal Time Capsule and it will walk you through it in plain language.
Most people never write their life story because a blank page is intimidating and there is never an obvious place to start. Personal Time Capsule removes both problems: you are asked one question at a time, and you answer in whatever way feels natural. The steps below are the whole process.
Sign up in about a minute and start a free 14-day trial, no credit card required. Tell us a little about your life so your questions fit your story.
Each morning you receive a single memoir prompt by email, or text if you prefer. Tap the link and answer by typing, speaking, or recording video. Two minutes a day is enough.
Our adaptive interviewer remembers what you share and asks thoughtful follow-ups, just like a caring biographer. Invite family to add their perspectives, photos and recordings — and to send you questions of their own.
Collect everything in a beautiful digital capsule: print a hardcover memoir book, schedule future messages, and appoint trustees so your story reaches the right hands.
About two minutes a day. One prompt arrives, you answer it, and that is the whole commitment. There is no schedule to keep up with and nothing is lost if you skip a few days — the next prompt simply arrives when you are ready. You can also change how often you hear from us, from daily down to once a month.
Then talk. You can speak your answer into the app and it is transcribed for you, or record a video so your family sees your face and hears your voice. Many members never type at all. The recordings are kept alongside the written version, so the way you actually said something is never lost.
A private digital capsule holding your stories, photos, videos, and voice recordings, organized by the part of life they belong to. From there you can order a printed hardcover memoir book, schedule messages to be delivered on a future date, and name the people who should receive access to everything when the time comes.
Free 14-day trial. No credit card required to start.
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