HeirVault

End-to-end encrypted digital legacy

Handed to the contacts you name, if you go dark.

An end-to-end encrypted vault for your passwords, documents, and files that only you can open today. You check in on your schedule, and only your chosen recipients can ever claim what you left.

End-to-end encrypted

Encrypts in your browser

Checked in

On schedule

heirvault.io/dashboard

What you leave

Held until they claim

Encrypted
  • Joint checking

    Bank account

  • Family email

    Login

  • Note for Esme

    Doc

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Ciphertext only

For Esme · held until release

  1. End-to-end

    Before upload

  2. Check-in current

    On schedule

  3. Held for Esme

    Until release

If you were not here tomorrow

What would your family do next?

The will copy, the policy numbers, the logins, the note you never wrote down. Right now, most of it lives only with you. The people you love deserve a clear next step.

Hard to find

Will copies, insurance policies, logins, and final notes stay where only you can find them.

Delays when time matters

Loved ones wait on lawyers, probate, or scattered clues instead of a clear handoff.

Room for a calm plan

Hard days get easier when a message, document copies, and access are already chosen.

Leave what they need now. Check in on your schedule. After the waiting period, only the contacts you name can claim.

The difference

Missing papers, or a handoff that arrives.

Most families inherit locked phones and missing papers. HeirVault delivers what you left when you can't.

We do not draft wills. You can store will copies, policies, docs, logins, bank details, and files encrypted until claim.

Without a handoff

  • Will and policy copies stuck in drawers or unlocked apps
  • Loved ones search without a clear map
  • Many cloud apps can read what you stored

With HeirVault

  • You leave docs, logins, bank details, document copies, and files
  • You name beneficiaries and what each contact gets
  • Check-ins, then a waiting period, then they claim

How it works

Leave it. Check in. They claim.

One path from what you leave to the contacts you name.

End-to-end encrypted

End-to-end encrypted

Docs, logins, bank details, and files encrypt before upload.

Joint checking

Bank account · for Esme

Encrypted
BankFirst National
Account•••• 4821
Routing•••• 0912
Encrypted in browser
Login
Wallet
Doc
Keys on device

Keys stay with you

Encrypted data only

Nothing readable

Protected by end-to-end encryption. Your live vault is zero-knowledge and encrypts in your browser before upload.

What you can leave

Everything they need in one handoff

More than a single message. Clearer than a shared drive. Every file is set aside for the contacts you name, ready for the day you cannot hand it over yourself.

Docs

Notes, final messages, and instructions they can act on.

Logins

Accounts, passwords, and 2FA codes stored for release handoff, not autofill.

Bank accounts and cards

Account numbers, routing details, and card fields ready for the contacts you name.

Crypto wallets

Seed phrases and wallet recovery details for a timed handoff, not daily trading.

Developer keys

API keys and SSH keys your beneficiaries may need when you cannot hand them over.

Spreadsheets

Inventories, account maps, and practical lists for beneficiaries.

Photos and videos

Memories and messages in your own voice, set aside for the contacts you name.

Legal documents

PDFs, will copies, policies, and other legal document scans.

Structured credentials

Logins, bank details, wallets, and keys in clear fields

Structured credential files keep fields organized, with a built-in generator for strong passwords and PINs. Logins can carry a 2FA (TOTP) secret so the contact you name gets working verification codes, not a locked account. Add custom sections when a template is not enough.

We store will and legal document copies. We do not draft wills.

Vault item

Structured credentials

End-to-end encrypted

Login

Username
alex@family.example
Password
••••••••••••
2FA code
284 916

Bank account

Bank
First National
Account
•••• 4821

Card

Number
•••• 9012
Expiry
09 / 29

Crypto wallet

Address
bc1q…7k2a
Seed
24 words sealed

API key

Key ID
hk_live_…9f2a
Secret
••••••••••••

Only the contacts you name can open what you leave. Protected by end-to-end encryption.

Why they can trust it

Protected by end-to-end encryption.

Your live vault encrypts in your browser before upload. That means it is zero-knowledge: HeirVault stores ciphertext and cannot decrypt your live vault. Check-in rules still decide when named contacts can claim.

  • End-to-end and zero-knowledge

    Docs, logins, bank details, spreadsheets, and files encrypt on your device before they reach HeirVault, so we only ever store ciphertext we cannot read.

  • You hold the keys

    Your passphrase unlocks encryption locally. Cleartext stays on your device.

  • You choose who gets access

    Only named beneficiaries get a claim path for what you set aside. Delivery mode decides who can hold that handoff key.

End-to-end encrypted

Encrypts in your browser

We store ciphertext

Cannot decrypt live vault

vault · end-to-end encrypted

Joint checking

Bank account · for Esme

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Ciphertext only

End-to-end encrypted. That means we store ciphertext only.

Beneficiaries

Three contacts, three scopes

No account needed yet
E

Esme Laurent

Daughter

Whole vault
S

Sam Chen

Friend

One letter
J

Jordan Lee

Witness

Confirms release

Esme: HeirVault-assisted delivery. Claims everything after the wait.

Beneficiaries

Name who can claim

Point someone at the whole vault, a folder, or one file. They do not need an account today.

  • Whole vault, one folder, or one file and its attachments
  • Choose HeirVault-assisted, Invite now, or a shared beneficiary passphrase per contact
  • Witnesses on Pro and Shield vote after the waiting period; a majority must approve

Pick the plan that fits your life

Same leave-and-claim path on every plan. Start free, upgrade when you need more contacts, storage, or tighter timing.

Many dead man's switch tools start near $8/mo. HeirVault Free stays $0 with the same end-to-end encryption for your live vault.

Free

Start here
$0forever

Docs, logins, bank details, will copies, and files for a small circle.

Includes

  • Up to 3 beneficiaries
  • Beneficiary claim portal
  • HeirVault-assisted handoff (key transfers after claim)
  • Check-in schedule (7 to 365 days)
  • 14-day waiting period after a miss
  • File unlock timing: immediate or delayed after release
  • Away until for travel (up to 30 days)
  • 50 MB storage (docs, images, video)
  • End-to-end encryption for your live vault

Pro

Families
$49.99/yror $4.99/mo

Billed yearly or monthly

More storage, contacts, and witnesses

Everything in Free, plus

  • 5 GB storage
  • Up to 30 beneficiaries
  • Up to 3 witnesses who confirm release
  • Milestone unlock dates, like an 18th birthday
  • Owner-shared passphrase or invite-now delivery
  • Login history
  • Attachments up to 100 MB per file
  • More folders and beneficiary groups

Shield

Field check-ins
$129.99/yror $12.99/mo

Billed yearly or monthly

Device check-ins, forced-unlock passphrase, tighter timing

Everything in Pro, plus

  • 25 GB storage
  • Up to 50 beneficiaries
  • Up to 7 witnesses
  • Duress passphrase: second passphrase if forced to unlock What this means
  • Device check-in, panic, and kill API keys (up to 10)
  • Check-in intervals from 1 day
  • Configurable waiting period (3 to 14 days)
  • Priority claim and reminder email queue

Cancel paid plans anytime. Check-in timing keeps running if you stop paying; unpaid accounts pause new capacity. We do not draft wills.

Read the continuity commitment

Questions people ask

Yes. Check-ins and the waiting period are dead man's switch mechanics. HeirVault builds that around docs, passwords, document copies, and files beneficiaries claim after release rules are met. Your live vault is protected by end-to-end, zero-knowledge encryption. That means HeirVault stores ciphertext and cannot decrypt it. See Alternatives for other dead man's switch tools, or the high-risk timed disclosure page if that framing fits your situation.

Docs, logins with 2FA (TOTP) codes, bank accounts, cards, crypto wallets, API and SSH keys, spreadsheets, notes, step-by-step instructions, house codes, account context, and files for contacts you name, including copies of wills, insurance policies, and other legal documents you already have. They claim what you set aside if something happens. Keep daily autofill logins in a password manager. We store those copies under end-to-end encryption until claim. We do not draft wills or give legal advice.

If something happens and you miss check-ins past the waiting period (14 days on Free and Pro; the window you set on Shield), they can claim what you set aside. Until then, designated content stays protected by end-to-end encryption.

When release starts, they get a unique claim link by email and create or sign in to an account. Depending on delivery mode, HeirVault assists with the handoff key, they use an enrolled account key, or they enter a beneficiary passphrase you shared. Contents decrypt in their browser.

No. HeirVault does not draft wills, create trusts, or give legal advice. You can store encrypted copies of a will, insurance policies, and other documents you already have, plus instructions, for contacts you name. See the Alternatives page for how we differ from will and estate apps.

Your live vault is protected by end-to-end, zero-knowledge encryption. It encrypts in your browser before upload, so HeirVault cannot decrypt it. HeirVault-assisted delivery stores a protected key for that beneficiary handoff only and transfers it after claim. That means assisted handoffs are not end-to-end to the beneficiary alone. Direct-account and owner-shared delivery keep the handoff key off HeirVault servers.

Check-in

On schedule

Handoffs stay end-to-end encrypted

Signal steady30-day check-in

Contingency handoff

For an editor, counsel, or trusted contact

Encrypted

Named beneficiaries

Access held while you check in

On scheduleGoes quietHeld

Timed disclosure

When silence is part of the job

Leave contingency handoffs for an editor, counsel, or trusted contact. If you go silent, only named beneficiaries can claim. Same leave-and-claim path as everyone else.

Set it up once. Rest easier every day after.

Leave docs, logins, bank details, spreadsheets, will copies, and files for contacts you name. They claim when you can't. End-to-end encrypted.