Don't leave your family locked out

When someone dies or is hospitalized, their family inherits a wall of logins: the phone PIN, the email behind every password reset, banking apps, insurance portals, twenty years of photos. Grief comes with a to-do list, and every item on it is behind a screen the family can't open.

The lockout is the default

Platforms don't hand access to next of kin just because they ask. Some have formal processes — death certificates, waiting periods, court orders — that take weeks and often end in "we can memorialize the account, not open it." Meanwhile the electricity bill autopays from an account nobody can see, and the photos sit behind a cloud login nobody knows.

What families try instead

The notebook in the drawer — readable by any visitor, aging badly, and never there when the emergency happens abroad.
Sharing passwords now — turns your security into their security, and there's no undo.
"They'll figure it out" — they will, eventually, painfully, and not all of it.

Sealed until it matters

A dead man's switch resolves the dilemma: your family gets access only in the scenario where they should, and you give up nothing today. Seal a Capsulene capsule with the essentials; answer a periodic check-in email to keep it sealed. If you permanently stop responding, it releases — after a grace period and repeated reminders — to the person you chose, with your instructions attached.

What a family capsule holds

The unlock chain: phone PIN, email password, password-manager recovery key — the three keys that unlock everything else.
Money: where the accounts are, what autopays, who to call.
Documents: where the will, insurance policies, and deeds physically live.
People: the lawyer, the accountant, the friend who can help with tech.
A letter — because the practical list isn't the only thing they'll need from you.

Give your family a sealed key for the worst day — free to start.

Create a family capsule

Frequently asked questions

Isn't it risky to write all this down in one place?

On paper, yes. A capsule is encrypted in your browser before upload and stays sealed while you keep answering check-ins — so unlike a notebook or a shared note, it is neither readable in storage nor accessible to anyone before it should be.

What if my partner already knows most passwords?

Knowing the Netflix password isn't the problem — it's the phone PIN, the email account behind every reset, the banking app, and the password-manager master password. Those are exactly what people never share day-to-day, and exactly what a capsule is for.

Can I have different capsules for different people?

Yes. Each capsule has its own recipient, contents, and schedule — practical instructions to your partner, a letter to each child, financial access to your executor.