How Make Memoir works
Simple enough for grandparents. Meaningful enough for generations.
Make Memoir turns the questions your family chooses into a private family archive. The experience is designed to feel calm, human, and easy to come back to.
Feature story
No app required
One link. Available prompts. Stories worth keeping.
The storyteller opens an email, chooses a prompt, records in the browser, and stops whenever the answer feels complete.
Capture the story in the format that fits the moment.
The recording becomes part of the family archive right away.
The collection becomes a hardcover memoir when the story is ready.
The flow
Four small movements, told like a feature story
The product is built to disappear into the background. What remains is the story itself.
Select prompts that belong in their memoir
You pick prompts from the family dashboard or write your own. The questions are written to bring out stories, not fill out forms.
They open one link and choose what to answer
The storyteller clicks one link, chooses an available prompt, allows mic or camera access, and starts talking. No app download, no account navigation, no extra steps.
Their words become a written story
The recording is transcribed, cleaned up, and turned into a readable story that keeps their voice intact. You can review and edit anything before it is saved.
The stories become a memoir
As stories are completed, they are gathered into a private archive and a printed hardcover book you can hand down.
What the family gets
A private archive that grows into a book
The goal is simple: keep the stories together, make them easy to revisit, and turn them into something you can hold.
A private family archive
Every recording, transcript, and story lives in one place that your family can return to anytime.
Flexible family roles
Invite readers to follow along and keep the storyteller experience simple and separate from account management.
A book when the memoir is ready
The stories you collect are designed to become a hardcover memoir instead of disappearing into a feed.
No pressure to be perfect
If someone needs more time, they can answer later. The collection builds at the pace of real life.
Want the gift version?
The same experience, framed as a gift
If you are giving Make Memoir to a parent or grandparent, the gift flow starts with a note from you and a warm invitation email.
Ready to start preserving the stories?
Set up takes less than 5 minutes. Your loved one just opens an email and starts talking.
Annual subscription