From first conversation to living archive — your elder never needs an app.
Enter their name, phone number, and preferred language. Minlane sends them a one-time consent message: they must reply yes before anything starts. You can't accidentally preserve someone who hasn't agreed.
Consent is logged with a timestamp. You can see it in your dashboard at any time.
Three of the four methods require nothing from your loved one except a phone call or a forwarded email. The fourth lets you record your own voice directly in the app.
Before calling, pick an interview topic — childhood, migration, a hard time — and copy a one-line briefing message to send your elder so they arrive mentally prepared. Both phones ring simultaneously. Minlane listens and writes a chapter. Up to 60 minutes, 2 calls/month.
Your loved one gets a dedicated phone number and a PIN. They call anytime — from any phone, any country — enter their PIN, and leave a voice message.
Their private inbox address (e.g. firstname@in.minlane.com). Forward a letter, a scanned note, a memory — AI drafts a story and puts it in your review queue.
Open the recorder in the app and speak directly. Your voice, your words — your perspective on a shared story.
Every capture arrives in your review queue first. Nothing enters the archive without your conscious decision. Read the draft, make any edits, then approve.
If the AI missed something or misheard a name, you correct it before anyone else sees it.
Approved stories become memoir chapters: a title, a narrative paragraph, verbatim quotes in the original language, and a link to the original audio. Your family receives an email with each new chapter.
Every chapter links back to the original audio. When the hardcover is in your hands fifty years from now, their voice will still be there.