From first conversation to living archive — your loved one 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.
Not everyone tells stories the same way. Some people open up on a call — others express themselves better in writing. Every path ends in the same place: a memoir chapter, in your loved one's voice.
Before calling, pick an interview topic — childhood, migration, a hard time — and copy a one-line briefing message to send your loved one so they arrive mentally prepared. Both phones ring simultaneously. Minlane listens and writes a chapter.
Your loved one WhatsApps a voice note or a text message to a dedicated number. They start with their 6-digit PIN — then speak or write a memory. No call needed. Works from any phone with WhatsApp installed, any country, any time.
For people who express themselves better in writing than in conversation. Share their private address and they can email anything — a letter, a saved message, a memory written at 2am. AI turns it into a chapter. No call, no app required.
Open the recorder in the app and speak directly. Your voice, your words — your perspective on a shared story.
Send a family member their invite — they record a voice note or write a memory in their browser. No app, no Minlane account needed. Works on any smartphone.
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 written in both English and your loved one's native language, verbatim quotes in the original script, and a link to the original audio. Your family receives an email with each new chapter.
English ensures every family member can read it. The native-language chapter preserves their voice exactly as they spoke — in the script they grew up reading. Both sit side by side in the printed memoir.