Important documents
Where the originals live. Who to contact. The notes that make a folder of paperwork useful.
A little now. A lot less to worry about later.
Make life easier for the people you love.
A private online organiser for important documents, account information and personal notes—with a recovery plan for the people you trust.
Start with where something is kept. You don’t need to begin with passwords.
A useful place to start
“Where would I even look?”
A little context can save someone a lot of searching.
Documents · Example
Where to find the originals
The signed documents are in the blue folder in the study. Our adviser’s details are inside.
One useful detail. One less unanswered question.
Keep it private.
Make a plan for finding it.
Make a plan for finding it.
Know where things are
Turn scattered information into a useful starting point.
Leave less to figure out
Give the people you trust context, not just a pile of files.
Keep a way in
Retain an encrypted copy and recovery keys that work without Lastnote.
You don’t need to know where to start
We’ll help you think
of the useful things.
Start with what someone would need to know tomorrow. You can come back for the rest.
Your home
Spare keys, household instructions and the people who keep things running.
Money & accounts
A starting point for finding accounts, policies and the right advisers.
Digital life
What exists online, what matters and instructions for finding or recovering access.
People to call
The names, roles and context someone would otherwise have to piece together.
Personal notes
Messages and wishes in your own words, alongside the practical things.
For you, now
Useful today.
Easy to come back to.
Life changes. Your information should be easy to update.
Open your details with a passkey, make a change and save a fresh recovery copy. You don’t need to gather your family’s keys for an everyday update.
Save your first detail ↗For them, when it matters
A plan they can actually use.
Choose who keeps the keys. Make the saved copy reachable. Practise opening it together. A name in a form is only the beginning.
How it works
A way in for the people you choose.
Plays automatically — click a step, replay, or pause anytime.
The promise at the heart of Lastnote
Your information shouldn’t depend on us being here.
An encrypted copy, enough correct recovery keys and the independent recovery tool give your family a way to open it without your login—or a working Lastnote website.
See what independent recovery needs →A few things you might be wondering
Plain answers.
Do I have to organise everything at once?
No. Start with one useful detail: where an original document is kept, who has the spare key, or whom to call. Add more when you are ready.
Do I need everyone’s keys to make an update?
You can reopen and update your information with your own passkey. Family recovery uses separate keys. Keep your device and passkey account secure: your passkey can open your information.
What if Lastnote disappears?
With an encrypted copy, enough correct keys and the independent recovery tool, recovery does not require a Lastnote account or website. Keep the tool and follow the independent recovery guide before you need it. Keys alone cannot recover a missing file.
Do I need five people I trust?
Five keys do not have to mean five people. Someone can hold more than one, but anyone able to gather enough keys and the encrypted copy can open it—including while you are alive. Think about who can reach the keys as you plan your holders.
Does this replace my will?
Lastnote is a place for useful information and personal notes, not a replacement for legal documents. Record where signed originals are kept and discuss formal estate instructions with your adviser.
Can I use this today?
Start with one useful detail, save your private recovery kit and set up your owner passkey. Keep the whole private kit to yourself; give each family holder only their own key.
Make a start, not a project
What’s one thing
only you know?
Write it down. Give someone you love one less thing to work out.
Start your organiser ↗Your information, with a plan for the people you trust.