keepseek

Preserve your keepsakes’ stories,
so future generations will know
why it was worth keeping.

For anyone cleaning out a parent’s house, downsizing their own, or holding on to something they can’t quite explain.

Private by default. Only the family you invite can ever see it.

Why I made KeepSeek in One Photo

Lost stories

The teddy bear, it was my mom’s. She loved it enough to keep it for over 60 years, but I don’t know anything about it. What’s its name? Who gave it to her? How did it make her feel? Questions I’ll never know the answer to now that she has passed.

Downsizing guilt relief

The clock doesn’t work. I need to toss it. But it’s not an alarm clock, it’s feeling grownup when Mom let me take it to camp, it’s the nickname Rooster I earned when I accidentally knocked it across the room with the alarm blaring, waking everyone up. I know I should toss it, but it’s an anchor to those memories and feelings, so I don’t.

The solution

I made KeepSeek to solve both of these problems. To capture the stories of heirlooms so they make sense to my kids and even their kids. Help me let go while keeping the memories.

— Michelle, KeepSeek founder

Letting go doesn’t have to mean losing it.

Keep what matters in three easy steps:

We made KeepSeek with people who aren’t technologically savvy in mind.

1. Snap a photo
2. Perfect the image with a few taps
3. Tell the story

Built specifically for keepsakes — not a generic photo app.

A photo editor built for keepsakes

One-tap background removal, filters, straighten and crop — no other apps, no extra steps.
Talk instead of type

Dictate a story by voice, record a video, or write it yourself. We’ll offer prompts if you’re not sure where to start.
“Goes to,” decided in advance

Attach who should inherit each piece — and why — so no one has to guess after you’re gone.
Every object attached to the person it came from

Link every keepsake to the person it belonged to, organized by relationship — parents, grandparents, siblings, and beyond.
Private, by invitation only

Nothing is public. Only the family you invite as Seekers can ever see what you’ve saved.
Phone to computer, instantly

Start on your phone in the attic, finish on your computer at the kitchen table. It stays in sync.

Start free. Upgrade when you outgrow it.

Every Seeker you invite can view what you’ve saved at no cost, no matter which plan you’re on.

Free — $0

14-day trial · Up to 10 items · 1 Keeper account · Unlimited Seeker viewers
Yearly — $99 per year (Introductory Price $79)

Unlimited keepsakes · Priority support · Discounted printed book · Cancel any time, yourself
Introductory price for your first year. It renews at $99 a year after that, and we’ll remind you before it does.
Monthly — $10 per month (Introductory Price $8)

Unlimited keepsakes · Priority support · Discounted printed book · Stop any time
Introductory price for your first year. It renews at $10 a month after that, and we’ll remind you before it does.
Printed Book — starting at $59 per book, add-on — coming soon

Hardcover, printed by Blurb · Every item, photo, and story · Needs at least 20 items · Available on any plan

Full refund within 30 days on a yearly plan, or 7 days on monthly. Sales tax is added for North Carolina customers, based on their county of residence.

Writing about heirlooms, and letting go

What happens to an object once nobody is left who can say where it came from — and how people decide what to keep.

September 16, 2026 Downsizing Guilt: Letting Go Without Losing the Memory
Why it’s so hard to throw away a sentimental item you’ll never use again — and a practical way to let go of the object without losing the memory.
September 2, 2026 Don’t Let the Meaning Wash Away
I found my great-grandmother’s ring in the washing machine. What anthropologists call “inalienable” objects explains why an heirloom becomes just stuff.
August 17, 2026 Why I Started KeepSeek
After my mom died, I sat surrounded by her belongings and realized how little I knew about any of them. That second, quieter loss is why I built KeepSeek.