Heritage - Family Memories
Heritage is a place to keep the stories that make a family: a grandparent's birthday, a child's first day at school, a holiday, a recipe passed down, or an ordinary afternoon worth remembering. Each memory can hold photos, a written episode, a date, tags and the family members who were there.
Alongside the memories, Heritage keeps a profile for each person, with their relationship, birthday, personality, hobbies, favourite food, a motto they live by and notes. Over time the profiles and memories together become a small family archive that is easy to browse.
Memories appear newest first on the Timeline, by day on the Calendar, and as totals on the Statistics screen. In the browser everything is stored on your own device, with no account and no upload.
The app runs entirely in your browser. What you enter is saved only on this device.
How to use Heritage
- Add family members. Open the Family tab and add each person with a name, relationship and birthday. Optionally add a profile photo and details such as personality, hobby, favourite food, motto and notes.
- Record a memory. Tap Add Memory. Add photos with the gallery or camera buttons, type a title, choose the date and write the episode in your own words.
- Tag and link people. Add tags such as birthday, travel or school, and select the family members involved, then tap Save.
- Browse the timeline. The Timeline lists memories with their photos, newest first. Use the search icon to find memories by title, text, tag or family member name, and tap a memory to read it and view its photos full screen.
- Use the calendar. On the Calendar tab, pick a day to see the memories recorded for it, and switch between month and two-week views.
- Check your statistics. The Statistics tab shows how many members, memories and photos you have, how complete the records are and how many memories each person appears in.
Features
- Memories with multiple photos, title, story, date and tags
- Link memories to the family members involved
- Detailed member profiles with optional photo
- Timeline with search
- Calendar with month and two-week views
- Full-screen photo viewer with zoom
- Statistics on members, memories and photos
- Photos and records stored privately in your browser
Preserving family memories
Why write the story, not just keep the photo
Photos show what something looked like, but they rarely say why it mattered. Years later, nobody remembers who took the picture, what everyone was laughing about or what the food tasted like. A few sentences written soon after an event keep those details. Even short notes, such as who was there, what was said and how it felt, make a photo far more meaningful to the next generation.
Interviewing older relatives
Grandparents and older relatives often hold stories that are not written anywhere. Ask open questions: where they grew up, what school was like, how they met their partner, what work they did, which traditions they remember from childhood. Let them wander off topic, because the side stories are often the best. Record the details in a memory and link it to their profile so it stays connected to them.
Capturing the ordinary
Big events are easy to remember. The everyday moments, such as a Sunday breakfast ritual, a favourite family joke or the way a child mispronounced a word, are the ones that fade. Try recording one small moment a week. Tags like everyday, recipes or sayings make these easy to find later.
Organising for the long term
Use a consistent set of tags for recurring themes, such as birthdays, holidays, school and travel. Always set the real date of the event rather than the day you write it down. Profile details like a motto or favourite food may seem minor now, but they help future readers picture a person they may never have met.
Keeping copies safe
Digital memories can be lost with a device or a cleared browser. Keep original photos backed up separately, for example on another device or a printed album, and consider writing the most important stories on paper too. A family archive is most valuable when it survives long enough to be handed on.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my memories and photos stored?
In this browser on your device, using IndexedDB. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account. Clearing site data or using a private window removes them, and they do not sync to other browsers or devices.
Can other family members see what I add?
Not automatically. Records stay in the browser where you created them. You can share a single memory, including its first photo where the browser supports file sharing, from the memory's detail screen.
How many photos can I add?
There is no fixed limit, but photos use browser storage. Memory photos are resized to at most 1920 pixels and profile photos to 512 pixels when you pick them, which keeps them reasonably small.
Can I take photos with the camera?
On phones and tablets the camera button usually opens the camera through the browser. On a computer it opens a file chooser.
Is there a backup or export?
Not in the web version. Keep your original photos backed up separately.
What is different from the phone app?
The features are the same. The iPhone and Android apps keep photos on the phone and show ads that a one-time purchase removes; the web version stores photos in the browser and has no ads or purchases.
Limitations of the web version
- Data is stored only in this browser and is not shared or synced
- No backup or export
- Clearing browser data deletes memories and photos
- On computers, photos are chosen from files rather than taken with a camera
Phone app
Heritage is also available as an app for phones and tablets: