Digital Heritage Management
The catalogue your family inherits — and the stories that come with it.
Whether you're planning your own legacy or helping with a parent's estate, Heriteo brings every heirloom, every story, and every heir's wishes into one shared, transparent space.
Start your free catalogueStart on your own in minutes — invite family whenever you’re ready.
49 objects · 5 people · No card · No time limit
- Photo
- Suggested
- Saved
Saved to your catalogue
Neoclassical Painted Cabinet with Decorative Panels
- Traditional
- Cabinet
- Chest of Drawers
- +3
- AI suggested
Est. value
$400 – $800
Location
Living room
6/6 recorded
Suggestions you can edit or dismiss.
- Free for your first 49 objects
- No credit card required
- Private & secure by design
Two paths in
Whichever side of the conversation you're on
I'm planning my own legacy
Document what you've built so the people you love inherit not just objects, but the stories behind them.
Prepare my legacyI'm helping with a parent's estate
Bring siblings together around one shared, transparent view — fewer arguments, clearer outcomes.
Start resolving togetherHow Heriteo works
Four phases, one shared family memory
Start with the catalogue on your own — one photo at a time. When you’re ready, invite the family to add the memory and their wishes. Each phase builds on the last.
The catalogue
Admin heir
Photograph, tag, assess condition, and value every object — the objective record of what exists.
The memory
All heirs
Family members add stories, emotional values, and the context that turns a thing into a treasure.
Heir clarity
All heirs
Each heir declares their wishes openly — Keep, Sell, Donate, No opinion — before a difficult conversation is needed.
Transition ready
Admin heir
Objects valued, heirs aligned, decisions recorded — the inheritance is ready to hand over with no surprises.
Why Heriteo
The objects outlive the answers
A painted cabinet survives four generations. What anyone knew about it — whose it was, what it cost, why it was never sold — usually lives in one person's memory, and it leaves when they do. Heirs inherit the object and none of what it meant.
Heriteo is where that knowledge gets written down while someone still knows it, and where every heir sees the same record at the same time. It doesn't make the decisions. It makes sure nobody makes them in the dark.
In the app
The same four phases, on screen
Every screen below comes from one family's workspace — the one Heriteo was built for. Nothing here is a mockup, which is also why their objects are in French.
The catalogue
Heriteo reads each photograph, lists what it found and ranks it by prominence — so you catalogue the lamp and skip the remote control. The description, tags, condition and value it drafts are a starting point, not a verdict.
One photograph of a side table. Heriteo found four things in it, put the lamp first, and noticed the lamp was already in the catalogue. The memory
One object at a time, with a few questions to start from when nobody knows what to ask. The answer can be typed, or just spoken aloud.
The stories queue, twenty-six objects deep. This one is a painted ceramic, and the panel beside it will suggest what to ask about it. Heir clarity
Alongside the wish, how firmly it is meant. Nobody has to guess what anyone else wants, and nobody has to be the one who raises it.
One heir's queue, sixteen objects still undeclared. The five dots record how settled the answer is, so leaning never gets read as decided. Transition ready
A decision is drafted from what the family already said, then goes back to them for validation before it is settled. Every step is dated and kept, so a year later the record still says who decided what, and why.
One decision in draft: a wrought-iron compass, assigned, with the intention it was drafted from beside it. Only living direct heirs can be named.
Who's behind Heriteo
Built for one family before it was a product
Heriteo began with a house in France that had to be emptied, and seven heirs who had no shared record of what was in it. I built it for them, used it on my own family, and rebuilt it around what both taught me. They are still using it — the objects in the screenshots on this page are theirs.
Read the whole storyPlans
Try it on a real collection first
The free plan holds 49 objects and five people with logins — enough to catalogue what matters most in a parent's home and see whether Heriteo suits your family. No card, and no time limit.
Starter
49
objects
5 people with logins
Free, no cardBasic
199
objects
15 people with logins
Premium
999
objects
Everyone
Questions
Frequently asked questions
See all FAQs →Have a question or want to learn more? We'd love to hear from you.
ContactWhat is Heriteo and who is it for?
Heriteo is a digital heritage management platform designed for families who want to catalog, document, and distribute their estate assets with clarity. Whether you are planning ahead or helping aging parents organize a lifetime of possessions, Heriteo gives every item a place and every story a home.
What types of assets can I catalog?
Virtually anything of personal or financial value — furniture, jewelry, artwork, vehicles, real estate, watches, books, family heirlooms, and more. Each item can hold photos, a description, origin details, estimated value, and the memories attached to it.
Can I assign items to specific heirs?
Yes. Once you have cataloged your assets you can designate intended recipients for each one. This creates a transparent record of your wishes that reduces ambiguity and helps your family honor your decisions without conflict.
Is my data private and secure?
Yes. Your catalog is private by default and only visible to you. Access is protected by JWT-based authentication, XSRF protection, and encrypted connections. We never share or sell your personal data.
Can I change my mind and update assignments later?
Yes, at any time. Heriteo is designed for life as it evolves — you can add new assets, update descriptions, reassign items to different heirs, or remove entries whenever circumstances change. Nothing is locked in.
How is Heriteo different from a will or estate-planning lawyer?
A will codifies legal transfers; Heriteo captures the human layer that a will cannot — every story, condition, photograph, and the wishes each heir has expressed. The two work together: bring your Heriteo catalogue to your lawyer and your estate plan becomes far more concrete.
Do all family members need an account?
No. The admin heir invites the rest of the family by email. Each heir can choose how much to contribute — stories, emotional values, intentions — and an heir's space is private to them until they decide to share.
What happens to my data if I stop paying or leave Heriteo?
Your data is always yours. Any album exports as a PDF book — every object in it with its photographs, its stories and its estimates — every object also has a printable card, and every photograph stays available at the size you uploaded it. If you cancel, we keep your data accessible during a clearly defined grace period and then delete it on request. If Heriteo ever winds down, you get 90 days' notice and a full copy of your workspace.
Guides
Start with a guide
Dividing Family Heirlooms: A Fair Process, Not a Formula
11 articles
How to Inventory a Home: A Practical Guide
12 articles
The Executor's Guide to Personal Property
7 articles
Helping a Parent Downsize Without Losing the Story
8 articles
Every object has a story. Start with one.
Your own legacy or a parent's home — begin with a single heirloom: its photo, what it meant, who it matters to. Free for your first 49 objects, no card.
