Roots helps families record, preserve and share the life stories of the people they love — before those stories are lost forever.
Free to download · No credit card required
A beautiful, private space for your family's stories — from the first question to a lifetime of memories.
You don't need to be technical. If you can send a WhatsApp message, you can use Roots.
Add the people you want to capture stories from. Invite family members with a simple code — they're in within seconds.
Choose from 315 curated questions and send a personalised link to any family member. No app needed on their end.
They tap the link, tap record, and speak their answer. It takes two minutes and uploads to your family archive automatically.
Answers appear in your family archive — searchable, shareable, and safe for generations to come.
The hardest part of preserving family stories is getting older generations to participate. With Roots, they don't need to download anything.
Every story in your archive becomes a beautifully designed hardback — a physical heirloom to pass down through generations.
Built for real families, not tech enthusiasts. Every feature designed to make capturing stories as easy as possible.
Record answers in your own voice. Hear your grandmother's laugh, your grandfather's accent — preserved exactly as they are, forever.
From childhood memories to life wisdom, love stories to world events. Questions that unlock the stories people forget to tell.
A visual generational tree connecting everyone's stories. See your whole family history laid out across the generations.
Map the places your family has lived, worked and travelled. A visual timeline of each person's life journey.
Your family's stories are completely private. Only invited family members can access your archive. Bank-level encryption throughout.
Turn your family archive into a beautifully printed keepsake book. A physical heirloom to pass down through generations.
Coming soonSearch across every story, recording and transcript in your archive. Find any memory instantly — even from years ago.
Coming soonInvite the whole family. Everyone can contribute stories, add memories, and react to each other's answers.
Attach old photos, documents and scans to each person's profile. Build a complete picture of who they were.
Real stories from people preserving what matters most.
"My dad passed away last year. I'm so grateful I used Roots to capture his stories six months before. I can still hear his voice. There's nothing more precious."
"I was sceptical my 78-year-old mum would be able to do it. She tapped the link, pressed record, and talked for 20 minutes. She loved it. Now she asks me to send her new questions."
"We used this at my grandparents' 60th anniversary dinner. Everyone recorded a story on the night. It was the best gift we could have given them — and ourselves."
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"Every family has extraordinary stories. Most of them are never written down. Roots exists to change that."
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