Welcome to Mom's Stories

Where you can preserve all those stories you want to keep—
the memories, the wisdom, the moments that matter

Simple, private, and built by families for families

Every day, precious memories disappear. The stories your parents and grandparents lived through—the struggles, the triumphs, the everyday moments that shaped your family—fade away when we don't take time to preserve them.

You do the interview. We'll do the rest.

We save you hours of distillation work by automatically creating narratives, timelines, and autobiographies from your recordings. Everything is preserved—transcriptions, structured data, narratives—so you can reference it anytime or reprocess it later when technology improves.

🔒 Your Stories, Your Privacy

✓ You Control Your Audio Files

Audio files are transcribed on your own device or server—you choose. Whether using local transcription or a privacy-focused service, you maintain complete control over your recordings.

✓ No Data Stored by AI Companies

We use AI to process text, but with a special "Zero Data Retention" flag—your stories are never saved by the AI provider.

✓ You Control Everything

Self-hosted on your own server or computer. Password protect your sessions. Delete anytime. No accounts, no tracking.

✓ Open Source & Transparent

Built by families, for families. All code is public on Codeberg. See exactly how it works.

How It Works

📹 [Video/GIF Demonstration Goes Here]

60-90 second walkthrough showing how easy it is

1. 🎙️ Record a conversation

Sit down with Mom, Grandpa, or any loved one. Use your phone, voice recorder, or any device. Just have a conversation—no special equipment needed.

2. 📁 Upload the recording

Drag and drop your audio file. We accept phone recordings, voice memos, MP3s—any common format up to 8 hours long.

3. ⚙️ We transform it into stories

You control the transcription (local or cloud-based). Then privacy-focused AI transforms the text into beautiful narratives, timelines, and autobiography chapters—using Zero Data Retention to protect your family's stories.

4. 💾 Download and share

Get a complete package with narratives, chronological timelines, and first-person memoirs—ready to print, share, or preserve digitally.

What You'll Receive

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Flowing Narratives

Their life story told as a beautiful third-person narrative, woven together from all your interviews.

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Timeline of Events

Chronological tables organized by decade, showing the key moments and milestones of their life.

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Autobiography Chapters

First-person memoir chapters in their own words, organized by life periods and themes.

All delivered as easy-to-read Markdown files you can edit, convert to PDF, or share digitally

Simple to Use, Affordable to Run

No Technical Skills Required (After Setup)

Yes, someone in your family needs to set up the server initially (your tech-savvy grandkid can help!). But once it's running, using it is as simple as uploading a file and clicking a button.

Transparent Costs

Transcription: Free (runs on your computer)
AI Processing: ~$0.03-0.30 per hour of recording
Total for 1-hour interview: About 3 to 30 cents

Quick Results

Most 1-hour interviews are fully processed in 20-30 minutes. You'll see real-time progress as it works.

Works With Any Recording

Phone recordings, voice memos, digital recorders—if you can save it as an audio file, we can process it.

Help & Resources