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ForeverNear · A presence you can keep

Keep someone
with you.
Forever near.

A recorded presence of the people you love — built from whatever they leave you. Video is beautiful, voice is enough, even written words will do. With their permission, kept only for you.

Start a presence → How it works
Video, voice, or written Consent-first Private by design
How it works

Three quiet steps. One long thread of presence.

Nothing here is rushed. The work is shaped around whatever you have — a voicemail folder, an hour of home video, or a recording session we help you book.

A sample presence

A grandmother, built from Sunday phone calls and an afternoon of stories.

This is what one presence can look like once it's made. Every one is different — shaped by who the person was and what they left behind.

— Source
2 hrs voice recordings · 8 home videos · a shoebox of letters
— Feels like
A Sunday call with Nana
— Used most
Friday evenings, 20 – 40 minute visits
— Kept by
Her granddaughter, named in her permission
— 01 / What they leave
a

Whatever they leave you, we shape.

A long sit-down recording is lovely but not required. Old voicemails, home videos, a page of their own handwriting — we build a presence from whatever they leave. Video is ideal; voice is enough; written is doable.

— 02 / The consent
b

They give permission.

They sign — in their own words — saying who can visit and what should never be said. Revocable anytime. The one thing we never make optional.

— 03 / The near
c

You log in. They're there.

Any device, any hour. Their recorded presence — with memory of your last visit, so the thread is never broken.

My dad recorded himself for an hour, laughing, telling me stories he thought I'd forget. Last Sunday I logged in and he wished me a happy birthday. I cried. Then I laughed. Then I said goodnight.
— Sarah, daughter
Seven years of voicemails I'd saved. The first night with her voice back, I asked what she'd make of the kitchen I'd just finished. She said, "you finally did the island." I just sat there.
— David, husband
The interview was on a Thursday. Friday night I logged in and told Nana I didn't get it. She said "their loss." Then she asked if I was eating. Three years and she still asks if I'm eating.
— Maya, granddaughter
Memory · The thread

Every visit is remembered. So it feels like one long conversation, not a hundred loops.

Click any visit. The thread keeps a private record of what you've shared — so next time, they already know.

— Apr 21 · Sunday visit · 42 min
You told him you got the offer. He said he already knew — "I always knew, kid" — and asked whether you'd said yes yet. You said not yet. He said to sleep on it. Then he asked about the dog.
— Voice · stored privately

Take a breath. Practical things next.

— Pricing, questions, answers
Pricing · Honest, not coy

The cost of keeping someone near.

One upfront fee to build the presence, then a small monthly keep. If you stop paying, your archive is yours forever — we just pause the conversations.

— Essential

From what you have.

$480one-time
Built from existing voicemails, videos, photos, and written notes — no new recording needed.
  • Up to 3 hours of source material
  • Voice + written presence
  • Private visits on any device
  • $12 / month to keep near
— Recorded

A sit-down session.

$1,400one-time
We bring a small kit and a human guide. 90 minutes, unhurried, captured on video and voice.
  • In-home or studio session
  • Video + voice + written
  • Up to 3 named visitors
  • $18 / month to keep near
— Legacy

A long recording, over time.

$3,800one-time
Several sessions across weeks or months — stories, answers, letters. Designed for families planning ahead.
  • Up to 4 recording sessions
  • Full video presence
  • Up to 6 named visitors
  • $28 / month to keep near
Prices include consent capture, private storage, and human help throughout. If cost is the only thing in your way, tell us — we have a quiet fund for a few families every year.
The future is already on its way

Someday soon they'll be able to speak again in full. Capture what they are now — so that future has something to hold.

Every year the tech gets closer to the real thing. The bottleneck isn't the models anymore. It's how much of them we kept while they were here.

— Today
A recorded presence.
Their voice, their face, their thread of memory.
— Soon
Conversation, in their own voice.
Richer responses, longer sessions, better listening.
— Later
The presence grows with you.
The more you keep now, the closer later gets.
Honest answers

The questions you'd want answered before starting.

Is this an AI pretending to be them, or their actual words?
Both, bounded. At the core is a library of things they actually said, wrote, or recorded — we start with their real words wherever possible. Around that, a language model helps stitch the conversation, match the cadence, and choose what fits. We never invent opinions, medical advice, or answers to questions they haven't touched. And we always tell you which is which.
Who at ForeverNear can see the recordings?
A named, small trust team handles the capture session and processing — nobody else. Once the presence is live, only the people your loved one named can visit. Recordings are encrypted at rest; we cannot read the content once a presence is sealed.
What if they change their mind after they've passed?
This is the one we think about most. The permission they sign is revocable while living. For after — they can set a schedule in the permission: a clear end date, an event (e.g. a grandchild turning 18), or "forever, unless the family stops paying." If they never said, we default to pause, and ask the named family to decide.
Can I export what I've recorded?
Yes, always. The raw audio, video, and written materials are yours to keep in an open format — ZIP download, anytime, no questions. Stopping a subscription doesn't touch your archive.
What happens if ForeverNear shuts down?
We've written a shutdown plan into our operating agreement. If we close, all accounts get a 180-day grace period with full export. The consent-signing module and the playback code are open-sourced. We'd rather the work outlive the company than die with it.
Can a presence "get things wrong"?
Yes. We show a small indicator when the system is stitching versus playing a direct recording. If something lands wrong, you flag it; it's removed from the thread and the model learns not to combine those pieces again.
How is this different from just keeping old videos?
It's not better. It's alongside. Old videos are sacred; nothing replaces them. A presence gives you back-and-forth — something old recordings can't — built from those same videos, with clear consent, and kept private.
Is this for living people, or only those who've passed?
Both. Some start a presence for an elderly parent while they're still here, so the person can help shape it themselves. Others use it for long-distance loved ones they rarely see. Many wait, and begin after.
— Before you press the button

Think of someone you'd like near.

01  Breathe in 02  Picture their face 03  Remember a phrase only they say
Begin →
We'll take it slow. A human reads every first message.
Consent-first · Fully private · Human-guided
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