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Emergency Access Kit

Free emergency access kit builder. Make one printable sheet showing where things are and who to contact if you are incapacitated, using pointers not passwords. Covers accounts, documents, digital legacy and wishes. Private, in your browser.

If you were suddenly in hospital, or worse, could someone you trust find their way to your accounts, documents and wishes? This builds a single sheet that answers that, using pointers only: where things are and who to contact, never the actual passwords. Fill in what you can, print it, seal it, and tell one trusted person where it is. Everything stays in your browser and is never uploaded.

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0 of 6 sections filled, 0 of 5 digital-legacy features set up. Still to add: The one instruction, People to contact, Where the documents are, Money and obligations, Digital access, Medical and wishes.

The one instruction

The single most important pointer: how a trusted person reaches everything else. Never write the actual password here.

Point to it, do not write it. For example: the master password for my password manager and my 2FA backup codes are in a sealed envelope in the home safe.

The one person who knows this kit exists and can coordinate.

People to contact

The handful of people who need to know, and the professionals who hold the details.

Name and how to reach them.

Who holds your will, finances and medical records.

Employer, landlord, close friends.

Where the documents are

The physical location of the papers that matter. Point to them.

Where the will, power of attorney and any advance directive are kept.

Passports, property deeds, insurance policies, vehicle papers.

Where keys and any safe or bank box are, and how to open them (pointer, not the code).

Money and obligations

Institutions and policies to contact, and payments to stop. Names only, not account numbers.

Which institutions hold accounts. The details sit with your lawyer or in your password manager.

Life, health, home, travel: who to claim from.

Subscriptions and direct debits that should be stopped.

Digital access

How a trusted person gets into the essentials. Point to where the keys are, never the keys themselves.

Which one, and where the master password is kept (in the sealed envelope, with the lawyer).

The master accounts. Point to where the codes or recovery details are.

Where your two-factor backup codes are stored.

Medical and wishes

What carers and family need to know, and what you would want.

Key health information for a hospital.

Organ donation, resuscitation, where any advance directive is.

Who cares for children or pets, and how.

Preferences, if you want to record them.

Digital legacy setup

Set these up in advance so a trusted person can legally reach your accounts. Tick each one once it is done. Menu names change, so confirm in each service.

This is a personal preparedness aid, not legal advice. For a will, power of attorney or estate matters, use a qualified professional, and name the people who should access your accounts in your will too (fiduciary access to digital accounts is governed by law in many places). The kit deliberately holds pointers, not passwords: keep the master password and 2FA backup codes it points to in a separate sealed place. Everything you enter is saved only in this browser on this device and is never uploaded.

If you could not help tomorrow, could your family cope?

Your whole life now sits behind logins only you can pass. If you were suddenly in hospital, or worse, even the most capable family could be locked out of your email, your bank, your photos, and the accounts that need to be paused or closed, at the very worst moment. This free builder fixes that with one printable sheet: where things are and who to contact, using pointers, never passwords. Fill in what you can, print it, seal it, and tell one trusted person where it is. Everything stays in your browser.

How it works

  • Work through the sections: the one instruction, people to contact, documents, money, digital access, and your wishes.
  • Tick the digital legacy features you have set up, like Apple Legacy Contact and Google Inactive Account Manager.
  • Print or save the kit as a clean, single sheet to seal and store safely.

Pointers, not passwords, by design

The kit never asks you to write down a password. Instead it records the one instruction that unlocks everything else: where the master key is. For example, that your password manager's master password and your 2FA backup codes are in a sealed envelope in the safe. That single design choice is what makes the sheet safe to keep, because on its own it cannot log in to anything. You store the actual secrets in a separate sealed place, and the kit simply points to it. It is the map, not the treasure.

Set up digital legacy in advance

Some of the hardest lockouts are the ones you can prevent in five minutes today. Apple offers a Legacy Contact, Google has an Inactive Account Manager, and Facebook and Instagram let you name a legacy contact or set memorialisation, so a trusted person can lawfully reach or close your accounts. Microsoft uses a next of kin process instead, and most password managers offer an emergency access contact. The kit includes a checklist so you can turn these on and record that you have. Names and menus change, so confirm each one in the service itself.

The companion to your will, not a replacement

This is a personal preparedness aid, not legal advice, and it does not replace a will or a power of attorney. Use a qualified professional for those, and name the people who should access your accounts in your will too, because fiduciary access to digital accounts is governed by law in many places, such as RUFADAA across most of the United States. The kit is the practical, day-to-day map that tells your people where to start, alongside the legal documents that give them the authority.

Private by design, part of FailSafe

Because even a pointers-only kit is sensitive, this tool is built so that nothing leaves your device: everything runs in your browser, your entries are saved only in local storage, and the printout is generated locally. Treat the finished sheet like cash: keep it sealed, store it safely, and tell only one trusted person where it is. This is part of FailSafe, tools that help you defend against your own digital fragility: what breaks if you lose a device, miss a deadline, or a single point of failure gives way.

Good to know

Emergency Access Kit, frequently asked questions

What is an emergency access kit?

It is a single, printable sheet that lets someone you trust find their way to your accounts, documents and wishes if you were suddenly incapacitated, in hospital, or died. It answers the questions a partner or family member would be stuck on: where the will is, who the lawyer is, how to reach your password manager, which accounts to close, and what your medical and final wishes are. This builder walks you through it section by section and gives you a printable kit at the end.

Does it ask me to write down my passwords?

No, and that is deliberate. The kit holds pointers, not secrets: it says where the master key is, for example that your password manager's master password and your 2FA backup codes are in a sealed envelope in the safe, without ever writing the password itself. That way the sheet is far safer to keep, because on its own it cannot log in to anything. You keep the actual secrets in a separate sealed place that the kit points to.

Why does everyone need one?

Because your life is now behind logins that only you can pass. If you were suddenly unable to help, even loving, capable family can be locked out of your email, your bank, your photos and the accounts that need to be paused or closed, at the worst possible time. A short kit turns weeks of stress and dead ends into a clear starting point. It is one of the kindest, most practical things you can prepare, and most people never do.

What is digital legacy setup, and which services offer it?

Several services let you name someone to reach your account after you are gone, and setting these up in advance is far easier than the alternative. Apple has a Legacy Contact (in Settings, under your name and Sign-In and Security), Google has an Inactive Account Manager (at myaccount.google.com/inactive), and Facebook and Instagram let you name a legacy contact or set memorialisation. Microsoft uses a next of kin process instead, and most password managers offer an emergency access contact. The kit includes a checklist so you can turn these on and record that you have. Menu names change, so confirm in each service.

Is this legal advice or a substitute for a will?

No. It is a personal preparedness aid, not legal advice, and it does not replace a will or a power of attorney. Use a qualified professional for those, and name the people who should access your accounts in your will as well, because fiduciary access to digital accounts is governed by law in many places, such as RUFADAA across most of the United States. The kit is the practical companion to those documents: the day-to-day map that tells your people where to start.

Is my information private?

Completely. Everything you enter is saved only in your browser on this device and is never uploaded to any server, and the printable sheet is generated locally. Because the finished kit is sensitive even as pointers, treat the printout like cash: keep it sealed, store it safely, and tell only one trusted person where it is.

Is it free?

Yes, free with no signup, and it runs entirely in your browser.

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