Right now, half those codes live in one person's head
The padlock on the shed. The safe combination. The wifi password guests always ask for. The garage keypad, the alarm code, the login for the utility account. They're scattered across memory, a note on someone's phone, and a sticky note that fell behind the desk.
Here's the harder question: if something happened to you tomorrow, could your family get into what keeps the house running? Squirreld's Vault puts every code in one encrypted place your household can actually reach.
Three steps, then it runs itself
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1Stash each code or passwordCombos, keypad codes, passwords, PINs — each one goes in as a Vault entry, masked on screen until you tap to reveal it. No shoulder-surfing, no codes glowing on an open laptop.
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2Add the contextWhich lock it opens, which account it belongs to, where the spare key is hidden. The code alone is half the answer — the notes are what make it useful to someone who isn't you.
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3Share it, and set remindersShare the Vault with your household so the right people can get in without calling you. Then set email reminders to rotate a code or check that an entry is still current.
Every code your household shares
If your family would need it and it fits on a keypad or a login screen, it belongs here:
Vault entries are encrypted with AWS KMS and masked until you deliberately reveal them. Squirreld is a small tool with a simple deal: your data is encrypted, and it isn't the product.
Common questions
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Is the Squirreld Family Vault free?Yes — Squirreld is free to start. Stash your codes, share them with your household, and set check-in reminders without paying anything. See the pricing page for what the premium tier adds.
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Do I still need a password manager like 1Password?Probably, and that's fine — they solve different problems. A password manager autofills your browser logins, and it's excellent at that. The Vault is for the household layer a password manager doesn't cover: the padlock combo, the garage keypad, the safe code, the note about where the spare key lives — and the "could my spouse actually find this" question. Plenty of families run both.
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How secure is the Vault?Vault entries are encrypted with AWS KMS and stay masked on screen until you tap to reveal them — no codes sitting in plain view over a shoulder. Your data isn't the product. The security page has the full picture.
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What should NOT go in the Vault?Be sensible. Skip full card numbers you don't actually need stored, and don't share credentials your bank or employer forbids sharing — some account agreements are strict about that. The Vault is for the codes your household legitimately shares, not a dumping ground for everything sensitive you own.
Guides from the blog
A closer look at how the Squirreld Vault works · the uncomfortable quiz: could your spouse access your accounts? · building a family emergency binder · and a digital estate planning checklist.
Twenty minutes to get every code out of your head. Years of your family never being locked out.
Start your family vault