Who it's for

You were never built to remember this much. Dossier is.

A private memory you talk to. You say the messy thing once — Dossier keeps the people, the promises, and the reasons, and hands them back when they matter.

Free to start · Android · Early days Your Dossier only holds what you choose to brief — nothing is gathered in the background
What you say after a normal day

"Dinner with Maya — her sister's scan is next Friday, she's not drinking right now so don't make it a thing. I owe her the contractor number. And ask how Leo's first week went."

Person Maya: sister's scan next Friday, not drinking right now.
Promise Send the contractor number.
Open thread Ask how Leo's first week went.
Before the next call

"Ask about the scan first."

Also held You still owe her the contractor number.
Also held Leo started school last week — worth one question.
Best for

The people who usually need Dossier.

People you loveForgets details about people they love

The biopsy date, the allergy, the interview. Each slip is small; together they feel like an identity.

"She told me her daughter's name. Twice."

Small promisesMakes tiny promises all day

"I'll send it Friday." "I'll intro you." "I'll ask about the dog." Dozens a week, held in a head built for fewer.

"I said Friday. It's Sunday."

Messy captureNotes app is full but not useful

Three thousand screenshots, four abandoned systems, a planner from February. Capture isn't the problem — retrieval is.

"I know I wrote it down somewhere."

Hosting & careKeeps the social fabric together

Appointments for aging parents, dietary constraints for Friday's dinner, who needs checking on this week.

"Wait — was I supposed to call Aunt Lena back?"

Beyond a CRMComparing personal CRM tools

Wants the memory without the pipeline stages, the dashboards, and the feeling of running sales on friends.

"My friends are not deals."

No streaksWants a quieter way to remember

No streaks, no scores, no gamified guilt. Miss a week and nothing collapses — the memory just waits.

"Every app punishes me for being human."

Role guides

Find the version of this that fits your work.

Client & deal work

Teams & operations

Writers & creators

Research & design

Compared with other tools

Why notes apps, CRMs, and workspaces fall short here.

Tool typeWhat they ask of youWhat your Dossier does
Notes appsOrganize everything yourself, then find it again yourself.You talk; it files. Retrieval is the product.
Manual workspacesTemplates, databases, upkeep — a second job.No system to maintain. Miss a week, nothing breaks.
Personal CRM toolsPipeline thinking pointed at your friendships.Memory without stages, scores, or dashboards.
Passive recordersRecord everything, hope you trust the black box.Only what you choose to brief. Nothing in the background.
Fit check

What Dossier is good for, and what it is not.

Good fit
  • Remembering people, promises, and preferences
  • Rough notes over a perfect database
  • A private memory that answers you later
  • Forgiveness for gaps — miss days, lose nothing
  • A CRM alternative that still feels human
Not a good fit
  • Sales pipelines, stages, and forecasts
  • A public social graph or background collection
  • If you enjoy building templates and dashboards
  • Health, clinical, or emergency help
  • Any promise of perfect recall
FAQ

Questions people ask before trying Dossier.

What is the best app for remembering people?

One you'll actually keep using. Dossier's bet: talking is the only input cheap enough to survive your busiest week.

Is Dossier a personal CRM?

It holds what a CRM holds — people, history, follow-ups — without asking you to run one.

How is it different from a notes app?

Notes apps store what you write. Dossier answers from what you said — "what do I owe Hannah?" — and surfaces it before you ask.

Do I have to use it every day?

No. A brief whenever you have one. Silence costs nothing and nothing decays.

Does Dossier listen in the background?

Never. It holds only what you deliberately brief it. That's a product decision, not a setting.

Can it help if I forget names and personal details?

That's the core case. Say the detail once; it's handed back before the next conversation.

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