Private obituary writing and family review
Write the obituary. Check every fact together.
Obituate turns one draft into a marked proof the family can review—without giving everyone the pen. Names, dates, relationships, and possible omissions become a checklist. Their marks return to the writer, who makes the final call.
Care for families professionally? Bring Obituate into your practice.
Writing, fact-checking, family review, and newspaper-ready text are free. No account, trial, or card.
Know the paper’s price before you submit.
See the word count, line estimate, and likely print cost. Confirm the final rate with the newspaper.
Free to use, start to finish. You do not have to buy anything to write, check, or send the notice.
A 2026 AERI short paper by University of Michigan researchers reported that 39% of a large 2025 obituary sample used Legacy’s ObitWriter in whole or part. Obituate takes the other path: it never generates or rewrites the notice.
Made for the paper
Check the word limit, estimate the print cost, and prepare the text the obituary desk needs.
Private by design
The working draft is stored in this browser. It leaves only when you save, copy, or share it; Obituate does not keep a hosted copy.
Free tools
- Write from gentle questions or a blank page
- Check every fact through unlimited family rounds
- Export newspaper-ready text and a portable draft file
The keepsake kit
Four durable files for this family.
The archive works offline; the other files are ready to print.
Optional. It is offered at the end, after the notice is done. One payment, no subscription. If paying is not possible, ask for a free key or write. No means test or explanation needed.
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The proof
Write, speak, pause, or leave anything blank. Your browser or device handles audio. Its speech recognition may send your voice to a company such as Google or Apple to turn it into text. Obituate saves only the text shown in these fields. Save status appears above.