Becoming a Record Rescuer

How you can make a difference with a Kindex Archive.
 

Become a Record Rescuer

Who deserves an archive? Everyone, we say. Do your part in rescuing history by making your records accessible, and searchable on Kindex. Your records are at risk—will you be the one to rescue them?

Create Private, Collaborative Archives

Our Closet Archives create a private network of family, friends or researchers that have collaborative access to your archive records. Gather, transcribe, and work together to create a searchable archive that will become a treasured destination. Unlike some family tree and storage databases, we allow families and societies to protect their family records against unwanted access and sharing.

 
 

Reduce the Risk of Lost or Damaged Records

It is the nature of records to be lost, damaged, or thrown away. Minimize that risk by reuniting scattered records and inviting others to gather and add their records to your archive. By creating a central archive, you create opportunties for everyone to discover new records.

Transcribe Once, Search Forever

Our built-in transcription tool sets us apart from almost every other family history or record storage database. Index your letters, journals, diaries, and other family records on an archive that not only enables transcription, but features tools to download or print your transcriptions. With Kindex, you can add transcriptions and descriptions “on the fly” while browsing records.

 

Share the Love (and the Work)

Family history was not meant to be done in a “silo”. Our collaborative tools help archive owners build a network of helpers to assist with the often-overwhelming work of gathering, organizing, and transcribing records. For family members who are less enthusiastic about genealogy, a family archive is a great place to grow their interest. For societies, a Kindex archive enables them to create accessible, searchable collections while also creating opportunities for their members to contribute transcription work.

Archive Anything!

Kindex isn’t just for family history. From childrens’ artwork projects to bills to business records, Kindex solves record problems of all shapes and sizes by minimizing clutter and organizing records of all types. Whether you have collaborative research project or simply want throw away all the greeting cards you’ve saved over the years, Kindex gives you the freedom to minimize and simplify the problems that come from too many records.

Ready to start rescuing? Select a plan below to get started.

 
 

 

 

Which Plan Should I Choose?

KINDEXER

Help index public archives
Collaborate with public & private archive owners

FREE

No Archive
Collaborator role only

CLOUD PUBLIC ARCHIVE

Share & Index Publicly
Unlimited records
Unlimited Collaborators

$5

/MONTH
$0/month with Kindex Rewards

CLOSET PRIVATE ARCHIVE

Invite-only
Unlimited records
Unlimited collaborators

$10

/MONTH
$5/month with Kindex Rewards

Choose Kindexer

  • If you are a Collaborator on another Kindex archive and do not want to be an archive owner.
  • If you want to access other public Kindex archives as a guest and do not want to be an archive owner
  • If you want to deactivate your current archive and reactivate it at a later time
  • If you are not ready to upgrade to a Cloud or Closet archive but want keep your Kindex account active

Choose a Cloud Archive

  • If you want your archive to be accessible to crowdsourced indexers and researchers
  • If you want your archive to be discoverable through search engines
  • If you want a free archive with Kindex Rewards (index 20 or more records a month; first month’s payment required)

Choose a Closet Archive

  • If you want a private archive with invite-only access
  • If you do not want your archive discoverable through search engines
  • If you want to make information in records pertaining to living individuals private

Need more information? Read on for a comprehensive plan comparison.

Kindex Plan Comparison

KINDEXER CLOUD ARCHIVE CLOSET ARCHIVE KINDEX PRO
(release pending)
Archive No Yes Yes Yes
Access other archives  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Price Free $5/month
(FREE w/ Rewards)
$10/month
($5/month w/ Rewards)
TBD
Archive privacy N/A Public Private Public or Private
Search Engine Accessibility N/A Yes
(transcribed pages only)
No Depends on privacy setting
Custom branding N/A No No Yes
Custom tags N/A No No Yes
Multiple archive owners N/A No No Yes
Collaborators N/A Yes Yes Yes
Collaborator messaging N/A No No Yes
Archive and record size N/A Unlimited records (JPG, PNG, PDF under 15MB) Unlimited records (JPG, PNG, PDF under 25MB)
Spreadsheet data upload N/A No No Yes
Spreadsheet data download N/A Yes
Custom subdomain N/A Yes
Add record metadata N/A Yes
 Batch record metadata N/A Yes
Batch record uploads N/A Yes
Transcribe records N/A Yes
Custom tags N/A Yes
Crowdsourced transcription N/A Yes
Print single record to PDF N/A Yes
Search transcription and metadata N/A Yes
Free support and training Yes Yes
Archive Roles & Permissions
Owner An owner of a Cloud or Closet Archive
Collaborator Any Kindex user invited to collaborate on another Kindex archive
Guest Any Kindex user accessing a public Kindex archive
Collaborate on public private or Kindex Archives Yes
Invite-only
Yes
Invite-only
Yes
Invite-only
Yes
Invite-only
Access public Kindex archives as Guest Yes Yes Yes Yes
Search Archive As Guest or Collaborator Anyone Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators
Transcribe Records As Guest or Collaborator Owners, Collaborators, and Guests Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators
Add records As Collaborator Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators
Delete records No Owners Owners Owners
Download single records Yes Owners, Collaborators, and Guests Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators
Download archive records and data in bulk No Owners Owners Owners
Create public archive links to records N/A Owners, Collaborators, and Guests Owners & Collaborators Owners & Collaborators