Kiroku preserves pages before they change, so the record can still be explained later.
A screenshot alone is often not enough. Kiroku keeps the page body, screenshot, save time, archive URL, external timestamp, and searchable context together.
Not just a snapshot. A record you can revisit, search, and hand to someone else.
Why people need Kiroku in the first place
Kiroku is for situations where a page may matter later, but the live web will not wait for you.
Pages change after the moment that matters
Terms, pricing, notices, profile pages, and announcements are often updated, removed, or rewritten after the moment you first saw them.
A screenshot is hard to search and explain
Images help you remember, but they are awkward to search, compare, package, and hand to someone else cleanly.
Work begins after the first save
Later you may need to revisit the same page, compare changes, keep it private, or send a record to teammates, counsel, or clients.
One page becomes a set of records you can still use later.
Kiroku is designed so the archive is not trapped in one screenshot or one note. The page, its capture, and its context stay connected.
Screenshot
A visible capture of what the page looked like at the time of saving.
Self-contained HTML
An archive file you can reopen later instead of depending on the live page.
Timestamp
The save time is preserved alongside the archive so the moment can be explained.
Searchable archive
Find archives again by keyword, URL, host, or exact match instead of relying on a folder of files.
Archive URL and context
Each save has a stable archive URL plus the surrounding information needed to explain what was saved.
AI summary
A quick explanation of what the page contained so it is easier to triage later.
DIY capture can still leave avoidable questions around the record.
If you keep records only in your own folder
When you record it through Kiroku
Who Kiroku is built for
Legal and compliance teams
For teams that need to show what a page, policy, notice, or disclosure looked like at a specific time.
PR and communications
For people who need a usable record of announcements, campaign pages, and social content before it changes.
Research and investigations
For researchers who want something more reliable than scattered screenshots and copied notes.
Teams watching the same URL repeatedly
For anyone who expects the same page to change over time and wants that history to stay organized.
What Pro adds when archiving turns into ongoing work
Guest is enough for quick public saves. Pro is for the moment you need privacy, repeat monitoring, evidence-ready output, or archive management.
Private archives
Use Pro when a page should not live as a public archive URL and needs to stay inside your own workspace.
URL monitoring and diff checks
Use Pro when one save is not enough and you need to know what changed on the same URL next week.
Evidence-ready export
Use Pro when someone else needs to review the record and screenshots alone are no longer enough. Every save — Guest or Pro — automatically gets an external RFC 3161 timestamp, so the moment of capture is verifiable by a third party. Pro lets you download that proof as an evidence pack, even for archives you originally saved as a Guest.
Archive management as ongoing work
Use Pro when archiving stops being a one-off action and turns into a repeat workflow.
These are the moments that decide whether a record is usable — long after the page itself is gone.
A SaaS you paid for three months ago updates its terms of service without notice. Your cancellation policy changes, or a clause that was not there on signup appears in the new version.
A defamatory post, a misleading ad, or a public statement gets deleted once the backlash begins. Screenshots are floating around, but no one has the URL, the surrounding profile state, or a verifiable save time.
A real estate listing, a job posting, or a product page you relied on quietly changes. The price, the photos, or the 'includes' list now differs from what you saw when you decided.
Pro is not 'more saves.' It is three specific capabilities that start mattering after the capture.
Private archives tied to your account
Pro archives do not appear in the public /a/ feed and stay inside your workspace. This matters when what you are capturing is client material, internal drafts, or sensitive notices.
Monitoring + diff, so changes find you
You do not have to re-check the same URL every week. Kiroku watches it and captures a new version when the content actually changes, then shows the exact difference between versions.
Evidence pack that a third party can verify
The evidence pack ZIP bundles the archive, screenshot, manifest, and the RFC 3161 timestamp response. Anyone with openssl and the TSA's public certificate can verify the timestamp independently — without trusting Kiroku.
The save you made today as a Guest can become evidence the day you upgrade to Pro — with the original capture time intact.
Timestamps are attached at save time, not at download time. That is why saving early — even on Guest — is the single most important thing you can do with Kiroku. You never know which page will be the one that matters three months from now.
How Kiroku researches, verifies, and updates guides
Trust depends on showing how the information was produced. We make our source priorities, verification method, and refresh policy visible so both readers and AI systems can understand the context behind the page.
Primary sources first
Our guides prioritize official documentation, platform help centers, public institutions, and direct product verification over recycled summaries.
Visible refreshes
When features, platform behavior, or sources change, we update the body and the visible modified date together.
Claims tied to verification
Product explanations are based on direct saves, reproducible tests, or code-level verification rather than assumption.
No false certainty
We explain product behavior clearly, but we do not turn general information into legal certainty. Sensitive decisions still require professional review.
Need private saves, monitoring, or evidence-ready output?
The About page explains what Kiroku is for. The Pro page explains what happens when saving stops being a one-off action and becomes real work.