How to use Secludere.

Your first run sets up the vault. There is no email and no account, just two keys that only you hold.

1. 1Choose a master password. This is the main key to your vault.
2. 2Write down the 24-word recovery phrase Secludere shows you, then confirm a few of the words.
3. 3From then on, unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID, or your password.

1. 1Tap Add a document. Scan with the camera, pick a file or PDF, or drag-and-drop on your Mac.
2. 2On-device text recognition makes it searchable. Scan a passport and its fields fill in automatically from the machine-readable zone.
3. 3Optional: turn on Smart Extract with Claude to auto-detect the type and fields. Add your own key first in Settings → API Settings.
4. 4Review the fields, then Save to vault.

Sort things the way you think, then find anything in seconds.

1. 1Group documents into folders, star the ones you reach for as favorites, and add categories.
2. 2Search by title, type, field, note, or a word buried inside a scan.
3. 3Switch between grid and list, and sort A–Z, Z–A, newest, or oldest.

1. 1Set an expiry date on any document (passport, visa, insurance, license…).
2. 2The Expirations tab shows what is lapsing first, color-coded.
3. 3In Settings → Reminders, turn on notifications and choose how far ahead (from 1 week to 6 months). You can override the timing per document.

Open Settings → Security to tune how the vault locks.

1. 1Set the auto-lock timer so the vault seals itself when you step away.
2. 2Turn biometric unlock on or off.
3. 3Use Change password any time. Your documents are not re-encrypted, so it is instant.

The 24-word phrase is your way back in if you ever forget your password.

1. 1In Settings → Recovery, use Verify recovery phrase to confirm the words you wrote down still match this vault.
2. 2Use Regenerate recovery phrase to create a fresh one. The old phrase stops working; your documents and password do not change.

Optional, and off by default. It mirrors your vault to your other Apple devices.

1. 1Open Settings → iCloud Sync and switch it on.
2. 2Your documents are encrypted before they leave; the key never goes with them, so Apple only ever stores unreadable ciphertext.

Your own safety copy of everything, saved as a single file you keep, openable only with a passphrase you choose.

1. 1Save: Settings → Backup → Export encrypted backup, set a passphrase, optionally include the scans, then share or save the file.
2. 2Restore: Restore from backup, pick the file, enter its passphrase. It merges in and never deletes.

Full step-by-step backup guide

1. 1AI is opt-in. Add your own Anthropic key in Settings → API Settings to enable automatic type detection and field extraction.
2. 2Only recognized text is ever sent, never the image, under a zero-retention agreement, so it is never used for training.
3. 3There is no analytics or tracking. See Settings → Privacy → How your data is protected.