Help & how-to

Learn how Sealby works

Clear, step-by-step guides — from your first vault to backup, sharing, and the settings whose consequences are worth understanding before you change them.

Your files

Getting photos, videos and documents into a vault.

Adding filesSoonEvery way to add content, what happens to your originals, and the limits on very large videos.
Supported files & foldersSoonEvery file type you can store, and organising a vault with folders.
NotesSoonJot encrypted notes that live inside a vault, never on disk.
SearchSoonSearch names and notes inside a vault while it’s unlocked.

Keeping your access

The recovery phrase, and what happens if you lose your secret or your phone.

Your recovery phraseSoonHow the phrase is created, when you'll need it, and the one mistake that loses a vault forever.
Back up & recover a vaultSoonHow an encrypted backup works, and restoring a vault from it.
Risks of losing your dataSoonWhat can put a vault out of reach — and why there’s no back door.
How to never lose dataSoonA short habit that keeps your vaults recoverable, whatever happens.

Premium features

Backup and sync, sharing, and duress protection.

Backup & syncSoonHow backup and sync work, what Apple can and can't see, and the settings that aren't retroactive.
Sharing a vaultSoonHow a share works, what the recipient gets, and the honest limits of expiry, open-count and no-export.
Duress protectionSoonHow duress protection is designed to work, why it depends on a backup, and its honest limits.

Can't find what you need?

These guides cover how Sealby works day to day. For product questions and the honesty behind our claims, see the FAQ, or read more in Learn.

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iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free