Sign in with a code
A six-digit code instead of a password. Nothing to invent and nothing to forget.
How it works
Five minutes to start. A lifetime to fill.
Nothing to install, no passwords, no setup screens. One person starts the family, everyone else joins with a code, and the porch light is on.
Getting in
Four steps, no passwords.
Start your family
Name your family and tell us who you are. Porchlight gives you a warm little invite code like peach-fable-1917.
Pass the code around
Text it to the group chat or read it over the phone to Grandma. A link with the code already in it works too.
Sign in with a code, not a password
Everyone joins with their name and a one-time code. No usernames and nothing to remember.
Let the story fill in
Share the small stuff, answer the week’s question, catch the Flash, seal a capsule.
Your porch
Then, just come home.
Everyone lands on the Family Feed, with the Porch one tap away: what is coming up on the calendar, what is waiting in a time capsule, and who has been posting.
What to do first
- Share the small stuff: a photo, a few lines, or your own voice, from Share in the middle of the bar.
- Answer the week’s question, then read what everyone said.
- Seal something for someday: pick the day it opens and who it is for.
Made for every age
If Grandma can text, Grandma can Porchlight.
It was designed for the least technical person in the family, because the family is only whole when they are in it too.
A simple guide
A plain-language walkthrough of every step, linked from the menu and from the sign-in page.
You cannot break it
Anything you add, you can remove. There is no rush and nothing to get wrong.
Questions
Before you start.
What does Porchlight cost?
Nothing. There is nothing to buy and no upgrade to unlock.
Who can see my family’s posts?
Only the people your family invited. There is no public profile, no search and no way for a stranger to find your family.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Porchlight works in any browser on a phone or a computer, and you can add it to your home screen. Apps for iPhone and Android are on the way.
Is it hard for grandparents?
It was built with grandparents in mind. No password, large clear text that follows the phone’s text size, and a simple guide that walks through every step.
How do people join?
With your family’s invite code, or a link that already has the code in it. They enter their name and the one-time code we send them.
Give your family a home.
Free and invite only. Already have a code? Start there too.