Make MapleWeave at home on your own devices.
Use the phone, tablet, or display you already have. These easy setup guides help you find out what works for your household—without buying a new screen first.
Start on your phone. Grow into a home display.
No special hardware purchase to find out if this works for your family. Put MapleWeave one tap away on your devices, try it in real life, and choose a dedicated screen only if you want one.
30 days free, then $6.99/month is our public-launch offer. Public enrollment isn’t open yet; these setup guides are ready for preview users and for families planning their first month.
One tap from your Home Screen.
Open the MapleWeave app in Safari. Tap Share, choose Add to Home Screen, then Add. If shown, enable Open as Web App. Your new icon opens MapleWeave just like an app.
Make a shortcut or install the web app.
Open MapleWeave in Chrome. Tap the three-dot menu and look for Add to Home screen or Install app. Follow the prompts. The exact label depends on the device and whether the browser offers an installable web app.
Give an old screen a useful second life.
Connect it to Wi-Fi, install the latest browser its operating system supports, open MapleWeave and test signing in. Set it on a stand in a common area. Very old tablets may not support modern browser features; test before buying a mount or leaving it on display.
A household calendar without a hardware commitment.
Open MapleWeave in a current iPad or Android tablet browser and add it to the Home Screen. Try landscape and portrait orientation, adjust brightness and automatic locking in device settings, and place it where your family actually passes by.
Use a monitor or TV you own.
Connect a laptop or small computer to a TV or monitor with HDMI, open MapleWeave in a modern browser and switch to full-screen view. A browser-equipped smart display may also work, but compatibility and sign-in must be tested individually. Keep personal family details out of public view.
Connect the tools you already use.
MapleWeave’s approach favors existing calendars, accounts and flexible integrations rather than locking your family to a single branded screen. We’ll distinguish active integrations from future and community-built options as each becomes available.
These are device/browser setup guides, not a promise of universal compatibility or unattended kiosk operation. A supported browser, internet connection and authorized MapleWeave account are required; public access remains limited during founder testing.
Questions worth asking.
How family access, information and the private inbox work. We’d rather explain the details than leave you guessing.
Starting out
What setup takes, what AI does, and when your family can join.
How much setup is involved?
Start with one item instead of importing your entire family life. Connecting accounts and teaching family details still takes some setup, but you can add to it gradually.
Does AI handle every message automatically?
No. Clear details can be organized, but ambiguous dates, duplicates and conflicts may need your review. You stay in control.
Can I start a free trial today?
Not yet. We’re planning a 30-day trial for public launch. The current app is an invitation-only founder preview.
Will my family get its own email address?
Each household’s dedicated inbound address is designed for forwarding school notices, registrations and other messages to MapleWeave. Public signup for this service is not yet open.
Will we also get a dedicated phone number?
Household-specific text and voicemail intake is part of MapleWeave’s product design. The idea is to save one contact and use it whenever something comes up—text a shopping item, send a picture or leave a voice message. Availability, supported message types and any costs will be confirmed before launch.
Is the dedicated number included in membership?
Our planned public membership is $6.99/month after a 30-day free trial. Dedicated-number availability, message allowances and any applicable extra charges will be clearly explained before public signup opens.
Everyday family use
Calendar entries, family members, forwarded messages and reviewing details.
Can the kids add reminders?
That’s part of the design. Family members can contribute, with different access depending on their role.
Can we use a shared screen and phones?
MapleWeave runs in a browser and is being designed for phones, tablets and a family screen.
Can both parents—and the kids—send things in?
The intended setup supports multiple household members using the same family destinations. Sender authorization, member roles and approval rules are part of the household access design so a child’s suggestion or an unfamiliar message doesn’t silently become a family commitment.
What happens to a text, voicemail or photo after I send it?
The intake system looks for useful details: a date, time, person, errand, task or document. Clear items may be organized automatically; uncertain items go to review. Voice and handwriting may require additional AI interpretation. The final handling, storage and retention rules will be documented before public availability.
What if a message contains two or three different things?
That’s exactly the kind of mixed information MapleWeave is designed to organize. A school email might contain a calendar event, a form deadline and something to bring. MapleWeave should separate these into useful items, while asking for clarification if it can’t safely determine the right details.
What if it gets a date or a person’s name wrong?
You’ll be able to review and correct uncertain interpretations. The goal is to learn recurring family context without hiding mistakes, duplicates or scheduling conflicts. Don’t rely on an unconfirmed item for a time-critical commitment during testing.
Will it replace Google Calendar?
That’s not the plan. MapleWeave is intended to help information reach the calendars your family already uses. Supported Google Calendar connections and permission choices will be explained as the public onboarding experience is finalized.
Can family members keep private items off the shared screen?
That’s a core design requirement. Shared household views and personal views should respect user roles and visibility settings, including a way to keep designated private items off a kitchen display. We’re testing these rules before wider access.
Security and ownership
Your inbox, your information, AI processing and data controls.
Do I have to let MapleWeave read my Gmail inbox?
Forwarding individual messages does not require full-inbox scanning. You choose which emails to send to your household address. Optional integrations, such as Google Calendar or Drive, may ask for separately explained account permissions.
Who owns our documents and family information?
We want families to retain meaningful control of their information. The storage experience is designed around a choice between your own Google Drive for supported files and MapleWeave-managed storage. Storage, migration and export controls are not yet fully available. Read the security and privacy approach.
Is our private email address or number end-to-end encrypted?
A household-specific address or number helps keep incoming items routed to the right family, but ordinary email and SMS are not end-to-end encrypted channels. We will publish the confirmed application safeguards and service-provider details before public launch.
Will AI services see our messages?
Some voice recordings, handwriting or ambiguous text may need an AI service to interpret them. We’re defining when processing happens, which providers are involved, and what information is shared. The final privacy notice will describe those practices before public signup.
Can I export or delete my information if we stop using it?
Data export, disconnection, retention and deletion are part of the product’s data-control model. The exact steps will depend partly on whether files are stored in your Google Drive or in MapleWeave-managed storage. We won’t claim those tools are available until they’re verified.
Start with what you’ve got.
The best home display is the one your family will actually use. Begin on existing devices and make the switch to a dedicated screen only when it makes sense.