Is this appropriate for confession notes?

That's a canonical question, not a technical one. Where such notes exist and are permitted, Elba is a stronger vault than a locked drawer.

What about after I die?

Consider a written procedure: a trusted colleague with a sealed envelope containing the password, opened only by policy.

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Encryption for clergy — pastoral notes kept privately

Pastoral notes are among the most trusted paperwork a person keeps. Elba lets clergy keep them in a sealed folder on their own machine — no diocesan cloud, no third party.

Discipline of the sealed folder

One vault, unlocked in a quiet study, closed before the next visitor. The bytes on disk are opaque to anyone without the password.

Backup without breach

Copy the sealed vault to a personal USB stick or an encrypted external drive. The backup carries the seal.

Questions people actually ask

Is this appropriate for confession notes?: That's a canonical question, not a technical one. Where such notes exist and are permitted, Elba is a stronger vault than a locked drawer.
What about after I die?: Consider a written procedure: a trusted colleague with a sealed envelope containing the password, opened only by policy.

Take the island

Elba is one HTML file. It runs locally in a Chromium browser, seals a folder with AES-256-GCM, never phones home, and becomes open source on 1 January 2030.

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File encryption for therapists and counsellors
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Encryption for social workers — case notes off the clipboard
Personal casework notes, home-visit reflections, and supervision material sealed locally with AES-256-GCM. Compliant with your policy, not a vendor's.