South Africa’s Free Will Registry

Where is your Will? If your family can’t find it, it doesn’t exist.

Register your Will for FREE. Get 10% Estate Ready instantly. Complete to 100% and give your executor everything they need.

Takes 2 minutes Private and encrypted Free forever

Your estate readiness

A clear plan for your executor

10%

Will registered

Your first essential estate detail is safely recorded.

Will location recorded
2Add executor details
3Upload important documents

Start where you are

No Will yet? Create one free for life.

Choose the path that fits you today. Every path leads into one Estate Readiness plan.

Check Estate Readiness
Free for life

I don’t have a Will

Create my free Will

Use the guided South African Will creator, review each clause, and download your signing copy.

Start my free Will

Plan my medical wishes

Create a Living Will

Record your treatment wishes, physician and next-of-kin details in a separate document.

Start my Living Will

I already have a Will

Register my Will's location

Record where the signed original is kept, then see your first Estate Readiness score.

Register my existing Will

Your Will and Living Will are free. The optional encrypted Vault & Protection plan is R59/month.

1,247 Wills Registered312 Estates 100% Ready Endorsed by WDI

Three simple steps

From one location to a complete estate plan

Start free today. Add the rest when you’re ready.

01

Estate Ready: 10%

Register Free

Record your Will location and date signed. It takes two minutes.

02

Estate Ready: 70–100%

Complete Profile

Add your executor, family, assets, property, insurance, retirement, liabilities and contacts.

03

Estate Ready: 100%

Executor Pack Ready

Download a professional handover pack for your executor, adviser or family.

Why register free?

Finding the original Will shouldn’t become the family’s first crisis.

Our free registry records the one fact every estate process needs first: where the signed original is kept.

70%

of South Africans don’t know where the original Will is located

11 days

is the average family search to find a Will

Frozen

bank accounts stay inaccessible until the Will is found

Estate Readiness Score

A Will is 10% of your estate. Is the other 90% ready?

See what your executor has, what is still missing, and the next best step.

10%

Registered

70%

Profile

100%

Ready

Your outstanding items

Executor
Family & beneficiaries
Important documents
Assets & property
Insurance
Retirement
Liabilities
Important contacts
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“My dad’s executor spent 3 months finding his policies. With WillsDatabase pack, everything was in one place.”
— Mariaan

Common questions

Straight answers before you register

Is Free Registry really free?

Yes — your Will and Registry entry are free for life. The optional Vault & Protection plan is R59/month for the encrypted document vault and live executor pack.

Who sees my info?

Only you and the executor you nominate. Your information and uploaded documents are encrypted.

What if I already have a Will?

Perfect — simply register where the signed original is kept.

Free Will Registry

Register FREE now.

Four details. Two minutes. No payment. You’ll get 10% Estate Ready immediately and a clear path to 100%.

Secure personal account

South African ID verification

Private, encrypted information

Where is your Will kept?

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By continuing, you create a secure account to access your registry and Estate Readiness score.