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Your mental load, offloaded.

Backlit works alongside you as life unfolds, helping carry the thinking, tracking, and follow-through so you can be present for what matters most.

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Informed by dozens of in-depth conversations
Designed for the realities people live every day
Built deliberately, with intention

What carrying mental load actually looks like

The day-to-day reality of holding it all together.

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Always mentally "on"

You're constantly tracking what needs to happen next, even during moments meant for rest or presence.

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Carrying more than your share

You're the one others rely on to remember details and follow through, often without being asked.

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Attention pulled in too many directions

Your focus is split between competing priorities, making it hard to fully show up anywhere.

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Invisible work that never really ends

The thinking, anticipating, and coordinating you do keep everything running, but rarely get acknowledged.

Why mental load hasn't been solved yet

Mental load isn't just about tasks or context. It's about holding everything together over time.

Most tools are designed to manage tasks, outputs, and efficiency. They assume clear boundaries, stable priorities, and the time and energy to keep systems up to date.

But mental load doesn't work that way. It stretches across roles, responsibilities, relationships, and constant change. It's the ongoing work of holding context, anticipating needs, and making sure nothing important gets missed as life shifts.

That kind of work doesn't fit neatly into lists.

Backlit takes a different approach.

Instead of trying to optimize tasks or force life into rigid systems, Backlit is designed around how mental load actually works. These principles shape how it supports you.

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It focuses on the whole person

Backlit is designed around the reality that people don't live in one role at a time. Work, life, care, and personal priorities overlap. Support has to account for all of it, together.

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It carries context, not just tasks

Mental load isn't just about what to do next. It's about carrying context over time. Why something matters, who it affects, and when it needs attention.

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It reduces cognitive effort,
not adds to it

Backlit is meant to feel like relief, not another system to maintain. Its role is to reduce cognitive effort so your attention can stay on what matters.

We built Backlit because we were carrying too much ourselves and felt there had to be a better way. The invisible work of remembering, tracking, and holding things together adds up quietly over time. We believe technology should carry that weight with care, not add to it. When we couldn't find a solution that worked this way, we built one.

Nick & Nate, Founders

Support without the setup

No complex setup. No new habits to build. Backlit adapts to you as you live your life.

Bring everything together

Backlit connects to the tools and places where your life already happens, like email and calendars. You can also add things directly, whether that's a quick voice note, a document, a photo, or something you want to remember later. There's nothing new to organize or migrate.

Backlit quietly pays attention

As you go about your day, Backlit notices patterns, priorities, and recurring responsibilities. It builds understanding over time without asking you to constantly explain yourself.

You stay in control

Backlit surfaces what matters and suggests next steps when they're helpful. You review, approve, or ignore anything with a tap or click. Nothing happens without you.

Make space for what matters.

Backlit is built to support the thinking, tracking, and follow-through behind everyday life, so you can stay focused on what's important to you.

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