The all-in-one notary operating system

The notary's own platform.
Journal. Booking. Online notarization. Getting paid.

SealBook combines the tools notaries normally stitch together: electronic journal, evidence vault, e-notary workflow, digital seal, signer links, payments, booking, storage, analytics, and firm/counter administration.

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Full suite

Not just a journal. The whole notary stack.

SealBook is built as the daily operating system for solo notaries, mobile signing agents, storefront counters, law firms, and title teams. Click any tile to open that workflow page.

State rules built in - all 50 states + DC

The journal is your defense - and in a growing list of states, the law.

Detecting your state and loading the rule profile...

Journal requirements vary by commission state: some states require a journal for every act, some require one for specific acts or electronic/remote notarizations, and others treat it as the universal best practice. SealBook knows your state’s rule, retention period, fee cap, and recording restrictions, and applies them automatically. A complete entry documents:

  • Date and time of the notarization, and the type of notarial act performed
  • Title or description of the document and its number of pages
  • Name and address of each individual whose signature is notarized
  • The identification presented, and evidence relied upon to verify identity
  • Fee charged, the signer's signature, and notes on unusual circumstances
How SealBook works

From document capture to digital seal.

The camera is the data entry, but the workflow does not stop at the journal. SealBook carries the act into evidence, e-seal, payment, storage, and reporting.

Snap the document

SealBook timestamps the moment, reads the document title, counts pages, and pre-selects the act type. The photo is used for extraction, then discarded - we record the description, not your client's paperwork.

Scan the ID barcode

One scan of the license barcode fills the signer's name and address, perfectly spelled. We record the ID type, state, expiration, and last four - never the full number, never an image of the ID.

Sign & seal

The signer signs on your screen. The entry is sealed into a tamper-evident chain - each record locks the one before it. Works with no signal; syncs and backs up automatically.

Case files & evidence

Every transaction is a case: documents you photograph or upload are hashed, encrypted, and cryptographically bound to the journal entry. If a notarization is ever challenged, produce the evidence package - proof of exactly what you reviewed and sealed. Your evidence, your choice: any case can be journal-only.

Get paid

Send a payment link, tap to charge, or record cash and check. Payments land on the case automatically - no bookkeeping night.

Know your numbers

Revenue by act type, client, and month. Mileage at the IRS rate. Expenses, profit, and a year-end tax summary shaped like your Schedule C.

E-notary and remote-video features are shown honestly: in-person electronic notarization and digital sealing workflows are built in; remote online notarization requires state authorization, identity/KBA vendor configuration, and approved notary registration where required.
Built for every counter, desk, and kitchen table

Who it's for.

Solo & mobile notaries

Your whole journal in your pocket - searchable, backed up, and always compliant.

  • Unlimited entries, offline capture
  • Certified PDF export for court or inspection
  • Your journal is yours - export everything, anytime

Storefronts - Counter Mode

Shipping stores, banks, credit unions, check cashers. One tablet, every notary on staff.

  • Each notary keeps their own legal journal, PIN login
  • The store keeps its record of acts performed on premises - even after a notary leaves
  • Fee tracking per notary, commission-expiry alerts

Law firms & title agencies

Every commissioned employee is a compliance obligation. See them all in one place.

  • Org dashboard: activity, retention, expirations
  • Notary-owned journals with firm visibility - structured the way the law expects
  • Audit-ready exports in minutes, not file boxes
Understanding the market

Notary software is not all the same.

Most notaries are choosing between disconnected tools: a simple electronic journal, a remote-online-notarization platform, payment apps, storage, or paper and spreadsheets. SealBook combines the core stack in one workspace.

Electronic journal apps

These replace the paper logbook with a digital journal. Examples in the market include NotaryAct, Jurat Inc.'s Notary eJournal, NotaryCentral E-Journal, Notary Journal App, and NotaryGadget.

  • Good for faster journal entries
  • Often mobile-first
  • May include ID scan, GPS, signatures, or thumbprints
  • Usually focused on the journal itself

RON platforms

Remote online notarization platforms focus on video sessions, identity proofing, e-signing, and completed notarized documents. Examples include Proof/Notarize, OneNotary, BlueNotary, NotaryCam, SIGNiX, Secured Signing, ProNotary, NotaryHub, and eNotaryLog.

  • Best when the notarization happens online
  • Usually includes identity/KBA, credential analysis, live video, recording, and sealed documents
  • Often priced around transactions or enterprise use
  • The journal may be a feature, not the center

Paper, PDFs, and spreadsheets

This is still the biggest alternative. It feels cheap, but it creates risk: handwriting errors, no backup, no tamper evidence, weak search, and painful inspection exports.

  • Low upfront cost
  • Manual and slow
  • No automatic evidence trail
  • Hard to manage across a firm or storefront

Where SealBook fits

SealBook is not just another e-journal and it is not only a RON platform. It is a notary operating system: tamper-evident journal, encrypted evidence files, state-rule checks, multi-photo proof capture, document upload, remote signer links, e-notary workflow, digital seal, payments, booking, storage tiers, exports, analytics, and firm/counter administration.

Remote video alignment: SealBook follows the expected RON ceremony shape: signer consent, identity proofing gate, live audio-video, notary ceremony, recording custody, sealed output, and journal binding. Production remote notarization requires the notary's state authorization plus a configured credential-analysis/KBA provider; until then, SealBook labels remote video as pilot.

Simple version: electronic journals record the act; RON platforms run remote sessions; SealBook helps run the notary practice around every act.

Names of other products are used for market education only. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.

One platform. The whole practice.

SealBook grew out of journal compliance into everything a modern notary practice runs on - built with the same rule: the notary owns the record.

Tamper-evident journal

Every entry sealed into a cryptographic chain. Any alteration, ever, is mathematically detectable - and you can prove it.

Online notarization

Live video ceremonies with statutory identity verification (government ID + selfie), consent records, location checks, and 10-year encrypted recording custody.

Witnesses on the call

Invite witnesses with one link - their consent, appearance, and signature are captured in the same recorded ceremony, per your state's rules.

Digitally sealed documents

Certificate page, official e-seal, and a PAdES digital signature that validates in Adobe. Change one byte and validation breaks.

Booking & payments

Your own booking page, calendar rules, reminders - and payment links that go straight to your account. We never hold your money.

Firms & counters

Team dashboards, act receipts, commission-expiry alerts. Admins see the business record - never inside a notary's journal.

All 51 jurisdictions

State rules built in: retention periods, ID-number restrictions, thumbprint rules - enforced automatically, cited to statute where verified.

Evidence vault

Encrypted document and recording custody bound to sealed entries, with court-ready verification packages on demand.

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Pricing

Less than one notarization fee per month.

SealBook keeps the compliance record, evidence storage, payments, and practice analytics together so even low-volume notaries can run cleanly.

Free
$0
forever
  • 10 entries per month
  • Full capture flow
  • Tamper-evident chain
  • PDF export
Start free
Solo
$8
per month - or $79/year
  • Unlimited entries
  • Certificate wording generator
  • Multi-device + cloud backup
  • Commission reminders
  • Certified exports
Get Solo
Pro
$19
per month - the full workspace
  • Everything in Solo
  • Case files & document evidence (25 GB included)
  • E-notary workflow & digital seal tools
  • Payment links, booking, analytics & tax summary
Get Pro
Counter
$49
per location - unlimited notaries
  • Everything in Solo, per notary
  • Shared counter tablet, PIN login
  • Store record of on-premises acts
  • Fee reporting per notary
Equip your counter
Firm
$15
per notary/month - $75 min
  • Org compliance dashboard
  • Retention & expiry monitoring
  • Offboarding done right
  • Priority support
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Evidence storage: Free and Solo are journal-first. Pro, Counter, and Firm include 25 GB. Add storage in blocks: +25 GB for $5/month, +100 GB for $15/month, or +500 GB for $49/month. When storage is full, SealBook prompts the notary to add storage, upgrade, or delete eligible files.
Founding Notary offer: early national signups get Solo for $49 for the first year. Lock it in below.
Vendors, associations & sponsors

Reach notaries when they are actively solving compliance and business problems.

Advertise on state rule pages, metro resource pages, category pages, and education content for notaries researching journals, e-notary workflows, evidence storage, supplies, insurance, training, and business tools.

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Common questions

Notary journal FAQ.

Is a notary journal required in my state

It depends on your commission state and the type of act. Some states require a journal for every act, some require one for certain acts or electronic/remote notarizations, and others strongly recommend one. SealBook shows your state profile under Settings and flags rules still pending verification.

Can my journal be electronic

Electronic journal rules vary by state. SealBook is built for secure electronic recordkeeping where permitted: tamper-evident entries, encrypted backups, retention controls, and full export at any time.

What goes in each entry?

Date and time, type of notarial act, document title and page count, each signer's name and address, the identification relied upon, the fee charged, and - recommended - the signer's signature and notes on unusual circumstances. SealBook's capture flow collects every one of these automatically or in a single tap.

Does SealBook store photos of IDs or documents?

No. Images are used on-device to extract the required information, then discarded. We record the ID type, issuing state, expiration, and last four characters - never full ID numbers, never ID images. Your clients' documents stay your clients' documents.

Who owns the journal - me or my employer?

The journal is the notary's record. In Counter Mode and Firm plans, each notary keeps their own legally separate journal, while the business keeps its own record of acts performed on premises - so when a notary moves on, everyone keeps what the law says is theirs.

What happens if my journal is lost or stolen

Lost-journal notification duties vary by state. With SealBook, the journal itself is backed up and exportable; if a device is lost, your records remain safe and the app provides state-aware guidance for the next step.

Is this legal advice

No. SealBook is recordkeeping software built around state-specific rule profiles. Compliance with notary law remains each notary's responsibility.

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