Free funeral planning tools
Practical tools that work in your browser. No account, no email required, and nothing you enter is sent to us or stored. Every result can be printed or saved as a PDF.
What Do I Do Now?
For a recent death. Four questions — where it happened, whether a funeral home is chosen, known wishes and veteran status — produce next steps in a sensible order.
Open toolFuneral Planning Checklist
A personalized checklist organized into stages, from immediate arrangements to after the service. Bring it to the funeral home meeting.
Open toolFuneral Cost Calculator
Pick an arrangement and adjust items to see a realistic range with a line-by-line breakdown, based on documented planning assumptions.
Open toolBurial vs. Cremation Guide
See how your family's priorities — beliefs, wishes, budget, a place to visit, timing — relate to each option. It informs; it never decides.
Open toolUrn Size Calculator
Estimate the capacity needed for a standard, companion, shared or keepsake urn, and understand capacity versus outside dimensions.
Open toolMemorial Service Planner
Build a printable order of service — music, readings, eulogy, tributes and closing — with timings for each part.
Open toolAbout these tools
Our tools give general guidance and planning estimates. They don't replace a funeral director, hospice, medical examiner or coroner, attorney, or government agency, and requirements vary by state. Cost figures are educational ranges, not quotes. Read more in our terms of use and privacy policy.