A time capsule your whole group writes, and opens together
Everyone writes a letter. Nobody reads it, not even you. On the day you choose, everyone gets an email and you open it together.
Free for up to 8 people and up to one year. Larger capsules are one payment, from $29.
How it works
One New Year capsule, from the first invitation to the evening it opens.
- You start it
Pick the occasion, the look and the day
Give the capsule a name, choose how it looks and when it opens. Then send the link to your people.
A time capsule
New Year 2027
Started by Maria
It opens on Friday, December 31, 2027 at 8:00 PM.
9 letters sealed
- Maria
- Ida
- Jonas
- The occasion brings its own questions
- Send one link to the group chat, or invite people by email
- Nobody else needs an account or an app
- Everyone writes
Everyone writes a sealed letter
Each person answers a few short questions and writes a letter. Then they press Seal. Nobody can read it, not even you.
Step 2 of 6
A question for everyone
Where will you be living a year from now?
Still in Bergen, but in a bigger flat.Nobody reads it before the day
BackNext- One question per screen, in large letters
- No computer? Call a number and speak the letter
- The letter is saved as they write
- You open it together
On the day, everyone opens it at once
Everyone gets an email at the same moment. The letters come out one by one, and the answers go up side by side.
Opened
Letter 3 of 9
From Jonas
Dear all, I am writing this on the sofa with cold pizza. By the time you read it, I hope I have finally learned to cook. Happy New Year, whatever it brought.
Everyone's answers
Who in this group changes jobs, moves or gets married first?
- Maria · Jonas, he is restless
- Jonas · Me. Obviously.
- Ida · Maria, to Lisbon
- One email with one big button
- The answers side by side: who was right?
- Leave a mark on a letter, or write a few words back
For every group that will meet again
Each occasion comes with its own questions and its own look. You can change both, or write your own.
- New Year predictionsEveryone writes on the last days of the year. Open it next New Year's Eve.Start with this one
- GraduationThe class writes before it scatters. Open it five or ten years on.Start with this one
- ReunionWrite at this reunion, open at the next one.Start with this one
- Wedding partyThe guests write on the day. The couple and everyone open it on the first anniversary.Start with this one
- FamilyEveryone writes over the holidays. Open it next year, same evening.Start with this one
- Team or classWrite at the start. Open it at the end of the project, the year or the season.Start with this one
- Trip or summerWrite on the last evening. Open it a year on.Start with this one
- FarewellSomeone is leaving. Everyone writes. Open it together a year later.Start with this one
- My own capsuleYour name, your day, your questions.Start with this one
Ten looks to choose from
The look dresses the capsule page, the writing, the wax seal and the opening. You can change it until the day.
- Parchment
- Midnight
- Garden
- Ocean
- Confetti
- Winter
- Gold
- Blossom
- Ember
- Plain and clear
What makes it different
Most time capsule apps are a photo album with a lock. This one is about what people write to each other.
Questions, and a board of answers
Everyone answers the same few questions. At the opening the answers go up side by side, and you see who guessed right.
A real seal
Pressing Seal closes the letter. Nobody can read it before the day, not you, not us.
Opened together
Everyone gets the email at the same moment. You can also hold the opening until everyone is in the room, and press the button together.
Letters by phone
Grandparents without a smartphone can call a number, key a code and speak their letter.
On paper too
The Vault size comes with a printed book of every letter, to hand round when it opens.
Ready for ten years and more
Email addresses change. For long capsules we ask once a year if each address still works, and tell you if one does not.
In everyone's own language
The site speaks seventeen languages. Each person sees the pages and the questions in their own, and the letters stay as they were written.
Three sizes, one payment
Start free. Move to a larger capsule at any time, before or after it opens. Anyone in the group can pay, and there is no subscription.
Free
Up to eight of you, within a year
Free
- Opens up to 1 year from now
- Up to 8 people write
- Spoken letters up to 2 minutes
- Letters by phone call too
- 3 photos with each letter
- A short video with each letter
- Stays open 30 days after the opening
Capsule
Up to fifty writers, up to ten years
$29one payment
- Opens up to 10 years from now
- Up to 50 people write
- Spoken letters up to 10 minutes
- Letters by phone call too
- 10 photos with each letter
- A short video with each letter
- Stays open 2 years after the opening
- The whole capsule as one PDF
- We check every year that your people can still be reached
Vault
Up to three hundred writers, up to twenty-five years, the book included
$79one payment
- Opens up to 25 years from now
- Up to 300 people write
- Spoken letters up to 30 minutes
- Letters by phone call too
- 20 photos with each letter
- A short video with each letter
- Stays open 5 years after the opening
- The whole capsule as one PDF
- We check every year that your people can still be reached
- One printed book of the capsule included
Questions people ask
Do people need an app or an account?
No. They open the link on their phone or computer, give their name and email, and write. Only you, who start the capsule, need an account.
Who can read the letters?
Before the day, nobody. After it opens, only the people in the capsule. Each person opens it from their own link in the email.
Can I read the letters before it opens? I started it.
No. You see who has sealed a letter and who has not, never a word of what they wrote. That is the whole point.
What if someone forgets to write?
Your page shows who has not sealed yet, and you can send them their link again. We also email them the day before writing closes. The capsule opens with the letters that are in.
How far ahead can it open?
Up to 1 year on the free size, 10 years on Capsule and 25 years on Vault.
What does it cost?
A capsule for up to 8 people that opens within a year is free. Capsule is $29 and Vault is $79, paid once for the whole group. Nobody else pays anything.
Can someone take part by phone?
Yes. They call our number, key the capsule's code and speak their letter. It is sealed like the others and opens on the same day.
Can people add photos?
Yes, on Capsule and Vault: up to 10 photos with each letter. Vault also takes a short video. On every size people can record a spoken letter instead of writing.
What happens after it opens?
The capsule stays open for 30 days on the free size, 2 years on Capsule and 5 years on Vault. On the larger sizes you can save it all as one PDF. Then it is deleted, and we email you a month before.
Is it private?
Yes. The capsule is never public and never listed anywhere. The letters and the email addresses are stored encrypted, and nothing in our emails carries the words of a letter.
Start the capsule tonight, open it on the day
Free for up to 8 people. It takes a minute, and the waiting does the rest.