A time capsule, in a single email.
What used to be a buried box is now a single line of code, sealed.
Be one of the first.
Time capsule letter
Same idea, scaled to a single email.
Time capsules used to be physical: a box of newspaper clippings, a child's drawing, a scribbled note, buried in a backyard or sealed in the cornerstone of a building. Someone had to remember they were there. Decades later, someone else had to dig them up. Most never got opened.
TimeCapsule is the same idea, scaled to a single email. You write what you'd want a future version of you to read. We seal it — encrypted, untouchable — until the day you chose. On that day, it lands in your inbox. No backyard. No cornerstone. No forgetting.
What goes in a time capsule letter is up to you. People write down what their world looks like right now: songs they're listening to, neighbours they know, the weather, the news, the small details they think they'll forget. Others write the kind of thing that doesn't change — values, hopes, promises, an apology, a thank-you they never sent.
Whatever you put in, you'll be the only one who reads it. We can't see inside, no analytics service will ever touch the contents. Your letter stays encrypted in our database until the day it leaves to find you.
How it works
Three steps. No account.
Simple by design. Built so anyone can use it without signing up.
- 01
Write your letter
Tell your future self anything. A goal. A memory. A promise. Plain text only — no formatting, no attachments.
- 02
Confirm your email
We send a one-time confirmation link. Click it within 7 days and your letter is scheduled.
- 03
Receive it on the day
We'll be there on the day you chose. Encrypted in the meantime, and only you can read it.
Why this tool exists
Some letters are worth waiting for.
TimeCapsule is a free tool from the team at Vaulternal. We build software for messages that need to reach the right person at the right moment — sometimes years from now.
Most of our work is for messages to the people who matter to you. This tool is a simpler version of that idea, and it's just for you. No account, no fee, no catch.
Questions
Frequently asked
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Can I send to someone else?
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