Send a birthday link that opens at midnight
Write your birthday message and add a couple of photos. Send the link before the day. They see a countdown until the moment you choose.
Make a birthday link Standard: free within 7 days and 1 MB after encryption. $3 up to 1 year and 100 MB after encryption.
Send it before it opens
Write the note while a shared memory is fresh. Add the photos that go with it, then choose when they can open it.
Write it when you have the words. Set it to open on their birthday. You can send the link before the day.
What people see
Before opening, the birthday message and photo filenames stay hidden. After opening, they can read the note and save the photos. Keep your originals: expiry does not erase downloaded copies.
Adding a calendar event downloads a file to import into your calendar. Set any reminder there. Postdate does not send opening notifications.
Choose a lock
Standard. Standard gives you a private delete link. If plans change over the coming months, use it to delete the message before opening.
Standard is free for messages that open within 7 days and are 1 MB or less. Later dates or larger uploads cost $3 USD, up to one year and 100 MB including encryption and file packaging. Postdate holds the key and promises not to read your content before opening. You get a private delete link that works until your Postdate expires. Compare the locks.
Create your Postdate
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Write the message, and attach photos if you like.
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Set the opening time to midnight on their birthday. Check the timezone so it matches their midnight.
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Choose Standard so you can delete it before it opens.
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Send the link, or save it to send nearer the time.
Make a birthday link Standard: free within 7 days and 1 MB after encryption. $3 up to 1 year and 100 MB after encryption.
Common questions
Will Postdate send the birthday message at midnight?
You send the link yourself, before the birthday if you like. It shows a countdown and opens at the time you chose. Postdate does not send texts, emails, or opening notifications.
What if I change my mind?
With Standard, use your private delete link before the message opens. This permanently deletes the key and message.
Can I include photos or a video?
Yes, within 100 MB including encryption and file packaging. Standard is free for messages that open within seven days and are 1 MB or less. A birthday months from now costs $3.
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