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The Future Capsule
Write a letter now. Opens in a day, a year, or 100 years
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Write a letter now. Opens in a day, a year, or 100 years
6 followers
Write a letter, add photos, voice or video, and pick the day it opens: tomorrow or 2126. Send it to yourself, someone you love, or a group. The server keeps it sealed until then, and recipients always open it free.
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Hi Product Hunt, I'm Mahmoud, the maker of The Future Capsule 👋
I built this because we live in a world of instant messages that disappear in seconds, but the most meaningful words need time to age. I wanted a way to lock away genuine thoughts, memories, and hopes. Whether for myself a decade from now or for the people I love, and know they’ll arrive exactly when they’re meant to.
What is The Future Capsule: you write a letter (add photos, voice notes or video if you want), choose the day it opens, and seal it. Until that day nobody can open it, not even you.
How it works:
Pick a type: letter to yourself, message to someone, group capsule, 100-year capsule, or scheduled message.
Fill it with text, photos, voice or video.
Set the opening date. Our server keeps the time, not your phone.
Share a countdown link. It shows when, never what.
A few things worth knowing:
You can start without an account, and the free plan includes one letter to yourself plus one 100-year capsule.
Whoever receives a capsule always opens it for free.
Group capsules let friends and family add memories together.
You can choose whether to share your capsule with the community. If you do, its countdown timer will appear on the website, allowing the community to follow along until the moment it opens, predict its contents, leave comments, and interact with one another.
Launch offer: 50% off your first month on any monthly Personal, Premium or Family plan with code FUTURE50. It's valid for 7 days, once per account, and renews at the normal price after the first month.
I'd love to hear: if you could send one message to any year in the future, what year would you pick?