Postman

Write the letter. Even if it's years too early. Even if it's too late.

Postman is a place to write private letters online — love letters, unsent letters, letters to your kids, “Open When…” sealed envelopes, and letters delivered only after you’re gone.

Tell Postman what you could not say — to someone gone, someone here, or someone not born yet. He keeps the letter sealed. Email Manager carries the link when it is time. He is not a mailbox.

Write your first letter — freeCheck a letterbox

Free forever. No credit card. Your words, not ours.

Your own letter address

you/them

A box with your name, then theirs. A father writing for his daughter. The address can be seen. The letter stays sealed until the day.

Talk to Postman. He helps you write it, in type or by hand, and he carries it.

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Type a name

Free forever. Yours in 30 seconds.

DROP A LETTERLETTERBOX OFYOURS

There's always something you mean to say.

“I never told my dad what he meant to me. Now I can't.”

“I wrote my daughter a letter for her wedding day. She's only three.”

“There's an apology I owe someone. I'm not brave enough to say it out loud.”

“I want them to know how I felt. Even after I'm gone.”

You've typed it a hundred times. In Notes. In drafts. Then deleted it.

Postman holds those words in the vault, and carries them to the person when the moment comes.

How it works

Three steps. That's all.

01

Write your heart out.

Take your time. Add photos. There's no send button — just you and your words. It saves as you go.

02

Seal it with a secret.

"What did we name the cat?" "Where did we first meet?" A question only they would know. That's their key.

03

Let it find them.

Share the link when you're ready. Or don't — we can send a gentle nudge. "Someone left you a letter."

A letterbox for every person

One for your mom. One for your kid. One for the day you're gone.

LETTERBOX OFMOM

you/mom

"Things I never said out loud."

LETTERBOX OFSARAH

you/sarah

"Love letters while I'm away."

LETTERBOX OFGRANDPA

you/grandpa

"Questions I never asked."

LETTERBOX OFWEDDING

you/for-ben-and-jen

"A guest book made of letters."

Claim yours
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Someone left you a letter.

If you got a link or an email that says “someone left you a letter” — it means someone sat down and wrote something just for you. Open it. Answer the question. Read their words.

Open your letter

For the words that matter most

Some things can't be said in a text.

"Open when you miss me."

Sealed envelopes with labels. They choose when to open — when they're sad, when they need courage, when they graduate, when they're homesick.

"Read this after I'm gone."

Write now. Designate trusted contacts. If something happens to you, your letters arrive. The words you wanted to leave behind — delivered.

"I wrote it down so it would not be lost."

A sealed letter stays in the vault. Not a draft you might delete. The words are still there on the day, and after you are gone.

"If I don't check in, send my letters."

A quiet promise. Check in weekly or monthly. If we stop hearing from you, your trusted contacts are notified. Your letters find their way.

Letters people wish they'd written sooner.

To Mom

"Thank you for everything you gave up so I could have more. I see it now."

To my future kid

"I'm writing this the night before you're born. I don't know you yet, but I already love you."

To an old friend

"I'm sorry I disappeared. It wasn't you. I hope you know that."

To someone who'll never read this

"I think about you more than I should. I hope you're okay."

Write your first letter

Questions

What if they never check?+
That's okay. The letter waits. Forever, if it has to. You can also send a gentle nudge — a simple email that says "someone left you a letter." No spoilers. Just enough to bring them.
How does the secret question work?+
You write a question only they would know. "What did we name the stray cat?" "What song was playing that night?" They answer it to unlock your letter. It's like a whisper only two people understand.
Does the person I'm writing to need an account?+
No. They just open the link and answer your secret question. No signup, no app, no friction. Just your words.
What if I'm not ready to share it yet?+
Then don't. There's no send button. Your letter sits in your letterbox, sealed, until you decide it's time. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe in ten years. Maybe never. It's yours.
How does "After I'm Gone" work?+
You check in periodically — weekly or monthly. If we don't hear from you, your trusted contacts are notified. They confirm, and your letters are delivered. The words you couldn't say in time still arrive.
Will the letter actually arrive?+
It stays sealed in the vault, so it is not a note that can vanish. On the day you set, the link goes out. If that day is missed, it is sent again. If you stop checking in, a trusted contact releases the letters for after you are gone.

You already know who it's for.

A face just came to mind. A name. Something you've been meaning to say. Start with that.

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