Trust Envelope
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What is Trust Envelope?
Trust Envelope is a digital legacy and time capsule service that lets you write letters, record voice messages, and leave video messages to be delivered at specific future dates or after you pass away. The service encrypts all messages end-to-end in your browser using AES-256-GCM before uploading, ensuring even the service providers cannot read your content. It uses a simple check-in system where you confirm you're still alive via email (weekly, monthly, or quarterly), and if you stop checking in past a grace period you set, your messages are automatically delivered to recipients.
Key features include three message types: written letters up to 10,000 characters, voice recordings up to 10 minutes, and video messages up to 30 seconds recorded directly in your browser. You can schedule delivery for specific dates (birthdays, anniversaries) or for after your passing with multiple waves (immediate, one year later, ten years out). Recipients receive a simple email with a link to view messages in their browser with no accounts or apps needed. Messages can be edited anytime before delivery, and optional password protection adds an extra layer of encryption.
Trust Envelope is for anyone with important words to preserve: parents writing to children for milestones like weddings or becoming parents themselves, people wanting to preserve a grandparent's voice or stories, spouses wanting to leave their laugh or voice behind, or anyone wanting to say goodbye on their own terms. The service was created by San Tran in memory of his friend Emma who died of cancer. It targets people who want to leave meaningful, encrypted messages for loved ones without tracking, ads, or data selling.
Trust Envelope pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
The website does not display specific pricing details, free tier information, or paid plan costs. The service emphasizes 'The service is the product' with no ads and no data selling, but exact pricing structure is not shown on the homepage.
Trust Envelope pros
- End-to-end encryption with AES-256-GCM in browser before upload
- Optional password lock for extra encryption security
- Three message types: letters, voice, and video
- Written messages support up to 10,000 characters
- Voice recordings up to 10 minutes long
- Video messages up to 30 seconds recorded in browser
- Two delivery options: specific date or after passing
- Multiple delivery waves possible (immediate, 1 year, 10 years)
- Simple check-in system via email, one click only
- No app or account needed for recipients
- Messages can be edited anytime before delivery
- Customizable check-in frequency (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
- Customizable grace period before delivery triggers
- No tracking, no ads, no data selling
- Messages stay accessible via link after delivery
- Client-side encryption means even engineers cannot read messages
- Open about architecture and security implementation
- Grace period defaults to err on side of 'still here'
Trust Envelope cons
- Currently under construction and unstable in early testing phase
- Expect bugs and changes during this early phase
- Video messages limited to only 30 seconds
- Voice recordings capped at 10 minutes maximum
- Requires regular check-in or messages deliver after death
- Password added to message is permanent and irreversible
- Single creator (San Tran) may limit development speed
- No mobile app mentioned, browser-based only
- Grace period must be set manually, not automatic
- Email-based check-in could be missed or marked spam
Frequently asked questions about Trust Envelope
What is Trust Envelope?
Trust Envelope is a service that lets you write letters, record your voice, and leave video messages that are encrypted end-to-end and delivered only at the right moment—either on a specific date you choose or after you're gone cuando deja de hacer check-in.
How does the check-in system work?
You receive a simple email weekly, monthly, or quarterly (your choice) with one button. One click confirms you're still here. If you stop checking in, after a grace period you set, your messages are delivered to recipients exactly as you wrote them.
Is my message actually private?
Yes. Every message is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM before it ever touches servers. Even the engineers and administrators cannot read what you wrote. The only people who ever see the plaintext are you and your recipient. You can add a password for even stronger protection.
What message types are supported?
Trust Envelope supports three ways to be heard: written letters up to 10,000 characters, voice recordings up to 10 minutes, and video messages up to 30 seconds. All recordings happen directly in your browser.
When can my messages be delivered?
You have two options: send on a specific date (like a 21st birthday or 25-year anniversary) or send after you're gone. For after passing, you can pick how many days, weeks, months, or years after each message arrives, including multiple waves for immediate days, one year later, or ten years out.
What do recipients need to do to view my message?
Nothing to install. When it's time, recipients get a simple email with a name and a button. They click and the message opens beautifully in their browser. No accounts, no apps, no fuss. They can return to the link any time; it doesn't disappear.
Can I change my message after creating it?
Yes. Life changes and so do the words you want to leave. You can update messages, add recipients, and change delivery dates right up until they're delivered. There's no penalty for thinking longer.
Who is Trust Envelope for?
Trust Envelope is for anyone who has something worth preserving: parents writing to children for milestones like weddings or becoming parents, people wanting to preserve a grandparent's stories or voice, spouses wanting to leave their laugh behind, or anyone wanting to say goodbye on their own terms.
What is the password lock feature?
You can add a password to any message for true end-to-end encryption. The recipient enters it out-of-band from you to unlock the message. Without that password, the message stays locked forever, even if the entire system were compromised.
Who created Trust Envelope?
Trust Envelope was built by San Tran in memory of his friend Emma, who put up a brave fight against cancer. The service was made by one person for a friend who couldn't stay, and the creator's story is available on the website.