# How a digital time capsule works

The journey to the future

Created now, revealed at the chosen moment.

1. **Compose your capsule** — Images, videos, words: centralize your memories in an instant.
2. **Plan the opening** — Choose the date, recipients, and access conditions.
3. **Capsule opening** — Your recipients discover its contents.

## How it works, exactly?

### 1. Create your capsule

Give it a name, write a text, and add the attachments of your choice

### 2. Pick the recipient

Choose one or many. They don't need an email right away—you can add it later.

### 3. Set the opening date

Whether in 5 minutes, 1 year, or several years, it's up to you!

### 4. Design your capsule

Want to make it even more unique and memorable? Choose from our different capsule designs.

### 5. Set its privacy

Make your capsule public: accessible via the link, private: accessible to recipients only, or secret: accessible only with a password.

### 6. Notifications

Recipients will receive an email informing them of the receipt of a capsule. They will also be able to access the countdown. A second email will be sent to them when the capsule opens.

## More information about payment!

Simple, transparent, and absolutely no subscriptions.

Our pricing model is designed for the long term. You pay a one-time fee to keep your capsule sealed and stored until its opening date.

### Time-based pricing

The cost depends on how far in the future you want to send your capsule. Longer durations require more rigorous preservation.

### Free & Flexible

Short-term capsules are often free. You only pay for what you need.

### Extra Storage

Need to send big files? You can add more storage for a small one-time fee.

### No Subscriptions

Pay once, and never hear from us about billing again. Your capsule is sealed and stored until the day it opens.

[View pricing details](https://time-capsule.io/pricing.md)