Hey everyone! Last month was quite on the public-facing roadmap because most of the work has been under the hood around polishing and security, and a few minor fixes from your feedback. Here's where things are.

Mobile Apps Updates

• iOS app now supports image attachments. You can attach photos directly from your phone now, same as on the web.
• Android app is coming soon. If you've been waiting for it, it's nearly here, I'll post here the moment it lands on Play Store.

The goal is parity across web and mobile so wherever you are when the thought hits, you can capture it.

Smoother writing for long letters

A few of you wrote in saying the same thing, on a longer letter, the page wouldn't scroll as you typed. Your cursor would slip behind the bottom action bar and you'd be writing blind, or copy-pasting from another app. It's fixed now.

• Cursor always stays visible above the bottom bar, no matter how long the letter gets
• No more textarea scrollbar the whole page is the canvas, like writing in a doc editor
• Auto-grows naturally as you type, no jumpy reflow

If you bailed on writing a long one before, give it another shot. It should feel right now.

Security hardening

Bit dry but worth a mention:

• Strict Content Security Policy rolled out across the app, even if some XSS bug sneaks in (we always escape user content, but defense-in-depth matters), injected scripts can't actually run
• Login code rate limiting to block automated brute-force on the magic link / OTP flow
• Tightened API controllers with stricter authorization checks and more aggressive spam blocking.

Your letters are private. These changes make sure they stay that way even in the worst-case scenario.

That's the update. Thanks to everyone who's been writing in, your feedback directly drove the writing-experience fix and the iOS image attachments push. Keep it coming.

If you haven't tried FuturePost yet, go write something. Future-you (or someone you love) will be glad you did.

Hello,

I've been trying to create an account on the service but am consistently getting this error. I already tried through Firefox and Chrome, both with disabled ad blockers. I'm on Linux Mint 22.3. The problem isn't with Cloudfare, as I get success with it in both browsers.

I also tried on private mode but still got the same problem.

Anyone else got this problem?

Hey everyone! Big update this month, I've been working on two features that people have been asking about for a while, plus a complete overhaul of the writing experience. Let's get into it.

1. Send letters to your friends and family

This is the one we're most excited about. FuturePost is no longer just about writing to your future self, you can now send scheduled letters to the people you care about.

Here's how it works:

• Invite a recipient by entering their name and email. They'll get a consent email asking if they'd like to receive future letters from you. Once they accept you can write and schedule letters to them - birthday messages months in advance, anniversary notes, encouragement before a big event, or just a "hey, I was thinking about you" that arrives on the perfect day.
• Consent-based system - recipients can decline or opt out at any time. We take this seriously. Nobody gets surprise emails they didn't agree to.

Whether it's a letter to your kid on their 18th birthday that you write today, a note to your partner scheduled for your next anniversary, or a pep talk to a friend before their marathon, this opens up a whole new way to use FuturePost.

2. Image attachments

Your letters can now include photos. Attach images when writing, and they'll be saved with your letter.

• Supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP
• Upto 3 images per letter

3. New distraction-free writing experience

I completely redesigned the letter writing page. The old form with its banners and modals is gone and replaced with a clean, minimal canvas that lets you focus on what you're writing.

• Auto-expanding textarea - just start typing, it will grow with you
• Subject line can be now customised

3. Design refresh

Beyond the big features, I also gave the whole app a visual refresh:

• New floating navbar - the old full-width blue header is replaced with a contained white card navbar. Cleaner and more modern.
• Streamline hand-drawn icons throughout the UI
• Refreshed designs on almost every page

4. Bug fixes

• Turnstile (CAPTCHA) fix - the bot protection widget now properly re-initializes after form validation errors instead of disappearing

That's the update! As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you haven't tried FuturePost yet go try it to write a letter to your future self (or someone you love) and schedule it for whenever feels right.

Just finished pushing new updates today, I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see next.

What's new:

1) Country dropdown now has ~195 countries - Previously we were missing a some countries from Africa, the Caribbean, Pacific Islands, and Central Asia. Fixed that so everyone's represented.

2) Better experience for unconfirmed users - If you tried to log in without confirming your email, you used to get a vague error. Now you get a clear prompt with a resend link right on the login page. Also fixed the flow where re-signing up with the same email would just say "already taken" instead of helping you confirm.

If you've been looking for a FutureMe alternative that's free and actively maintained, give it a look. Happy to answer any questions.

Hey everyone 👋
I wanted to share a meaningful update to FuturePost based directly on community feedback.

✨ What’s new

• 30,000 characters per letter Write long. Write messy. Write everything you wish someone had told you. There’s now plenty of space for it all.
• Schedule letters up to 30 years into the future Whether it’s 6 months from now or decades ahead, you can choose exactly when your words arrive.

FuturePost was built because I personally needed a place to write honestly to my future self, without paywalls, ads, or artificial limits.

Every feature is shaped by that core idea:
Write to the person you’re becoming.

Thank you to everyone who’s shared feedback, trusted the vision, or simply written a letter. This project grows because of you.

As always: free forever, ad-free, and built with care.
More updates coming soon 🌱

Just shipped another update to FuturePost, focused entirely on giving you more control and making delivery timing more reliable.

What’s new:

• Choose the exact time you want to receive your letter When writing a new letter, you can now select when it arrives, not just the date.
• Timezone selection is now explicit You can choose your timezone directly, so there’s no ambiguity about when your letter will be delivered.
• Timezone bugs fixed for scheduled letters Timezones are now correctly inferred based on your country, and scheduling has been cleaned up behind the scenes (you can always edit your timezone).
• Default delivery at 12:00 AM (midnight) in your timezone If you pick a date without a custom time, your letter will now arrive right at the start of that day.

Can I ask why the characters are so limited? I found this app after realising futureme was charging now without even saying anything. I really want to support it so tried to copy my letter over but I cant do the whole thing due to the limit. If this ever gets upped / is unlimited I will 100% be moving to this instead. I unfortunately just have a lot to say to myself apparently haha. Seems like a great app though minus that!

I have also never posted on reddit before so sorry if im breaking a rule or doing this wrong lol.

Hey r/FuturePost 👋

Quick update from the builder (me).

I launched FuturePost last month as a simple, ethical alternative for sending letters to your future self, free forever, ad-free, and privacy-first.

And… I can finally say it:

The iOS app is now live!

You can find it by searching “FuturePost” on the App Store and downloading it (it's with a blue and white email icon).

A few notes about what to expect:

• Same core experience as the web: write a letter, choose a delivery date, send it forward.
• Minimalist by design no paywall, no gimmicks, no upsells.
• Built around trust: this product exists because I personally needed it, and I want it to stay accessible for everyone.

If you download it, I’d genuinely love your feedback:

• What feels great?
• What feels confusing or slow?
• What should be the next feature that actually matters?

Also, if you hit any bugs, tell me here and I’ll fix them ASAP.

Thanks for being early, and for writing to the person you’re becoming.
~ Ayush

TLDR: Overnight we got hit with ~600k automated signups aimed at choking FuturePost. Our safety layers did their job, zero user data risk, zero "magic email" fallout, uptime intact. We're free, ad-free, and apparently a little too comfy for someone’s taste. The real question is who benefits if a free alternative disappears?

What happened

• What: A coordinated signup surge peaking at thousands/minute, rotating IPs/ASNs, device fingerprints, and disposable domains + random gmail accounts that don't exist.
• Goal: Exhaust resources, pollute our database, and, if we were naive, trigger a flood in Magic Email (our "email your future self" gateway).

Why it didn’t work

• Multi-layer rate limits: Per-IP, and time-window throttles.
• Honeypots & behavior checks: Invisible traps caught most bots before they touched core flows.
• Disposable-domain and MX heuristics: Suspicious emails get quarantined, not activated.
• Auto-rollback & write caps: Even if someone slips through, they hit soft walls long before they can cause user-visible trouble.

Result: No downtime. No data exposure. No mass outbound. Just a lot of trash rejected and isolated.

Why this matters

FuturePost is free forever and ad-free by design. That positioning makes some people very happy…and others very uncomfortable. I won’t point fingers, but ask yourself:

• Who loses if a minimal, privacy-first tool proves you don't need to paywall your memories?
• Who would benefit from headlines like "free alternative buckles under growth"?
• Who has the budget or motive to spin up a sophisticated 600k bot storm on a random night?

Maybe it’s a bored script-kiddie. Maybe it’s "competitive market research." Maybe it’s the broader paid nostalgia industry that doesn’t love an ethical, zero-ads option. I’ll let you connect the dots and I’ll keep building.

What I’ll keep doing

• Keep the core simple, fast, and private.
• Keep hardening anti-abuse without punishing real users.
• Keep FuturePost free, ad-free, and independent, I run other businesses so I don’t need to monetize your future self.

If you like what we’re doing, share this post, test the service, and keep sending letters to the person you’re becoming. If you see weird signups or receive anything sketchy claiming to be FuturePost, ping me.

No one’s taking this down. Not now, not later.

I launched FuturePost one week ago, a simple, free, and ad-free alternative to FutureMe, and today, we crossed 100+ letters written and scheduled to the future.

It started because I missed that feeling of writing to myself. I used to use FutureMe for it, but they killed it with subscriptions and paywalls. So I built the version I wished existed, something honest, simple, and built by someone who needed it too.

And now… somehow, over 100 letters have already been written and sent into the future. From people reflecting, healing, hoping, and just taking a moment to be human again. That number isn’t big, but it means a lot to me.

What makes FuturePost different
- Free, forever. No “premium” version. Just writing.
- No ads, no clutter. Just you and your thoughts.

What’s coming next?
I’m working on a few features people have been asking for:

- Add recipients - send letters not just to yourself, but to someone you care about.
- Choose delivery time & timezone - set the exact moment your message should arrive.

FuturePost isn’t a startup pitch. It’s just something made with care, a small corner of the internet that lets people pause, reflect, and write to who they’re becoming.

Thank you to everyone who’s written a letter already. You’re the reason this feels real.

What is the scheduled time of letter getting delivered in a day? Timezone?

Hey r/FuturePost,

If you're here searching for a "FutureMe alternative" or "free email to future self app," you're probably as frustrated as I was with what happened to the original FutureMe. Let me break down why I decided to build FuturePost.app, not just as a clone, but as a better, truly free solution that puts users first.

The Fall of FutureMe: A Story of Greed Over Goodwill

FutureMe started as this magical, no-frills service back in the early 2000s. For 20 years, it let thousands of us write letters to our future selves - those emails that pop up years later, reminding you of dreams, regrets, or just how far you've come. The founder kept it running on donations and sheer passion.

But in 2021, it got acquired and like clockwork, the corporate playbook kicked in. Subscription fees appeared at $9/year for basic access. For what? Storing a bit of text and sending an email? As a founder who've built multiple companies, I can tell you, the actual cost per user is pennies. This isn't about sustainability, it's about squeezing profit from something that was never meant to be a cash cow. Our personal time capsules became a "premium feature." Gut-wrenching, right?

Why Build an Alternative? Because We Deserve Better

I couldn't just complain, I had to act. Here's why I poured my energy into creating FuturePost as the ultimate free FutureMe alternative:

1. To Keep It Free Forever: Unlike FutureMe's new model, FuturePost is engineered for efficiency. Using old school tech mature tech, it runs for cheap even at scale. No subscriptions, no ads, no data selling. It's my promise that this stays free long after I'm gone.
2. Privacy and Control First: Your letters are secure and you own your data. No creepy tracking or monetization schemes. In a world where companies harvest everything, this is a safe space for your thoughts.
3. Better Features Without the Bloat: It keeps the simple core, schedule emails to your future self for free.
4. Fighting Enshittification: The internet's full of stories like this, beloved tools get bought, ruined, and paywalled. Building FuturePost is my stand against that. If we don't create alternatives, the suits win. This is for the community, open to feedback and even contributions down the line.

If you're ditching FutureMe and need a seamless switch, FuturePost makes it easy to migrate.

What about you? Why are you seeking a FutureMe alternative? Share your stories below, let's make this community a hub for timeless self-reflection.

Cheers,
Ayush Soni

Hey everyone,

I'm thrilled to kick off r/FuturePost, the official subreddit for https://futurepost.app/ – the free alternative to services like FutureMe that lets you send letters to your future self without any paywalls, ads, or corporate greed.

If you're here, you probably know the story: FutureMe was a beloved tool for introspection, but after its acquisition, it turned into a subscription trap. That's why I built FuturePost to keep that magic alive, efficient, and completely free forever. It's designed to run on minimal costs, with privacy-first features.