The story

About Secretlink.life

What is this?

Secretlink.life is a social network for things you'd never post anywhere else. Every message vanishes after one read. Every link burns. No screenshots, no screen recording, no re-sharing. Just you, one person, one moment.

How it works

  1. 01Your message is encrypted on your device with XChaCha20-Poly1305
  2. 02The encrypted blob is stored with a self-destruct timer
  3. 03A unique link is generated - that's the only way to access it
  4. 04The recipient holds to reveal - once released, it's gone forever
  5. 05The server never sees your plaintext

Privacy - honest version

No software can make a perfectly secret message on a general-purpose device. The user with the screen always wins. What we can do is raise the cost of capture from "tap a button" to "borrow a second phone and aim a camera" - which deters ~99% of casual leaks.

Capture-resistant, not capture-proof. We say so plainly because honesty is the foundation of trust.

Safety

  • Secrets self-destruct after viewing - nothing persists
  • End-to-end encryption - we can't read your messages
  • No accounts required to send anonymously
  • One-tap reporting for inappropriate content

Coming soon

  • Custom themes for your reveal experience
  • Longer secret TTL options
  • Larger file uploads
  • Pro features and custom handles

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