---
title: "Send Secret Message: Read Once, Then Destroyed | LinkPilot"
url: https://uselinkpilot.com/send-secret-message
description: "Send a secret message as a link that can be read once. Encrypted in your browser, destroyed on first view, readable on any device. Free, no signup."
lang: en
---

# Send a secret message

Write the message, send the link, and it is destroyed after the first read.

No account needed. Free forever plan.

## How it works

1. 01
   ### Paste a password, a key, or a file
   Encrypted in your browser before anything is sent. Burn after read is on for every anonymous secret.
2. 02
   ### Send the link
   One URL. The key after the # stays in the browser and never reaches our servers.
3. 03
   ### The stored secret is gone
   The first open burns the ciphertext. A second visit, by anyone, meets the destroyed page.

Browser-side encryption shipped on 29 September 2026. Secrets created before that date were stored as plaintext until they expired, and a file's name, size and type are still visible to us. Read the full security model (https://uselinkpilot.com/security-architecture).

## How to send a secret message that nobody else can read

Write the message in the box above. Your browser encrypts it with AES-GCM-256 and keeps the key in the link after the #, so LinkPilot stores ciphertext it cannot open. Send the link by text, email or chat. The recipient opens it in any browser, presses reveal, and reads the message. The stored copy is destroyed as part of that reveal, and the link shows a burned page to anyone who tries it afterwards.

No app is needed on either side, and the recipient does not need an account.

## Send a secret: what to put in it

The message can be anything you would rather not leave in a chat history: a password, an address, a private answer, a code. If it includes something the recipient will need again, say so in the message and ask them to store it, because the link will not open twice.

## Timers, revocation and passphrases

An unread anonymous message expires after seven days. A free account lets you choose one hour, 24 hours or seven days and revoke a message from the dashboard before it is read. Pro (https://uselinkpilot.com/pricing) adds a passphrase, which you share by a second route so the link alone is not enough, a custom expiry date and time, and an audit timeline of each view and burn.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I send a secret message to someone who does not use LinkPilot?

### Will the message be destroyed if a link preview loads it?

### Can I take a secret message back after sending it?

### Is the message really unreadable to LinkPilot?

Pro, $29 a month, adds a passphrase on every secret, a custom expiry date and time, and the audit timeline that records each view, burn and revoke. See plans (https://uselinkpilot.com/pricing).

## Related

- Share a secret: https://uselinkpilot.com/share-a-secret
- Self destructing message: https://uselinkpilot.com/self-destructing-message
- Send a secure message: https://uselinkpilot.com/send-secure-message
- Secret link: https://uselinkpilot.com/secret-link

All use cases: https://uselinkpilot.com/use-cases

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