Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, thank-yous, apologies and more. Pick a design, add a photo and your message, and send one link that opens from an envelope on any phone. Birthday cards come with a 3D cake they blow out using their microphone.
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Anniversaries, apologies, thank-yous, weddings and more. Pick a design, write it in your own words, and it opens from an envelope in a burst of hearts, flowers or fireworks.
Seven
years
Still us · 2019–2026
Will you be my
Valentine?
— J
Sunday.
I got it wrong — and took too long to admit it.
— Ishaan
Thank you for the lifts, the soup, and every late call.
— T, for N
New job · day one
Look at you go,
Meera.
Drinks on you. — the team
Happily
ever after
Priya & Sam
Also: 🎓 Graduation·🌻 Get well soon·💌 Love note·✨ Something else
Any card can open on a question, like “Will you be my Valentine?”. The No button doesn't make it easy. The card appears once they answer.
Will you be my Valentine?
Try pressing the second button.
Count down to the day, work out an age or the next milestone. Everything runs in your browser, with no sign-up.
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Exact age, days to the next birthday, and the candle count.
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The day they turn 10,000 days old, and every other milestone.
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The next half birthday, the days until it, and the age, like 7½.
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The exact gap between two people, down to the day.
About two minutes from blank to a link you can send.
Names, their age, a photo if you have one, and your message. It takes about two minutes, or start from a template and just add the personal bit.
You get one short link. Send it on WhatsApp, iMessage, email, a work chat — anywhere a link works. Nothing to download on either end.
The card opens in their browser with a 3D cake. They allow the microphone, blow at the phone, and the candles go out one by one before your message appears with confetti.
The page listens for the sound of breath hitting the microphone. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere; the audio never leaves the browser.
Upload a photo and the card builds its colours around it. A picture of the two of you lands better than anything you could write.
Set the date and their timezone and the card shows a live countdown, hiding the cake and message until the moment arrives.
Every card and photo is deleted a week after it is made. No accounts, no archive, no link that lives forever.
Each one opens the card maker with the message filled in, so you only add the personal bit.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
For your mom
Happy birthday, Mom. Thank you for every packed lunch, every late pickup, and every time you knew something was wrong before I said a word. I hope today is about you for once. Blow out the candles and make a wish — you have earned a big one. Love you more than I say.
Use this template →Happy Birthday, Bestie!
For your best friend
Happy birthday to my favorite person to do nothing with. You have seen the worst of me and still answer on the first ring. Blow out the candles, make a wish, and know that I would do the whole ridiculous thing again with you. Love you.
Use this template →Happy Birthday, Love
For a boyfriend or girlfriend
Happy birthday to the person I want to tell everything to first. Every year with you is my favorite year so far. Blow out the candles and make a wish — I already got mine. Cannot wait to celebrate you properly tonight.
Use this template →Guides with real examples, sorted by who the card is for.
Messages for a first birthday — wishes to the baby, notes for the parents who made it through the year, lines from grandparents and godparents, and a letter-style message for your own child to read one day.
Birthday messages for a grandmother or grandfather — short lines, heartfelt ones about what they passed down, gentle funny ones, wishes little grandkids can say, and messages for an 80th or 90th.
What to write in a work birthday card — short lines for when the whole office is signing, warmer ones for a work friend, funny ones that are safe for work, and wishes for a boss or your own team.
CardLinks is built and looked after by Parth Jariwala, a software developer who wanted a birthday card that did something when you opened it. There is no company behind it and no plan to sell your data — just a card, and some help writing it. More about the site.