Free
For the first unlock.
$0/ forever
Basic future capsules for lightweight community fun.
- Limited active capsules
- Text capsules
- Basic delivery controls
- Standard retention window
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Make the future
Time Capsule for Discord communities
Make the future
feel personal.
Seal messages, media, and milestones today. Unlock them later by date, reaction, poll, keyword, role, invite, community milestone, or recurring schedule.
Built for Discord · Rich media · Flexible unlocks
The ritual
Seal it now. Let the moment arrive.
Time Capsule turns a message into a shared moment without making setup feel like work.
- 01
Write what matters
Capture text, images, files, polls, replies, or a whole community memory.
- 02
Choose the unlock
Use a date, reaction, role, keyword, poll, invite, milestone, or recurring schedule.
- 03
Guide the reveal
Deliver to DMs, channels, threads, or forums—with clear status and recovery controls.
The everyday uses
Small moments.
Lasting meaning.
- 01Send future birthday, anniversary, graduation, or holiday messages.
- 02Preserve community memories after events.
- 03Schedule surprise reveals, clues, rewards, or announcements.
- 04Let members write notes to their future selves.
- 05Create seasonal traditions that unlock once a month, once a year, or after a campaign ends.
- 06Store media or files that should not be revealed immediately.
- 07Build anticipation around community milestones.
- 08Collect full member capsules in shared vaults and reveal every entry together.
Made for real communities
Built for the rituals your
community already has.
From a quiet note to a whole-server reveal, every group has moments worth holding onto.
Gaming servers
- A raid team seals predictions before a tournament and opens them after finals.
- A Minecraft server locks screenshots of a new build and reveals them on launch day.
- A D&D group stores secret character letters to open after a major story arc.
- Speedrunners submit “pre-race confidence notes” that unlock after the event.
Creator communities
- Fans send future congratulations before a creator’s album, video, or stream debut.
- Members leave “where were you when this started?” notes during a channel launch.
- Patrons get timed bonus drops, behind-the-scenes files, or thank-you capsules.
- A creator seals a “one year from now” message to the whole community.
Support or recovery communities
- Members write encouragement to their future selves.
- A group creates milestone capsules for 30, 60, or 90 days.
- Friends schedule supportive notes before known stressful dates.
- A private channel unlocks affirmations on check-in days.
School, alumni, and student groups
- Freshmen write notes to open at graduation.
- Study groups schedule pre-exam encouragement.
- Clubs preserve photos, inside jokes, and reflections after major events.
- Alumni groups create annual “class memory” capsules.
Professional or coworking communities
- A cohort writes predictions before a product launch, then reviews them later.
- Bootcamp students leave notes to open after job interviews or graduation.
- Teams seal retrospective questions before a project begins.
- Communities of practice store “lessons learned” to unlock at the next quarterly meetup.
Fan, fandom, and media communities
- Members predict plot twists before a finale.
- Watch-party groups seal reactions before the next episode drops.
- Book clubs lock guesses before reading the final chapters.
- Fan artists schedule reveal capsules for themed events.
Creative uses
The possibilities are
practically endless.
Turn a scheduled message into a shared ritual, a playful game, a private promise, or the start of a story.
- 01Prediction vault
Everyone guesses what will happen, then the bot reveals receipts later.
- 02Future self mailbox
Members send private encouragement to themselves.
- 03Mystery drop
Clues unlock one at a time, leading to an event or prize.
- 04Community yearbook
Members submit memories throughout the year, then unlock them on New Year’s Eve.
- 05Secret Santa helper
Gifts, poems, or media unlock on the exchange date.
- 06Campaign epilogue
Roleplay characters write goodbye letters that unlock after the finale.
- 07Accountability capsule
“What I hope I finish by next month” opens on deadline day.
- 08Launch countdown
Hidden art, files, lore, or announcements unlock each day.
- 09Time-locked confession booth
Moderated, opt-in anonymous-style reflections for events.
- 10Birthday wall
Friends schedule messages all year so someone wakes up to a flood of notes.
- 11Memory scavenger hunt
Each capsule reveals the next clue.
- 12Before-and-after challenge
Members submit “before” media that unlocks beside later results.
Plans that grow with the ritual
Start a memory. Build a tradition.
Plus
For richer memories.
$3.99 $1.99 / month
Launch price locked for 12 monthly payments. Payment 13 and later renew at the $3.99 standard price.
Higher limits and more ways to make each reveal feel complete.
- More active capsules
- Media and file capsules
- Longer retention
- Custom unlock styling
- Versioned capsule and vault Recipes
- CSV, YAML, or JSON bulk transfer for up to 100 capsules
- Custom branding add-on available: $0.99/month launch ($1.99 standard). Custom name, description, avatar, and banner return to Time Capsule defaults when the add-on or Plus access ends. Purchasing temporarily unavailable
Self-host
For your own infrastructure.
$19.99 $9.99 / once
Presale — not available to use yet. Self-hosting is expected by September 30, 2026. Purchase during the launch sale to lock in the $9.99 one-time price.
A durable, account-owned entitlement for running Time Capsule yourself.
- One-time purchase
- Self-host deployment rights
- Premium self-host features
- Durable Discord entitlement
- Custom branding add-on available: $9.99 once launch ($19.99 standard). Purchasing temporarily unavailable
Compare every plan featureOpen the Free, Plus, and Self-host grid
| Feature | Free | Plus | Self-host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled text capsules | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Active capsule allowance | ✓ Limited | ✓ Higher limits | ✓ Operator configured |
| Media and file capsules | ✓ Limited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced unlock recipes | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaborative vaults | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Versioned capsule and vault Recipes | ✕ | ✓ Last 3 | ✓ Last 3 |
| Bulk capsule import/export | ✕ | ✓ 100 · CSV/YAML/JSON | ✓ 100 · CSV/YAML/JSON |
| Pause, resume, and advanced automation | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Channel allow/block lists and overrides | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insights and advanced audit controls | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run on your own infrastructure | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Custom branding | ✕ | ✓ Add-on · additional cost | ✓ Add-on · additional cost |
Custom branding is purchased separately from Plus or Self-host access. Read the full plan guide.
Paid features are intended to comply with Discord Premium Apps monetization requirements in supported regions, including Discord purchase flows where required.
Choose your path
Clear guidance for every role.
Complete handbookSearch every bot, portal, plan, and support workflow.Browse all guides →
For membersCompose, preview, seal, find, and manage your own capsules.Open member guide →
For moderators & ownersConfigure the server, supervise delivery, enforce policy, and manage access.Choose a staff guide →
Make the next reveal matter
Give your community something to look forward to.
Start with one message. Let the right unlock turn it into a tradition.