timelock.sh — Time-Lock Encryption

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Time-lock any file

Encrypt files that can only be decrypted after a future time

Already have an encrypted file? Decrypt it.

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Drop a file here or click to select

Everything happens in your browser. Your file never leaves your device.

Useful for

  • Developers & Agents: delayed data access, commit/reveal schemes.
  • Everyone: embargoes, puzzle drops, send messages to the future.

Flow

  1. Pick when the file should unlock.
  2. Drop in a file. Your browser locks it locally, and the file never leaves your device.
  3. Share the encrypted file whenever you want.
  4. After the unlock time, anyone with the encrypted file can decrypt it in the browser.

Built for the browser and terminal: only curl + openssl needed. Docs →