BurnPony — Burn After Reading
Reclaiming the Digital Whisper
• Communication should be as fleeting and private as a spoken word.
• BurnPony empowers you to send secure, self-destructing notes that leave no digital footprint.
• By combining uncompromising encryption with effortless sharing, we ensure your private thoughts remain truly yours.
Uncompromising Security
• Your message is encrypted on your own device using AES-256-GCM before it ever reaches the web.
• The decryption key stays within your link and is never shared with our servers.
• We prioritize your anonymity by requiring no accounts, no personal names, and no tracking analytics.
Ultimate Control
• Dictate exactly how your message lives by setting view limits and expiration dates ranging from minutes to weeks.
• Add an extra layer of protection with custom passphrases strengthened by industry-standard protocols.
• Manage access with transparent read receipts and auto-hide timers that shield your content from wandering eyes.
• Use offline QR codes for in-person transfers, bypassing the network entirely for maximum privacy.
A Foundation of Trust
• As an open-source platform, our code is available for anyone to inspect, verify, and self-host.
• We believe in honest limits; while we cannot prevent a recipient from copying your words, we ensure those words vanish from the digital world forever once their purpose is served.
• Join a community of privacy tools built on the principle of verification over blind faith.
FAQ
Q: How does the encryption process work to ensure my message stays private?
A: Your privacy is protected by AES-256-GCM encryption, which is a military-grade standard that happens entirely on your own device. This means your message is scrambled before it ever touches the internet, and the decryption key is stored only within the link you share, ensuring that no one—not even the people running BurnPony—can read your content.
Q: Do I need to sign up for an account or provide personal information to send a note?
A: No, you never have to worry about creating an account, providing an email address, or giving us your name. We believe that true anonymity is the foundation of privacy, so we have designed the service to work perfectly without requiring any registration or personal identification from you or your recipient.
Q: Can I control how many times a message can be viewed before it disappears?
A: Yes, you have total control over the lifespan of your note by setting specific view limits. You can choose to have a message self-destruct immediately after the first time it is opened, or you can allow it to be viewed a few more times if you think the recipient might need to refer back to it briefly.
Version History
v1.0.1——10 Aug 2026
Encrypted, self-destructing private notes. Burn after reading. No app to open. Download the latest version of BurnPony — Burn After Reading to enjoy new features and updates immediately!
*1.0.1
Pick your language, and read the legal documents without leaving the app.
- New: a language picker, nine languages, on the first walkthrough screen and in Settings
- The walkthrough is now translated in all of them
- Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are bundled and readable offline, linked from Settings
- The F-Droid build states its own facts: no push messaging, no Google libraries
