Rolling Paper
Collect messages from everyone and open them on the big day
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About this tool
This replaces the sheet of paper that gets passed around at a graduation or a farewell party, where everyone writes a line. Create a board, share the link, and anyone who opens it can stick on a note with a colour and a sticker, no sign-in needed. Set a reveal date and nobody but you can read the messages until that day, so the guest of honour cannot spoil the surprise. When everything is in, save the whole board as a single image and hand it over.
How to use
- Give the board a title and a recipient, and pick a theme: birthday, graduation, Christmas or farewell.
- Optionally set a reveal date. Until then the contents stay locked.
- Copy the admin link that appears right after creating. You will not see it again.
- Send the share link to your group and everyone sticks on a message.
- On the reveal date everything opens, and you can save it as an image to pass on.
Frequently asked questions
- I lost the admin link.
- There is no way to recover it. The server stores only a hash of that link, and the original exists solely at the moment of creation. That is deliberate: if it were stored, anyone who breached the server could administer every board. If you have lost it, use reports instead โ a message hidden by three separate reports disappears automatically.
- Is it really impossible to peek before the reveal date?
- Yes. The hiding is not done in the browser: before the reveal date the server does not send the message contents at all. Inspecting the network traffic shows only how many notes have been collected, never their text. Only the creator, via the admin link, can look early.
- Can people write anonymously?
- Leaving the From field blank posts the note anonymously. Admins can still remove anonymous notes, and to limit flooding we record a hash of the connecting address, never the address itself.
- Does it filter profanity?
- Only as a first pass. Plainly written swearing is masked with asterisks, but it will not catch every workaround spelling. Tightening the rules starts catching innocent words instead, so the filter is deliberately loose and reports plus admin removal are the real defence.
- Does the image export just screenshot the page?
- No. Rather than capturing the screen, it takes the message contents and draws them fresh. That means no buttons or report links get caught in the picture, and the cards line up neatly, which actually looks better. It is drawn inside your browser, so the image is never uploaded.
- How many notes fit, and how long is it kept?
- Up to 300 notes per board. The board and its messages are deleted automatically 180 days after creation, and the deletion date is shown on the page.
Boards and messages are deleted automatically after 180 days. Anyone with the link can read and write, so avoid sensitive details. The profanity filter is a first pass and is not complete โ report anything inappropriate or remove it with the admin link, and three reports hide a message automatically. The admin link is shown only once, right after creation, so save it. Up to 300 notes per board.