Send a Virtual Surprise Egg

Three knocks, a cracked shell, then your surprise. Put a photo or a personal card inside a virtual egg and send the link to someone who could use a playful moment in their day.

Choose what goes inside: your message, your photo, or both. The shell is a short opening animation around that personal gift.

Free to create, send and open · no signup · no app · no watermark · the link keeps working · photos and voice messages kept 30 days · Updated

Try the demo: tap the egg three times and watch the shell open.

Fill an egg for a friend →

A small surprise for…

An ordinary day

No occasion needed for a friendly hello.

A birthday

Put your birthday note inside the shell.

A fresh start

Celebrate their next chapter.

Three taps crack the egg and reveal your card or photo.
You choose the contents; no random toys or prizes.
Make and open it in a browser, without an account.

How it works

  1. 1

    Open the maker with the surprise egg already selected.

  2. 2

    Write a personal note and add a photo if you want one inside.

  3. 3

    Preview, create and share the link. They knock on the egg to open it.

Small surprise, personal contents

A shared photo can turn a quick tap into a memory. If you would rather send words alone, leave the photo blank: the card itself appears beneath the shell.

For a birthday, mention one thing you hope they enjoy this year. For an everyday hello, a specific memory or inside joke gives them something more personal than a stock greeting.

Not sure what to write?

Tap a line to start with it — it lands in the card, ready to edit.

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Questions

What can I put inside the egg?

A message and an optional photo. The recipient cracks the shell, sees the photo or card underneath, then reads your note. Physical items and downloadable prizes are not included.

How does the recipient open it?

They open your link and tap the egg three times. Swiping also works. If their device is set to reduce motion, a single tap opens the card instead of the cracking animation.

Is it only for Easter?

No. Use it for a birthday, a congratulations message, or a little hello. The maker lets you change the occasion and card design while keeping the egg reveal.

Does the recipient need to register?

No. Both creating and opening the gift are free and work in a browser. After creation you share the link yourself through your preferred chat or messaging app.

How long can they open the egg?

The gift and its link stay until the sender deletes it; photos and voice messages are deleted 30 days after creation, and the gift then opens without them. Opening or replaying it never uses it up. If the gift has a photo, the recipient can save the photo from the opened card.

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Try it as…

Same photo and words, a different thing for them to open.

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Send a Virtual Surprise Egg in a minute

Free, no signup. Add a photo and your words, and send the link.

Make a surprise egg

Open a Gift is a free website for sending a virtual gift by link: a message, an optional photo and voice message inside an interactive reveal (15 reveals, 14 card designs) that the recipient opens in their browser. It is free to create, send and open. There is no signup and no app for either side, and no watermark on the gift. Gifts are private: only people with the link can open one. The link keeps working until the sender deletes the gift; photos and voice messages are stored for 30 days, then deleted. It opens in any phone or desktop browser, straight from WhatsApp, iMessage, email or any chat.