Send a Free Virtual Gift by Link

A virtual gift here is your photo and your words inside something they open: a wrapped box, a scratch card, a cake with candles. You make it in your browser, get a private link, and paste that link into any chat. Nothing is shipped and nothing is bought.

You add a message and an optional photo. They get a link that opens as a gift they interact with, then your card.

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 box to pull the ribbon, lift the lid and see the card.

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Who is the virtual gift for?

A birthday

A box they unwrap, with a birthday card inside.

A thank-you

Flowers that bloom open to your words.

Someone far away

A hug they press and hold to open.

Your photo and message inside one of 15 interactive reveals.
One private link to paste into WhatsApp, iMessage, email or any chat.
Free for both sides, with no account and no app to install.

14 card designs, 15 reveals

Mix any reveal with any card — every one opens to your photo and message.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Pick how they open it: gift box, scratch card, cake, egg or another reveal.

  2. 2

    Write your message, add an optional photo, and check the phone preview.

  3. 3

    Create the link and share it. They tap it and open the gift in their browser.

What counts as a virtual gift here

The gift is the moment of opening plus what you put inside: a photo from a shared memory, a message you wrote yourself, or both. If you leave the photo out, the reveal opens straight onto your card.

It is not a gift card, a voucher or money, and there is no balance to redeem. If you are also giving a real present, send this as the reveal and hand over the real one in person.

Ways they can open it

The 15 reveals: Brick Build, Gift Box, One Match, Frost, Cake, Bouquet, Fortune Cookie, Virtual Hug, Bubble Wrap, Snow Globe, Scratch Card, Surprise Egg, Blow Out the Candles, Sky Lantern, Music Box. Each one ends on the card with your photo and message.

For a surprise with an unlock date or a question they answer first, start from the surprise gift link page.

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 is a virtual gift on this site?

A photo and a personal message wrapped in an interactive reveal, such as a gift box they unwrap or a scratch card they scratch. It is not a gift card, voucher or money transfer, and nothing is shipped.

Does either of us need an account?

No. You make the gift without signing up, and the recipient opens the link in any phone or desktop browser without signing up or installing an app.

How is the virtual gift delivered?

After you create it you get a private link. Share it with your phone's share sheet or copy it, then paste it into WhatsApp, iMessage, email or any chat. The site does not message the recipient for you.

Can I choose how it opens and what it looks like?

Yes. There are 15 reveals and 14 card designs, and the gift box comes in 6 wrapping styles. The reveal and card you pick in the maker are exactly what they see.

How long does the virtual gift link work?

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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Send a virtual gift

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.