Open Sent.
Every note you've created is listed with live status — views used, deadline, receipt times if enabled. Only the note ID, a management token, and your settings live here; never the note text.
// guide / burn-a-note-early
How to burn a note early.
Wrong recipient, changed mind, secret already rotated — one tap deletes the ciphertext from the server immediately, no waiting for views or expiry.
// at a glance
- Open the Sent tab
- Pick the note
- Tap Burn and confirm
- The link goes dead instantly
Prerequisites
- The phone the note was created on
Choose the note.
Find the one to kill. If it already shows Burned or expired, there's nothing left to do but swipe the entry away.
Burn it.
Tap Burn and confirm. Your app presents the note's management token, and the server deletes the ciphertext immediately.
Check the aftermath.
Anyone opening the link now sees only that the note is unavailable — indistinguishable from a note that expired or never existed.
Verify it worked.
- The note's status flips to Burned in Sent.
- The link shows the note as unavailable.
- No trace of which exit the note took is visible from outside.
Common questions.
Can I burn a note from another device?
No — the management token exists only on the phone that created the note. Lose that phone and the note simply lives out its own views and expiry.
Does burning notify the recipient?
No notification is sent. They just find the note unavailable if they try the link afterwards.
Can a burned note be un-burned?
No. The ciphertext is deleted, and the server never had the key. Create a new note if the secret still needs sending.
Next steps.
Get BurnPony
Free self-destructing encrypted notes for iPhone. In development — leave your address for exactly one email on launch day.