Question 1

How does Salamu work?

Accepted Answer

Start a card: pick the occasion and a cover, and say who it is for. Share the one link with everyone who should sign. Each person writes a message and picks a handwriting style, a pen and a sticker, and sees exactly where their note sits. Choose when it should arrive, and at that time the recipient gets an email, opens an envelope and reads the card.

Question 2

Is it free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Starting, signing and sending a card is free. There is nothing to install: it works in any modern web browser, on phones and computers.

Question 3

Do the people signing need an account?

Accepted Answer

No. Only the person who starts the card creates an account, to schedule and follow it. Everyone else just opens the share link and writes. They can change or delete their own message later from the same device.

Question 4

Can I schedule the card to arrive at a time in another time zone?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You choose the date and time in the recipient's own time zone, for example 8 am in New York on their birthday while you are in Nairobi. Until it is delivered you can reschedule it, cancel it or send it now.

Question 5

Which occasions can I make a card for?

Accepted Answer

Birthday, farewell, thank you, congratulations and just because, plus seasonal cards for Christmas, Easter, Eid, Diwali, New Year, Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Question 6

What does the recipient get?

Accepted Answer

An email with a private link. It opens an animated envelope and a card that unfolds page by page, with every message in its own handwriting. They do not need an account or an app.

Question 7

Is the card private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The recipient's link is a long secret that is never shown in search results, and only people with the share link can sign. There are no ads and no third-party trackers; the site keeps only anonymous, first-party usage counts.

Salamu: group cards for the people far away

How it works