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Dead Man Send automatically sends your emails if you stop checking in. Set a timer, compose your messages, and we'll deliver them if you don't check in. Free plan available.
I'm Pete, a solo dev, and I created Dead Man Send.
Dead Man Send lets you configure emails to be sent after a certain number of days if you don't check in. You write your message and forget about it.
Configure how many days of inactivity trigger the email sending. You're also sent reminder emails as the deadline approaches. If you don't check in before the deadline, your message is sent automatically.
Think of it as a dead man's switch for your final messages. It can also be used for less morbid things such as scheduled email reminders and business continuity.
Why did I create it? Honestly, I wanted to create my first SaaS and have a play with some interesting technology.
I also thought this is a service I would use. Admittedly, that's probably not the greatest product validation process, but creating something is better than doing nothing.
Tried it for my weekly check-in and the setup was genuinely painless, just set the timer and forget it. Wish it had more theme options for the email but the core feature works exactly as advertised.
Tried the deadman switch setup and it was surprisingly quick, though the free tier feels a bit limiting if you want to schedule many messages. The peace of mind from knowing important emails will still go out is genuinely reassuring.
finally something that makes me worry less about unfinished drafts sitting in my inbox forever. love how simple the timer setup is.
This is a really thoughtful idea, and I love that there's a free plan. One thing I'd suggest is adding a way to designate a secondary trusted contact who can verify you're okay, in case you're just traveling without cell service. That way the timer wouldn't trigger falsely and send messages you didn't actually need to send.
Finally got around to setting up Dead Man Send for my travel weeks abroad, and the check-in process is refreshingly simple. Liked that the free plan covers a few scheduled messages already, way more useful than I expected.
The "dead man switch" concept has been around forever but the execution here feels really clean and approachable. Love that they made something with such morbid potential feel totally normal to set up.
About Dead Man Send on Product Hunt
“Never let an important message go unsent”
Dead Man Send was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 10 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #74 on the daily leaderboard. Dead Man Send automatically sends your emails if you stop checking in. Set a timer, compose your messages, and we'll deliver them if you don't check in. Free plan available.
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Peter T
Hello Product Hunt,
I'm Pete, a solo dev, and I created Dead Man Send.
Dead Man Send lets you configure emails to be sent after a certain number of days if you don't check in. You write your message and forget about it.
Configure how many days of inactivity trigger the email sending. You're also sent reminder emails as the deadline approaches. If you don't check in before the deadline, your message is sent automatically.
Think of it as a dead man's switch for your final messages. It can also be used for less morbid things such as scheduled email reminders and business continuity.
Why did I create it?
Honestly, I wanted to create my first SaaS and have a play with some interesting technology.
I also thought this is a service I would use. Admittedly, that's probably not the greatest product validation process, but creating something is better than doing nothing.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you.