About Thirtel
Thirtel exists because disposable email should not feel disposable as a product. Most temporary mail sites work — until you notice the popunders, the vague retention story, or the quiet implication that "temporary" is mostly a slogan.
We build receive-only temporary inboxes with real time-to-live storage on Cloudflare Workers KV, companion tools for passwords and signup test data, and editorial that explains how things actually work. Tagline: Temporary, on purpose.
What we believe
- Ephemeral honesty. Temporary means temporary. We do not overclaim retention, send capability, or permanence.
- Short sentences. Plain words. No fear-mongering and no hype.
- Respect the user. Free tools should not feel cheap; the task comes first.
- Useful beyond the inbox. Password and test-identity helpers sit beside mail because the workflow needs them.
How the product works (plain version)
You get a short-lived address. Mail is stored in Workers KV with a TTL. When the timer ends, the inbox is gone. v1 does not send mail from that address. Password and fake-identity generators run in your browser — nothing generated by those tools is transmitted to Thirtel's servers.
Domain registration and Email Routing come next in the launch path; until then, local/dev inject helps prove the inbox UX.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants verification without attaching their permanent address to a low-trust service. Developers who need OTPs and form walkthroughs without standing up a full mail stack. QA engineers who need synthetic test data for registration flows. The use cases overlap more than they differ.
Ready to try temporary email that actually expires?