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Send by web

Send real mail from the web.

Paste text or upload a PDF, preview the exact page, address it, and pay. No account.

Free to preview. Sending starts at $0.99.

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First-Class · 1 page$0.99 →
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How it works

How sending from web works.

Paste text or upload a PDF, preview the exact page, address it, and pay. No account.

  1. Step 01

    Paste text or upload a PDF

    Type the letter or upload a PDF. Either way the composer typesets it exactly as it will print.

  2. Step 02

    Preview the page, then pay

    See fonts and pagination free, address it against real USPS data, and pay one all-in price. No account, no printer, no stamp.

  3. Step 03

    Track it to the mailbox

    A private, no-login status page follows the letter from the print facility to delivery, with proof for Certified pieces.

The old way vs this way

Certified Mail, minus the trip.

Same USPS service, same proof of mailing. What changes is the printer, the envelope, the form and the line.

A quick comparison of paperplane and Certified Mail at the counter, by cost, time and effort.
WhatpaperplaneAt the counter
Printer, envelopenot neededyours
PS Form 3800done for youby hand
Address checkbefore you payNot available
Time2 min10 min + line
Proof of mailingemailed, kepta paper slip
Price, all in$12.99fees + your costs
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The old way

Certified Mail, at the counter

  • Write the letter, print it, and find an envelope that fits it.
  • Address it by hand — including a return address, which USPS requires on every certified piece.
  • Drive to the post office during opening hours and join the line.
  • Fill in PS Form 3800 at the counter, peel it, and stick it on the envelope yourself.
  • Decide at the window: the paper green card (PS Form 3811) or the electronic Return Receipt.
  • Pay at the window, in cash or card, plus your own printing and envelope.
  • Keep the stamped Form 3800 somewhere you will still have it in a year. It is your only proof of mailing.

Ten minutes at the counter with no line. Then do it again for the next recipient.

This way

Certified Mail, from where you are

  1. Paste the letter, or upload the PDF.The composer renders the exact pages that will print — fonts, pagination, everything.
  2. Type the two addresses.Both are checked against USPS data before you are asked to pay.
  3. Pay $12.99, or $14.99 with the electronic Return Receipt.We print it, seal it, and hand it to USPS the next business day. Tracking number by email.

About two minutes. No form, no line, no slip to keep.

Or hand it to an assistant: the same send runs over MCP, the API, or the CLI.

The math on one certified letter

$14.99, or the trip.

paperplane
$14.99 all in, with the electronic Return Receipt, sent from wherever you are and handed to USPS the next business day.
At the counter
The same USPS fees, plus your printer, an envelope, the drive, the line and PS Form 3800 by hand.

The fees go to USPS either way. The $14.99 buys not making the trip.

Who it's for

Built for three kinds of sender.

Three jobs, one send flow, one all-in price. Each links to the guide that goes deeper.

Illustrative scenarios · not customer reviews

Four sends, start to finish.

We haven't launched, so there is no one to quote yet. These are written examples of jobs the product does today: the people are made up, the capabilities are not.

One price. Postage included.

Printing, the envelope and USPS postage are in the number, no matter which surface you send from.

$0.99

First-Class letter

1 page, black and white, envelope and postage included

Extra pages $0.25 · Color +$0.50/page · Tracking +$0.99

$12.99

Certified Mail

Proof of mailing and USPS tracking

The one landlords, courts and the IRS take seriously

$14.99

Certified + Return Receipt

Adds a signed electronic proof of delivery

The signed delivery record, emailed as a PDF

$24.99

Priority Mail

Flat-rate envelope, 1 to 3 day delivery

For the letter that cannot wait

Full detail on the pricing page.

A hand holding a white envelope with an orange tracking sticker against a cobalt wall

Send it from the web.

Free to preview. Sending starts at $0.99.

✓ You approve the exact total✓ No account neededFrom $0.99

Common questions

Do I need an account?

No. Pay per letter with a card or Apple Pay. Your email gets a receipt and a private tracking link, and that is the entire relationship.

Can I see the letter before I pay?

Yes. The composer renders the exact PDF, fonts and pagination included, for free. You pay once you are ready to send.

What file types can I upload?

A ready-made PDF, or paste plain text and let the composer typeset it.

How fast does it mail?

Usually the next business day — printed, sealed in a windowed envelope, and handed to USPS.

What does it cost?

One all-in price: $0.99 First-Class (extra pages $0.25, color $0.50/page, tracking $0.99), $12.99 Certified, $14.99 Certified with the electronic Return Receipt, $24.99 Priority.

Other ways to send

We support your method too — web, email, text or the CLI, one all-in price either way.