Step-by-step
How does ilovi work?
ilovi turns a few minutes of writing into a private, animated love letter that the person you wrote it for can open on any device. There are five steps. None of them require an app download or any technical setup.
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1
Pick a template and write your message
Open the creator and choose one of ten romantic templates: Classic Rose, Midnight Love, Cherry Blossom, Rose Gold, Passionate Red, Ocean Breeze, Starlight, Autumn Warmth, Butterfly, or Vintage Parchment. Each comes with a color palette, decorative corners, and a default script font. Change font, color, or background image any time. Write your message in plain prose — line breaks, bold, italics, and emoji all work.
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2
Add up to ten memory photos
Photos appear inside the letter as polaroid-style cards with a handwritten caption underneath, gently tilted. The recipient can tap any photo to zoom. Choose ten that matter — the trip, the meal, the silly one — rather than ten that look good in a feed.
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3
Choose a soundtrack
Pick from the curated library — romantic piano, gentle acoustic guitar, classical waltz, string quartet, or ocean ambient — or paste in the URL of a song that already means something to both of you. The music auto-fades in once the recipient starts scrolling. They can pause it from the floating player.
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4
Write the hidden scratch-to-reveal surprise
At the bottom of the letter is a scratch card. Whatever you type stays covered until the recipient drags a finger across it. Four words, a question, a promise — short is usually better. This is the moment the letter is engineered around.
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Share the letter
Generate a private link, a QR code, a PNG image, a printable PDF, an animated GIF, or an MP4 with the music baked in. Send the link directly, or print the QR code and slip it into a card. The recipient does not need an account — they just open the link.
What happens when they open it?
The recipient lands on a cinematic intro — a heart icon, their name in script, and a short prompt to tap to begin. From there the page reveals an envelope animation, then the letter, then the photos, the countdown, and finally the scratch surprise. It is designed to be read slowly, in one sitting, on a phone.