Thank You Note Generator

Write a wedding thank you note from the gift, the giver and how formal you want it, with a short and a long variant.

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About thank you note generator

Thank You Note Generator is a small tool that does one job while you watch. Nothing is saved, so a reload gives you a clean start.

Everything after the first page load is local. Pull the network cable mid-edit and the tool carries on as though nothing happened.

You will find it under Everyday, alongside 14 other tools for the same sort of job.

Runs in this tab, so nothing you type is uploaded.

How to use it

01
Start it
Every control is on the tool itself. Keyboard shortcuts, where there are any, are listed beside it.
02
Watch it run
It updates in the page as you go. Nothing is sent anywhere, so it keeps working with the network off.
03
Close when done
Nothing is stored between visits. Reloading gives you a clean start rather than picking up where you left off.

Examples

A crystal vase, casual tone
Short and long variants for the same gift
Input
giverName: Auntie Jean
gift: the crystal vase
fromNames: Alice and Ben
formality: casual
Output
Short note: Dear Auntie Jean,

Thank you so much for the crystal vase. It meant a lot to have you celebrate our wedding with us.

Lots of love,
Alice and Ben
Long note: Dear Auntie Jean,

Thank you so much for the crystal vase. It was so thoughtful of you, and we cannot wait to put it to good use. Having you there to celebrate our wedding meant the world to us.

Lots of love,
Alice and Ben

Questions

Does Thank You Note Generator work offline?+

Yes. It is JavaScript running in this tab, so once the page has loaded it needs nothing further from the network. Put the machine in flight mode and it carries on. Nothing you do here is sent anywhere, because there is nowhere for it to go.

Does it remember anything between visits?+

No. Reload the page and it starts from nothing. There is no account, no saved state and no cookie holding your last session. That is a deliberate trade: it cannot lose your data because it never keeps any.

Is it accurate?+

Timing comes from performance.now(), the high resolution clock the browser provides, rather than from setInterval, which drifts by a few milliseconds every tick and compounds over minutes. What can still shift things is the browser throttling a tab in the background, so leave it visible if the timing matters.

Does it make a sound?+

Where a sound makes sense, it is generated with the Web Audio API rather than loaded as a file, so there is nothing to download and nothing to block. Browsers refuse to start audio until you have interacted with the page, which is why the first press is what switches it on.

Can I use Thank You Note Generator on a phone?+

Yes. The controls are sized for touch and the layout collapses to one column on a narrow screen. Bear in mind that a phone locking its screen will suspend the page, and timing stops with it.