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How it works

The whole thing, in detail.

1

Install the app

Download a small installer. It puts a printer called Printwhisk in your print dialog — same as installing any other printer. Nothing else to configure.

2

Print like normal

Ctrl+P or Cmd+P from any app. Pick Printwhisk. Hit Print. The OS renders your document to PDF and hands it to our driver. At this point it still hasn't left your machine.

3

Account & first letter

If it's your first time, your browser opens to finish setup: email, address, wallet top-up. Your first document stays on your computer through this entire process — we only receive it after you confirm. That's deliberate.

4

10-minute hold

Once the letter is in your account, you have 10 minutes to cancel (free), change the address (free), or just watch the countdown. After 10 minutes, we debit your wallet and forward it to the printer.

5

The print partner

We use PostGrid as our fulfillment partner. They print, fold, envelope, and drop letters into USPS commercial mail every business day. They receive your PDF and your address — same as any printer-and-mailer would.

6

It arrives

USPS First-Class. 2–5 business days to most US addresses. You get a notification when it ships. If the letter has USPS tracking, you get a tracking link.

7

Receipt & cleanup

Every debit shows in your wallet history. The PDF is purged from our servers 7 days after the estimated delivery date — we'd rather not keep your documents around longer than needed.

What if something goes wrong?

Wallet empty?Job parks in your outbox as "needs push." Top up, click push, it ships.
Address unverified?Same — parks until you confirm a valid address.
Letter never arrives?Reply to the sent confirmation. We re-mail free.
Computer offline when you print?Job queues locally, uploads when you reconnect.
App not running?Driver drops the document to a local inbox. Next time you launch the app, it sweeps the inbox and uploads.

More on cancellations and what we do (and don't) refund: Refund & Cancellation Policy →

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