Signing in

There are two ways into Laberty, and only two: a link we email you, or a passkey.

With an email link

1. Go to laberty.app/login.
2. Type your email address and tap Email me a link.
3. Open the email from signin@laberty.app. Its subject is "Your Laberty sign-in link".
4. Tap Sign in in the email. A page opens saying "Welcome back". Tap Sign in there too.

If you've turned on two-factor codes, you're asked for a six-digit code next.

You're signed in on the device where you tap that last button. Open the email on the device you want to use.

With a passkey

Tap Use a passkey under the email box, and follow your device's prompt: Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello or a security key. The button only appears when your browser supports passkeys. See Passkeys.

Why a link works once and lasts 20 minutes

A sign-in link is a key to your account, sitting in your inbox. Making it single-use and short-lived means an old email can't be used later, whether it was forwarded, sits in a shared inbox, or ends up in a backup.

Laberty also stores only a scrambled fingerprint of each link. Even a copy of our database couldn't be turned into a working link.

Asking for a new link doesn't cancel an older one. Each still stops working once it's used, or after 20 minutes.

Why the link opens a page with a button

Mail apps and work email filters often open links on their own, to scan them. If the link signed you in straight away, that scan would use it up before you ever tapped it. The button means only a real tap signs you in.

Why there's no password

• Nothing to forget, reset or reuse from another site.
• Nothing to write on the fridge.
• Stolen and reused passwords are one of the most common ways accounts get broken into.

Laberty removed passwords, and Google and Microsoft sign-in, on purpose: fewer doors means fewer locks to get wrong. If your email account is the weak spot, add a passkey or two-factor codes.

Staying signed in

Once you're signed in, that browser stays signed in for up to a year.

The same answer for everyone

After you ask for a link, the page says "Check your email" whether or not the address has an account. That way nobody can use the page to find out who uses Laberty. If an address has no account, the email is a sign-up link instead.

"Too many requests"

If a lot of links are requested in a short time, the page asks you to wait a minute. That stops someone flooding a mailbox with sign-in emails. Wait a minute, or use a passkey.

If the email doesn't come, see The email link didn't arrive.