My digital mail
Receive, send and manage your mail digitally
Receiving Digital letters
Receive digital letters directly from participating senders – such as insurance companies, municipalities or energy suppliers. Delivery is carried out digitally in your Post-App, confidentially and protected by Swiss mail secrecy.
What is the Digital letter? More than just a PDF document!
- Digital posting: Companies, public authorities and private individuals post their mail digitally. The recipient’s postal address is sufficient for this.
- The Digital letter: Swiss Post takes care of everything else: checking, sorting, delivery. Every consignment is legally secure and has a seal.
- Hybrid delivery: As the recipient, you receive your mail digitally in the Post-App or physically in your letter box, as you prefer.
Sending Digital letters
Send a letter – without a printer, envelope or stamp. Simply upload your letters to the app – Swiss Post will take care of delivery: digitally to your recipient’s private letter box or in the traditional way by post if the recipient doesn’t yet use or want digital delivery.
Here’s how digital letter mailing works:
- Upload document as PDF
- Enter recipient address
- Pay
- Delivery is automatic: digital or physical
- Mailing status can be viewed anytime
The benefits for you:
- Send letters anytime
- No printer required
- Digital or physical delivery – depending on the recipient
- Swiss data protection and encrypted transmission
- Ideal for personal letters, invoices or contracts
- Do everything easily in the Post-App
Rich Content Section
Mailing and delivery in the Post-App
Digital letter – ePost Standard
Digital receipts
- Time stamp and signature on acceptance 1
- Confirmation of delivery
- CHF
- 0.40 per letter
Digital letter – ePost Plus
Digital receipts
- Time stamp and signature on acceptance 1
- Confirmation of delivery
- Confirmation of collection
- Confirmation of non-collection (after seven days)
- CHF
- 0.65 per letter
Mailing in the Post-App, printing and delivery to private letter boxes by Swiss Post
Physical letter
Digital receipts
- Time stamp and signature on acceptance 1
- Confirmation of delivery
- from CHF
- 1.60 per letter 3
Postage
- A Mail (standard letter up to B5) | In 1 working day | from CHF 1.20
- B Mail (standard letter up to B5) | In 2–3 working days | from CHF 1.00
Printing prices
- C5 envelope (incl. first sheet of DIN A4) | single-sided printing CHF 0.45 | double-sided printing CHF 0.50
- C4 envelope (incl. first sheet of DIN A4) | | single-sided printing CHF 0.75 | double-sided printing CHF 0.80
- Additional sheet (per additional sheet of DIN A4) | single-sided printing CHF 0.15 | double-sided printing CHF 0.20
Prices incl. VAT
1 ↑ Time stamp and signature in accordance with ESigA (digital signature that proves the identity of the signatory and the authenticity of the electronic document)
2 ↑ Verified SwissID identity is a precondition for personal identification.
3 ↑ Price example for printing and delivery by Swiss Post: a C5 envelope including a single-sided A4 sheet costs CHF 0.45. Postage for a standard B Mail letter (up to B5) costs CHF 1.00. Printing and mailing plus an additional supplementary sheet at CHF 0.15 cost a total of CHF 1.60.
Pay invoices with a single click
You can pay invoices directly from the Post-App – thanks to the connection. You can link your bank accounts to the digital letter box in “My digital mail”. When an invoice arrives, you can pay it directly from the app or schedule it for later. All in just a few clicks.
Find out now whether your bank is already connected:
Manage and add documents easily
Your received letters and documents are automatically archived and are accessible anytime. With the search function, you can find documents in no time at all – from proof of insurance to your tax bill. You can also store personal documents digitally. Scan or upload documents and store them centrally in one place.
Communities – chat, share documents and network securely
With ePost Communities, you can share documents and important information securely and directly in the Post-App. Whether it’s invoices, contracts or photos – all content remains protected thanks to end-to-end encryption.
Use individual or group chats for direct exchange with friends, family, associations, neighbours or companies – or invite new contacts. Simple, secure and all in one place.
What Communities offers:
- Confidential communication in individual and group chats
- Share archived documents in encrypted form
- Only verified contacts and companies
- Everything in a single app – chat, share and archive securely
The benefits for you:
- Maximum security for your documents thanks to end-to-end encryption
- Exchange only with verified users (synchronization of the address book on mobile phone, if desired)
- A single app for communication and documents
Security and data protection
Digital letters that you receive in your digital letter box meet the same security requirements as physical delivery. Your mail remains confidential – only you have access to your documents.
- Encrypted transmission and storage
- Server locations exclusively in Switzerland
- Protection through Swiss mail secrecy
How to get started
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Download the Post-App from the App Store or Google Play.
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Log in to the Post-App with your SwissID or register with a newly created SwissID address.
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Click on the “ePost – My digital mail” tile and activate your digital letter box.
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In future, you’ll receive your mail directly in the app – digitally, securely and clearly.
Download the Post-App free of charge
Receive physical mail digitally – with the scanning service
If you’d also like to receive your physical mail digitally, you can activate the scanning service. Your letter mail will be forwarded to the Swiss Post scanning center, where it will be opened, digitized and delivered securely to your Post-App.
This gives you access to your mail at all times, even when you’re on the go or during extended periods of absence – without having to redirect mail or having piles of paper at home.
The benefits for you
- All letters sent digitally in the same inbox
- Access from anywhere, at any time
- Secure scanning process in Switzerland
- Several addresses possible – for example for holiday apartments
The scanning service costs CHF 9.90 per month and can be activated or ended at any time.