Coming soon on Kickstarter

Back GuardBox. Keep the risk off every phone.

We're launching GuardBox on Kickstarter — a sandboxed container that intercepts images and attachments from WhatsApp, Telegram, and email, and opens them inside ephemeral EU cloud sandboxes. Help us put it in the hands of journalists, activists, families and organizations across Europe.

GuardBox app preview showing safe images dashboard with WhatsApp, Telegram and Other folders

An image is not just an image

CVE-2019-11932 (WhatsApp GIF), CVE-2020-8899 (Samsung Qmage), Pegasus and ForcedEntry all payload images and files to compromise phones — many with zero clicks. Today, attackers also disguise APK installers and RAR payloads as PDFs, JPGs and DOC receipts forwarded from people you trust.

Messaging apps

WhatsApp and Telegram don't protect your device out of the box — you decide whether to trust what you receive.

Disguised payloads

APK installers and malware re-iconned as a PDF, JPG invitation or DOC receipt.

Zero-click exploits

CVEs in image and document parsers can fire the moment a thumbnail loads.

Built for messaging-era threats

WhatsApp

Forward or share media directly into your GuardBox for safe viewing.

Telegram

Add the GuardBox bot to chats and groups to route incoming media through the sandbox.

Email attachments

Route inbound attachments through GuardBox before they reach your inbox.

Safe Viewer

Stream a flattened pixel render — never the original file — to your browser.

EU sandboxes

Isolated, ephemeral containers in EU regions, with possibility to get destroyed after every render.

API & SDK

Drop GuardBox into your apps with one REST call or signed webhook.

Two audiences, One quiet bodyguard

GuardBox protects individuals who live on their phone — and the organizations that defend thousands of them.

For individuals

  • Free tier for personal use
  • WhatsApp, Telegram & Email
  • iOS, Android & PWA — works on any modern browser

For organizations

News Agency, NGOs and public sector teams under GDPR, NIS2. Deploy GuardBox in front of any inbound image, file or attachment pipeline — protect every employee at once.

  • REST API, SDK & webhooks
  • SSO, audit logs, EU data residency
  • NIS2 reporting, volume pricing & SLAs
Why we're crowdfunding

Built in the EU, funded by the people we protect.

Backing GuardBox keeps us independent — no surveillance ads, no data brokers. Every pledge goes directly into sandbox infrastructure, security audits, and a free tier that stays free.

Independent & EU-built

No VC pressure to monetise your data. Hosted in EU regions, GDPR & NIS2-aligned.

Ship faster

Funding lets us add iOS share-sheet, Telegram bot and email gateway in months, not years.

Free tier forever

Backer money keeps GuardBox Personal free for journalists, activists and families.

No accounts required

No accounts required. No analytics. No third-party SDKs.

Be One of Our First Backers

Self-host it for free →

Early Supporter

€10
  • 1 year GuardBox Personal, 50 GB storage
  • Backer-only Discord
  • Name in credits

Ally Member

€30
  • GuardBox Personal, 50 GB storage
  • Limited edition sticker pack
  • Early access to new features
  • Founder badge

Pro Backer

€80
  • GuardBox Subscription, 1 year, 100 GB storage
  • 5 gift licenses for friends
  • Direct line to the team
  • Founder badge

Teams Champion

from €500
  • Team GuardBox Business · Annually
  • Onboarding workshop
  • Logo on launch page
  • Priority SLA
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