# awesome-nostr
nostr is an open protocol for censorship-resistant global networks created by [@fiatjaf](https://github.com/fiatjaf).

### Protocol
- [nostr](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr), main repo with specs.
- [protocol specification](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr/blob/master/nips/01.md), NIPS protocol specs.
- [nostr, a basic tour](https://github.com/rajarshimaitra/rust-nostr/blob/main/VISION.md), nostr intro by [@raj](https://github.com/rajarshimaitra).

### Videos
- [applications on nostr](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2h94RCynIo), store and run applications in a decentralized manner.
- [lightning hacksprint CCC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olq8mA51_ng), an introductory chat about nostr.
- [nostr-twitter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpvjL6pAw7o), building a decentralised twitter on the NOSTR network.

### Sites
- [branle.netlify.app](https://branle.netlify.app/), fiatjaf's branle site.
- [nostr.com](https://nostr.com/), another branle site.
- [nostr.rocks](https://nostr.rocks/), another branle site.
- [branle.wlvs.space](https://branle.wlvs.space/), another branle site.
- [branle tor](http://hbn4yzl3qkzi3qpse6nvljbduzcdecaq76tbcfjfzmoaik3q3uryxuad.onion/3bf0c63fcb93463407af97a5e5ee64fa883d107ef9e558472c4eb9aaaefa459d), branle on tor.
- [nostrandom.netlify.app](https://nostrandom.netlify.app/), generate publish-able Nostr event with random keys.
- [nvote.co](https://nvote.co/a), Nvote is an open-source, decentralized, vote-driven community similar to services like Reddit and HackerNews.
- [nostr army knife](https://nostr-army-knife.netlify.app/), nostr army knife by fiatjaf.
- [nashboard](https://nashboard.netlify.app/), a Nostr network dashboard with network statistics.
- [anonroom](https://anonroom.netlify.app/), anonymous chatroom on nostr.
- [alphaama](https://alphaama.com/), playground by [Tiago Balas](https://github.com/eskema)

### Relays
- [nostr relay registry](https://nostr-registry.netlify.app/), real-time checking of status of some known relays.
- [nostr relay on tor](https://jgqaglhautb4k6e6i2g34jakxiemqp6z4wynlirltuukgkft2xuglmqd.onion/), onion relay.


### Relay implementations
  - [NNostr](https://github.com/Kukks/NNostr), a C# Nostr relay.
  - [nostr-rs-relay](https://sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay/), a minimalistic relay written in Rust that saves data on SQLite.
  - [Relayer Basic](https://github.com/fiatjaf/relayer/tree/master/basic), a simple relay based on _relayer_ backed by Postgres.
  - [rsslay](https://github.com/fiatjaf/rsslay), a bridge that puts RSS feeds into Nostr.
  - [nodestr](https://github.com/Dolu89/nodestr-relay), A Node.js implementation.
  - [expensive relay](https://github.com/fiatjaf/expensive-relay), a nostr relay that requires payment for registration. 
  - [me.untethr.nostr-relay](https://github.com/atdixon/me.untethr.nostr-relay), a nostr relay written in Clojure

### Clients

  - [branle](https://github.com/fiatjaf/branle), a Twitter-like client with chat (several live sites can be found [above](#branle-sites))
  - [noscl](https://github.com/fiatjaf/noscl), a basic command-line client written in Go.
  - [loquaz](https://github.com/emeceve/loquaz), a desktop app written in Rust for direct encrypted chat.
  - [chastr](https://github.com/dolu89/chastr), a mobile directed encrypted chat app written in Xamarin.
  - [FuTr](https://github.com/prolic/futr), nostr client desktop app written in Haskell.
  - [nvote](https://github.com/rdbell/nvote), Nvote is a decentralized, vote-driven community similar to services like Reddit and HackerNews. Nvote is powered by nostr.
  - [vanilla-js-nostr](https://github.com/supertestnet/vanilla-js-nostr),  A demo of posting and viewing a feed in nostr using vanilla javascript.

### Libraries
  - [NNostr.Client](https://github.com/Kukks/NNostr), a C# Nostr library for use by clients.
  - [nostr-tools](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nostr-tools), a JavaScript client that abstracts the relay management code for use by clients.
  - [go-nostr](https://github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr), a Go library that implements relay management, plus event encoding and signing utils.
  - [nostr-rs](https://github.com/futurepaul/nostr-rs), a Rust implementation of the nostr protocol.
  - [relayer](https://github.com/fiatjaf/relayer), a server framework for writing custom relays.

### Tools
  - [nostr registry](https://codeberg.org/rsbondi/nostr-registry), a database of known relays with their uptime and NIP support tables.
  - [nostr-launch](https://codeberg.org/rsbondi/nostr-launch), a tool for launching a bunch of relays and clients locally for development and testing.
  - [nos2x - nostr signer extension](https://github.com/fiatjaf/nos2x), browser extension for signing events on 3rd party site without sharing your private keys with them.
  - [nostr GitHub Action](https://github.com/theborakompanioni/nostr-action), send events from GitHub Actions.
  - [wen](https://github.com/fiatjaf/wen), browser extension for website enhancer with nostr.
  - [nostrefresh](https://github.com/melvincarvalho/nostrefresh), simple refresh function for nostr web pages.
  - [nashboard](https://github.com/vinliao/nashboard), nostr network statistic.
  - [anonroom](https://github.com/vinliao/anonroom), anonymous chat room inside nostr

### Communities
  - [nostr telegram group](https://t.me/nostr_protocol), a telegram group for nostr protocol discussion.
  - [nostr reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/nostr/), a sub reddit for nostr related discussion.