#9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases
1. Grimoire - New Tool
Grimoire is a Nostr client made for magicians which is a kind of digital spellbook where ideas, experiments, and knowledge are shared freely on the decentralized web. It’s a place to explore, create, and connect through the open Nostr network, without gatekeepers, algorithms, or platforms getting in the way.
Developed by: Alejandro
Source: https://github.com/purrgrammer/grimoire
2. Amber - v4.0.4
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that securely manages keys and signs events. This update fixes a NullPointerException, improves performance on the activity screen, and adds translations for some event kinds, enhancing stability, usability, and accessibility for users managing Nostr events on Android. This was the latest release and there was also the release of v4.0.3 last week.
Developed by: nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5
Source: https://github.com/greenart7c3/Amber/releases/tag/v4.0.4
3. Flotilla - 1.6.2
Flotilla is a Discord-like Nostr client that organizes communication around the concept of "relays as groups," providing users with a group chat experience on the Nostr network. This update fixes modal scrolling and style issues, improving the user interface and interaction for a smoother, more visually consistent chat experience. This makes it easier and more pleasant for end users to navigate conversations and group features.
Developed by: nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn
Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/flotilla/releases/tag/1.6.2
4. Coop - v0.3.0
Coop is a fast, cross-platform Nostr client designed for secure messaging. This update introduces a custom gossip implementation, support for multiple keystores, improved handling of direct messages, outbound DM relay hints, and the experimental NIP-4e feature (disabled by default). It also refines the UI, revamps onboarding, updates the user profile popup and search bar, and adds a Nostr-based auto-updater. These changes enhance message security, improve usability, and streamline user interactions, offering a more reliable and polished messaging experience.
Developed by: nostr:npub1zfss807aer0j26mwp2la0ume0jqde3823rmu97ra6sgyyg956e0s6xw445
Source: https://github.com/lumehq/coop/releases/tag/v0.3.0
5. Nostr Ynstant Messenger - v2.24.61
Nostr Ynstant Messenger is a lightweight chat client built on the Nostr protocol, offering both ephemeral and persistent messaging while bridging with Bitchat for anonymous, temporary chats. This release adds the ability to toggle read receipts in private messages and includes a hotfix lowering the price of certain in-app shop items. These changes give users more privacy control and improve in-app usability. This was the latest release and there was also the release of v2.23.60 last week.
Developed by: nostr:npub16jdfqgazrkapk0yrqm9rdxlnys7ck39c7zmdzxtxqlmmpxg04r0sd733sv
Source: https://github.com/Spl0itable/NYM/releases/tag/v2.24.61
6. Keychat - v1.37.3+6478
Keychat is an end-user chat app built on Bitcoin Ecash, Nostr, Signal, and MLS protocols. This update refines the browser interface with a redesigned menu and improved user-customizable settings, allows multiple identities to add the same account as a friend, and adds a "Check Status" button to monitor failed or pending transactions, enhancing usability, transparency, and overall user experience.
Developed by: kcdev
Source: https://github.com/keychat-io/keychat-app/releases/tag/v1.37.3%2B6478
7. NosCall - v0.4.1
NosCall is a communication app that provides secure audio and video calling built on the Nostr protocol. This release improves the pop-up UI on the Me page for a smoother, more polished experience and fixes several known issues, resulting in better stability, performance, and overall call reliability for users.
Developed by: nostr:npub1qn6wvpmqfnpl3xsu79yvfcgpjz4azdfe5ft220nqjmwqg223fvaq58xsha
Source: https://github.com/sanah9/noscall/releases/tag/v0.4.1-release
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