Nostr Web Client

TL;DR - What signing apps could you recommend for Android and desktop?

Thanks to the UK Online Safety Act and the recent attacks on privacy & free speech, I'm aiming to get back to using Nostr a bit more.

However, I want to try using a signing app instead of just entering my nsec into everything. I can't seem to figure out a good, trustworthy signer for Android and as for desktop, I've just been using Flamingo for the time being but it seems like it isn't quite as secure as it could be.

So I'm curious: what signing apps would you recommend for Android and desktop? I need to be able to trust the app I use for signing, so just randomly trying things out definitely won't work.

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Ryan 5mo ago

For Android Amber

https://github.com/greenart7c3/amber

franzap 5mo ago

We typed pretty much the same in sync 😄

Ryan 5mo ago

Tis the best choice. Using the bunker function it works for desktop too, I use it for lots of web apps that way.

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Looks like I'm going for this one! I saw this one on F-Droid but like I said, I didn't want to blindly try things for something like this. Thanks!

Ryan 5mo ago

Yeah Amber is well trusted and recommended for Android. The dev also makes a phone native relay Citrine too, it works with a lot of Android Nostr apps. Also check out pokey for notifications.

https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine

https://github.com/KoalaSat/pokey

franzap 5mo ago

Use nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8 😉 where it is signed by its developer nostr:npub1w4uswmv6lu9yel005l3qgheysmr7tk9uvwluddznju3nuxalevvs2d0jr5 . On F-Droid you are blindly trusting the middleman.

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Never heard of Zapstore but I'll check it out. At the moment, I use a combo of Obtainium, F-Droid (more specifically, Droid-ify) and Aurora for my apps but I'm down to check other stores and sources 😎

franzap 5mo ago

For Android: Amber, get on nostr:npub10r8xl2njyepcw2zwv3a6dyufj4e4ajx86hz6v4ehu4gnpupxxp7stjt2p8

I use it without network permission, and on GrapheneOS

Neigsendoig Cocules 5mo ago

I think Accrescent has something called AppVerifier for general apps.

ko yaa nis fiatsi 5mo ago

+1 Amber too. Use it on phone and for desktop apps 👍

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Amber has desktop as well? That's awesome, I'll have to check it out!

ko yaa nis fiatsi 5mo ago 💬 1

No (as far as I am aware), but you can use Amber to sign in to your desktop apps Jacob from your phone is what I meant. I use it for noStrudel there and Amethyst on the phone. Sorry for the confusion.

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Ah no worries, thanks for the clarification!

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Tried using Amber to log into a web client but I have to scan a QR code with my signing app. How do I scan the QR code with Amber? I can't seem to find any such option.

il_lost_ 5mo ago

+ scan a qrcode

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

Not seeing it anywhere in the app. It's okay though, I got nos2x working alright.

il_lost_ 5mo ago 💬 1

in Amber there is a + button in yellow, above your profile

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

I'm just not seeing it anywhere. Is it possible that I downloaded an older version or possibly different version altogether? I noticed in the settings it says that it's the offline version. I'm not sure if that makes any difference or not.

il_lost_ 5mo ago

yes maybe because you can also sign offline, the recent version is v3.4.4

Jacob | Five Eye Tea 5mo ago

That's the version I have, I downloaded it directly from the GitHub repo (through Obtainium) 🤔

Seth 5mo ago

Following.