Nostr Web Client

#9 🛠️ Tools, Updates and Releases

1. Vector - v0.2.1

Vector is a decentralized communication platform built on the Nostr protocol (NIP-17), providing fully encrypted, metadata-free messaging for text, media, and files. This release introduces OpenMLS-encrypted group chats, a redesigned emoji panel, enhanced markdown support, image zooming, new privacy options like tracker stripping, and Blossom-based decentralized media storage, along with faster uploads, improved profile syncing, refined UI, and multiple bug fixes.

Developed by: nostr:npub16ye7evyevwnl0fc9hujsxf9zym72e063awn0pvde0huvpyec5nyq4dg4wn

Source: https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.2.1

2. Oni - New Tool

Oni is a fork of Owncast that adds Nostr integration for decentralized live streaming. It extends Owncast’s self-hosted broadcasting features with Nostr-based authentication, event publishing, and Lightning payment support, allowing creators to stream live while remaining fully decentralized and censorship-resistant.

Developer tool: nostr:npub12zqf55l7l9vsg5f6ssx5pq4f9dzu6hcmnepkm8ftj25fecy379jqkq99h8

Source: https://github.com/TekkadanPlays/oni

3. Coracle - 0.6.26

Coracle is an experimental Nostr client designed to leverage multiple relays for a curated social experience, allowing users to browse, filter, zap, and create custom feeds. In this release the client improves performance, becomes more permissive when parsing NIP-05 identifiers, stops publishing notes with e-tag mention markers, restores global feeds, enhances negentropy support, and fixes the help link.

Developed by: nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn

Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/coracle/releases/tag/0.6.26

4. Corny Chat - v2025.11

Corny Chat is an open-source audio space built on Jam that integrates Nostr and Lightning, offering interactive public audio rooms. This release adds Lightning zaps, enhanced slides with video and iFrame support, auto-advancing slides, user-targeted reactions, customizable avatar sizes, and a points-based game. Improvements include a better audio player, room access controls, admin tools for room management, and bug fixes for avatars, slides, and privacy, providing a more stable and engaging experience.

Developed by: nostr:npub1yx6pjypd4r7qh2gysjhvjd9l2km6hnm4amdnjyjw3467fy05rf0qfp7kza

Source: https://github.com/vicariousdrama/cornychat/releases/tag/v2025.11

5. Alby Lightning Browser Extension - v3.14.0 (🧹✨🌌 The Witch’s Broom Nebula)

Alby Lightning Browser Extension is a Bitcoin Lightning wallet and Nostr key signer for web use, supporting Lightning, Liquid, and on-chain transactions. In this release it received a visual rebranding, added the ability to display kind descriptions when signing events, and introduced support for sub-satoshi amounts, while also hiding the built-in swaps option and removing the Chrome theme icon section.

Developed by: nostr:npub1gv5s4szgxetle2k7537tqwdfafvwkfecz4w49a75xpzlq7xwvsds27hgdr

Source: https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension/releases/tag/v3.14.0

6. Flotilla - 1.5.0

Flotilla is a Discord-like Nostr client that organizes chats around “relays as groups,” allowing users to join rooms, manage memberships, and interact in private or public spaces. In this release Flotilla introduced restyled mobile dialogs, room and space membership lists, an edit room form, support for closed/private/restricted/hidden rooms, a hosting services page, performance and UI improvements, fixed push notifications, enhanced error handling, invite links on the discover page, a link to Landlubber for admins, and clearing of reply/share/edit actions with the Escape key. This was the biggest release of the week and there were also the releases of 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 last week.

Developed by: nostr:npub1jlrs53pkdfjnts29kveljul2sm0actt6n8dxrrzqcersttvcuv3qdjynqn

Source: https://github.com/coracle-social/flotilla/releases/tag/1.5.0

7. OXChat App - v1.5.0.95

0xChat App is a Nostr-based secure chat client that provides end-to-end encrypted messaging with user-friendly features. This latest release adds built-in Tor support for accessing onion relays and Cashu mints, introduces NIP-17 DMs with message delivery status, redesigns the Discover tab to include NApps with NIP-07 integration for seamless access to Nostr web apps, and restores NIP-28 Channels, allowing users to create and search for channels.

Developed by: nostr:npub10td4yrp6cl9kmjp9x5yd7r8pm96a5j07lk5mtj2kw39qf8frpt8qm9x2wl

Source: https://github.com/0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main/releases/tag/v1.5.0.95-release

8. Nostr Ynstant Messenger - v2.18.52

Nostr Ynstant Messenger is a Nostr client that provides both ephemeral and persistent messaging, bridging with Bitchat for anonymous and temporary chats. This release adds a GIF selector for richer messaging. This was the latest release and there were also multiple releases last week.

Developed by: nostr:npub16jdfqgazrkapk0yrqm9rdxlnys7ck39c7zmdzxtxqlmmpxg04r0sd733sv

Source: https://github.com/Spl0itable/NYM/releases/tag/v2.18.52

9. Iris Client - v2.3.1

Iris is a web client for Nostr protocol that provides chat and interaction features. This release focuses on improving WebRTC peer-to-peer connectivity and enhancing logging for better performance and debugging. This was the latest release and there was another release of v2.3.0 last week.

Developed by: nostr:npub1g53mukxnjkcmr94fhryzkqutdz2ukq4ks0gvy5af25rgmwsl4ngq43drvk

Source: https://github.com/irislib/iris-client/releases/tag/app-v2.3.1

10. Keychat - v1.36.5+6460

Keychat is a chat application that integrates Bitcoin Ecash, Nostr, Signal, and MLS protocols for secure messaging. This release replaces the Cashu SDK with the official implementation, adds local profiles and profile sharing within chats, improves browser performance, supports device authentication, and redesigns message sending status and the raw data page. This was the latest release and there was also the release of v1.36.5+6459 last week.

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