#9 πŸ› οΈ 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: 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: @greenart7c3 Source: 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: @ hodlbod Source: 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: @reya Source: 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: @Luxas Source: 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: 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: @sana Source: #tools_nostr_recap
#10 🎁 Developer Tools / Guides, Updates and Releases 1. Loom Site - New Developer Tool Loom Site is a decentralized compute marketplace built on Nostr, where individual threads of computing power are woven together into a shared network, enabling open, permissionless collaboration without centralized control. Developed by: @Arjen Source: 2. UX Patterns for Nostr Apps - New Developer Tool UX Patterns for Nostr Apps is a collection of evidence-based design patterns that help developers build Nostr applications people actually want to use, combining practical insights with best practices for usability, engagement, and intuitive decentralized experiences. Developed by: @Shawn Source: 3. rx-nostr - @3.6.2 rx-nostr is a library that enables high-quality, flexible communication with multiple Nostr relays. This update fixes bugs by resetting retry counts upon reconnections and properly flushing requests when authentication fails, while also correcting a documentation typo, improving reliability and clarity for developers integrating Nostr communication into their applications. Developed by: penpenpng Source: 4. Gitplaza - v0.25.0 Gitplaza is a desktop Nostr client focused on managing Git-related activity. This release introduces an advanced kind filter for the inbox feed, includes regular zaps in filters, and simplifies tab text formatting. Performance improvements optimize comment tree loading, reduce unnecessary database queries, use cached comment branches for faster display, and lower unknown profile requests, resulting in a faster, more efficient, and smoother user experience. This was the biggest release and there was also the releases of v0.24.0, v0.25.1 last week. Developed by: @dluvian Source: #dev-tools_nostr_recap