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#9 π οΈ Tools, Updates and Releases
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1. Zappix - A nostr image sharing application - New Tool
Zappix is a Nostr client designed to deliver a clean, image-centric user experience. Built using React, TypeScript, Material UI, and the Nostr Development Kit (NDK), it focuses on visual content and smooth interaction, providing a modern and polished frontend for Nostr users.
Developed by:
@Derek Ross
Source:

GitHub
GitHub - derekross/zappix: A nostr image sharing application for browsing, sharing, and zapping visual content.
A nostr image sharing application for browsing, sharing, and zapping visual content. - derekross/zappix
2. Yumyume - 0.5.0 β Beef Curry with Shemai
Yumyume is a social bookmarking tool built on the Nostr protocol, helping users discover, share and organize bookmarks. In this "Beef Curry with Shemai" release, Yumyume migrates to the new NIP-B0 standard (kind 39701) for better compatibility and future-proofing. The homepage is now unified, combining the feed, popular tags and bookmark creation in one easy place, making the platform more accessible and organized. This release also includes important bug fixes and code improvements for a smoother experience. The concept is from
@Jurjen de Vries.
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Developed by:
@Iftakhar Hasnayen Abir
Source:

GitLab
0.5.0 β Beef Curry with Shemai Β· Digital Ethics Agency / Nostr / yumyume Β· GitLab
This release took a little longer to simmer, but for good reason. While Abir was celebrating Eid with his favorite beef curry and sweet shemai, Jur...
3. Kinostr - Release
Kinostr is a Nostr-based platform for sharing and discussing videos in real time. In this release Kinostr added timestamp mode, letting users post clickable timestamps in chats for easier scene-specific discussions. Other improvements include fixing sidebar overflow, publishing the first note as a chat message with cover art and hashtags, and adding genre categories from hashtags, making browsing smoother.
Developed by:
@HoloKat
Source:
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4. Zapstore - 0.2.6
Zapstore is a social, permissionless app store that lets users discover and share Nostr apps freely. In this release, Zapstore fixes issues with app detail refresh and reputation verification using DVM, while introducing a basic developer screen. These updates enhance app browsing and improve trust.
Developed by:
@franzap
Source:

GitHub
Release 0.2.6 Β· zapstore/zapstore
Bugfix: Always refresh app when entering detail screen (#207)
Bugfix: Use verify reputation as DVM (#210)
Feature: Basic developer screen
5. Coracle - 0.6.10
Coracle is an experimental Nostr client designed to unlock the full potential of using multiple relays, letting users browse, filter, zap, and create custom feeds for a more curated experience. In this release, Coracle brings major improvements including faster page loads, better storage handling for improved performance and multiple bug fixes like Spotify URL parsing, reply drafts, and account creation issues. These updates make Coracle more stable, faster, and better at handling relay connections for a smoother user experience.
Developed by:
@hodlbod
Source:

GitHub
Release 0.6.10 Β· coracle-social/coracle
What's Changed
Fix spotify url parsing bug
Fix nip46 signer connect
Use new version of network library
Fix reply drafts bug
Fix creating a new acc...
6. Hivetalk - v0.0.4 - Winter Freeze
HiveTalk is a browser-based real-time video calling tool that combines Nostr and Lightning to enable seamless communication. In this release, HiveTalk improves usability with updates like a collapsible side button bar, clearer hero banner text, link previews and better handling of active rooms using Handlebars. These enhancements make HiveTalk smoother, more interactive and better organized for users connecting over Nostr.
Developed by:
@BITKARROT,
@YEGHRO
Source:

GitHub
Release v0.0.4 Winter Freeze Β· HiveTalk/hivetalksfu
What's Changed
Reorganize zaplink css/js by @Yeghro in #79
Made the text on hero landing banner more visible. by @Yeghro in #80
Add Handlebars for...
7. Nostrmo - 3.0.0
Nostrmo is a Flutter-based Nostr client available across Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web and Linux. This release adds support for Nesigner on desktop platforms, recodes the local relay database using ISar for better performance and upgrades to the latest Flutter version. It also introduces new features like displaying comment events (kind 1111) and improved decoding for relay groups and follow sets, making Nostrmo more powerful and reliable across devices.
Developed by:
@DASHU
Source:

GitHub
Release 3.0.0 Β· haorendashu/nostrmo
This release mainly add support to nesigner and recode local relay's database.
Change list:
Add support to nesigner (Windows, Linux and MacOS).
Us...
8. Amber - v3.3.0
Amber is a Nostr event signer for Android that helps users securely manage their nsec keys in a dedicated app. In this release, Amber improves security and reliability by automatically removing any special characters when users paste their nsec, reducing the chance of input errors or issues during signing. This is the latest release, But there were the releases v3.2.9, v3.2.8, v3.2.7 also in this week.
Developed by:
@greenart7c3
Source:

GitHub
Release Release v3.3.0 Β· greenart7c3/Amber
Amber 3.3.0
Remove any special characters when pasting the nsec
Download it with zap.store, Obtainium, f-droid or download it directly in the rel...
9. Runstr - Core Functionality v0.2.9.9-alpha
RUNSTR is a running app built on the Nostr protocol, designed to bring social and fitness activities together. In this alpha release, RUNSTR improves performance with faster feed loading, upgrades zap functionality to NWC, enhances the splits dashboard and introduces featured team management through NIP29. It also overhauls the music player experience and adds NIP101h health tracking, allowing users to save fitness metrics like weight, height and fitness level directly to Nostr. There were release v1.0.0 and more pre-releases also this week.
Developed by:
@TheWildHustle
Source:

GitHub
Release Core Functionality v0.2.9.9-alpha Β· HealthNoteLabs/Runstr
RUNSTR v0.2.9.9 Alpha Release Notes
π RUNSTR Feed
Simplified implementation to enhance load time
β‘ Zaps
Migrated from Bitcoin Connect to NW...
10. 0xchat App - v1.4.9
0xchat App is a chat application built on the Nostr protocol, available for iOS and Android. In this release, 0xchat introduces updated NIP-29 group logic with support for group admin roles, giving users more control over group management. Additionally, it adds support for Aegis URL scheme login on iOS, making authentication smoother and more secure for Apple users.
Developed by:
@water783
Source:

GitHub
Release v1.4.9 release Β· 0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main
Implemented updated NIP-29 group logic with support for group admin roles
Added support for Aegis URL scheme login on iOS
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