All decentralized tools
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Namebase
Registry and registrar for decentralized Handshake domains, with search and registration for thousands of top-level names.
nostr-watch
Relay monitoring stack implementing NIP-66, used to publish and browse the health and capabilities of public Nostr relays.
Sentinel
Layer-1 decentralized bandwidth network that lets anyone build and run their own VPN application on shared infrastructure.
Mumble
Free open-source low-latency voice chat application with self-hosted servers, widely used by gaming and community groups.
noStrudel
Web client described by its author as a sandbox for exploring Nostr, exposing relays, event kinds and experimental views.
Silencio
Network that collects real-world audio and noise data contributed from many countries for AI and environmental use cases.
nostr.net
Community-maintained directory of Nostr resources, clients, relays and libraries, published from the awesome-nostr list.
Graze
Custom feed builder for Bluesky aimed at creators and communities that want to design, deploy and grow their own feeds.
Monal
XMPP instant messaging client for iOS and macOS aiming to be the Apple-platform equivalent of Conversations on Android.
NATIX Network
Network collecting real-world video and road data from drivers for use in physical AI, autonomous driving and robotics.
3DNS
Onchain domain registrar that tokenizes traditional domain names including .com, .xyz, .io and hundreds of other TLDs.
Gajim
Free, fully featured XMPP chat application that works with any provider and synchronizes conversations across devices.
njump
Nostr-to-web gateway that renders notes and profiles as plain HTML pages with link previews for sharing outside Nostr.
nostr.wine
Paid Nostr relay service with search, filtering and long-term event storage, plus related relay products for creators.
Berty
Non-profit project building the Wesh peer-to-peer mesh network protocol and the Berty messenger that demonstrates it.
OrbitDB
Serverless, peer-to-peer database built on IPFS where each peer holds its own replica and changes merge between them.
Cinny
Matrix client with a simple, elegant interface and end-to-end encryption, available as a web app and desktop builds.
Formstr
Forms application built on Nostr, used to publish surveys and collect responses without a centralized form provider.
Proof of Humanity
Registry of verified humans that combines video submissions with Kleros arbitration to challenge fraudulent entries.
Amber
Android signer application that keeps a Nostr private key in one app and approves signing requests from other apps.
CapRover
Free, self-hosted platform-as-a-service built on Docker for deploying and managing apps on your own infrastructure.
zap.stream
Live streaming service on Nostr where viewers pay streamers in Bitcoin over Lightning; the software is open source.
Epicyon
Fediverse server aimed at self-hosting a small number of accounts on low-power hardware, with a minimal interface.
FreedomBox
Free-software personal server system designed to run privacy-preserving applications at home on low-cost hardware.
Conduit
Lightweight Matrix homeserver written in Rust, built as a simpler alternative to Synapse that is easy to install.
Conversations
Open-source XMPP instant messaging client for Android with end-to-end encryption, group chats and media transfer.
FluffyChat
Cross-platform Matrix client built with Flutter, with end-to-end encryption, cross-signing and encrypted backups.
Helium Mobile
Mobile carrier built on the Helium network offering phone plans that reward subscribers who help extend coverage.
Ivory
Paid Mastodon client for iOS, iPadOS and macOS from Tapbots, built on the interface of their earlier Twitter app.
Dokku
Minimal self-hosted platform-as-a-service that deploys applications to your own server with a git push workflow.
Synapse
Reference Matrix homeserver written in Python with Rust components, used by most self-hosted Matrix deployments.
onocoy
Global GNSS RTK correction network built from community-operated reference stations in more than 180 countries.
Fluence
Decentralized cloud offering enterprise-grade CPU and GPU compute with predictable pricing and no egress fees.
HiveTalk
Browser-based real-time video conferencing with Nostr login and Lightning payments, self-hostable from source.
Prosody
Flexible XMPP server written in Lua, designed to get a Jabber/XMPP service running quickly on modest hardware.
Render Network
Decentralized GPU rendering network connecting artists and studios with idle GPU capacity from node operators.