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Specialized Clients

Beyond general social media, Nostr powers many specialized applications. Here's what's available.

Long-Form Content​

For writers, bloggers, and journalists.

Habla​

  • URL: habla.news
  • Write and publish articles (NIP-23)
  • Markdown support
  • Clean reading experience
  • Comments via Nostr

Yakihonne​

  • URL: yakihonne.com
  • Beautiful article layouts
  • Newsletter features
  • Curated content
  • Publication tools

Best for: Writers who want a Medium-like experience

Media & Photography​

For visual content.

Olas​

  • URL: olas.app
  • Instagram-style photo sharing
  • Gallery views
  • Photo stories
  • Mobile-first design

Nostragram​

  • Photo sharing focused
  • Grid layouts
  • Visual discovery

Best for: Photographers, visual creators

Live Streaming​

For content creators who stream.

Zap.stream​

  • URL: zap.stream
  • Live video streaming
  • Zaps during streams
  • Chat integration
  • VOD (video on demand)

Best for: Streamers, live content creators

Audio & Podcasts​

For listeners and audio creators.

Fountain​

  • URL: fountain.fm
  • Podcast app with Nostr integration
  • Zap clips to podcasters
  • Social features
  • Episode comments

Wavlake​

  • URL: wavlake.com
  • Music streaming
  • Artist payments via Lightning
  • Nostr comments and discovery

Best for: Podcast listeners, music fans

Chat & Messaging​

For private and group conversations.

0xchat​

  • Download: 0xchat.com
  • Encrypted private messaging
  • Group chats
  • Voice messages
  • Mobile-first

Blowater​

  • Private messaging
  • Clean interface
  • Focus on conversation

Best for: Direct messaging, group chats

Communities & Forums​

For group discussions.

Flotilla​

  • URL: flotilla.social
  • Discord-like experience on Nostr
  • "Relays as groups" concept
  • Rooms, channels, and chat
  • DM alerts and notifications

Satellite​

  • URL: satellite.earth
  • Reddit-style communities (NIP-72)
  • Topic-based discussions
  • Moderated spaces

Chachi​

  • URL: chachi.chat
  • NIP-29 group chat implementation
  • Relay-based groups
  • Private team communication

Zapddit​

  • Reddit-style client for Nostr
  • Follow topics like subreddits
  • Upzap/downzap with sats
  • Mute topics you don't like

Best for: Group discussions, forums, team chat

Marketplaces​

For buying and selling.

Shopstr​

  • URL: shopstr.store
  • Peer-to-peer marketplace
  • Bitcoin/Lightning payments
  • Direct seller contact

Plebeian Market​

  • Decentralized marketplace
  • Auction support
  • Escrow features

Best for: Buying/selling goods

Games & Entertainment​

Jester (Chess)​

  • URL: jesterui.github.io
  • Play chess with anyone over Nostr
  • No account needed - just share a link
  • Decentralized game state

POGN (Poker)​

  • URL: GitHub
  • Poker and other games on Nostr
  • Peer-to-peer card games
  • Mental poker implementation

Nostr Nests​

  • Audio spaces (like Twitter Spaces/Clubhouse)
  • Live audio conversations
  • Zap speakers in real-time

Best for: Gaming and social audio

P2P Exchange​

Mostro​

  • URL: mostro.network
  • Lightning Network P2P exchange
  • No KYC required
  • Censorship-resistant trading
  • Escrow protection
  • Buy/sell Bitcoin for any currency

Best for: Private, decentralized Bitcoin trading

Media Hosting​

Blossom​

Blossom is a protocol for decentralized media hosting on Nostr.

How it works:

  • Upload images/videos to Blossom-compatible servers
  • Files are addressed by sha256 hash
  • Mirror to multiple servers for redundancy
  • If one server censors you, switch to another

Blossom Servers:

Best for: Censorship-resistant media storage

Code Collaboration​

GitWorkshop​

  • URL: gitworkshop.dev
  • Decentralized GitHub alternative
  • Issues and pull requests over Nostr
  • Repository discovery
  • NIP-34 compliant

Gitstr​

  • URL: GitHub
  • Send and receive git patches over Nostr
  • No central server needed
  • Announce repos to relays

Best for: Developers wanting decentralized code collaboration

Developer Tools​

Njump​

  • URL: njump.me
  • View any Nostr event
  • Share links to non-Nostr users
  • Event inspector

Nostr.band​

  • URL: nostr.band
  • Search engine for Nostr
  • Statistics and trends
  • API access

Client Directory​

For a complete list of Nostr apps:

Summary Table​

CategoryAppPlatform
Long-formHabla, YakihonneWeb
PhotosOlasMobile/Web
StreamingZap.streamWeb
PodcastsFountainMobile
MusicWavlakeWeb
Chat0xchat, FlotillaMobile/Web
CommunitiesSatellite, ZapdditWeb
MarketplaceShopstr, MostroWeb
GamingJester, POGNWeb
Media HostingBlossom serversWeb
CodeGitWorkshopWeb

One Account for Everything​

Remember: your Nostr keys work in all these apps!

One Identity, Many Apps

  • Post on Damus
  • Write on Habla
  • Share photos on Olas
  • Chat on 0xchat
  • Stream on Zap.stream
  • Listen on Fountain

All with the same identity!

Next Steps​