Nostr Web Browser Chrome extension icon

Nostr Web Browser

👥 148 users
📦 v1.1.0
💾 275KiB
📅 2025-11-05
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Overview

🌐 WHAT IS NOSTR WEB?

Nostr Web enables truly decentralized static websites. No servers, no hosting fees, no censorship. Just publish to Nostr relays and anyone can browse your content freely with this extension.

✨ KEY FEATURES

• Transparent Browsing — Just type a domain, automatic Nostr Web detection
• Fast Loading — Parallel relay fetching with smart caching
• Secure — Author verification, SHA256 integrity, sandboxed rendering
• Smart Caching — DNS offline-only, site index always fresh
• Multi-Relay — Fetches from multiple relays for redundancy
• Beautiful UI — Modern, clean interface with loading states
• Offline Support — Works without internet for cached sites
• Smart Prefetching — Hover over links to preload pages instantly
• Content Verification — View publisher info and verification status
• Bandwidth Saver — Optional click-to-load for images and videos

🔒 SECURITY

• Author Verification — DNS record pins site pubkey, all events verified
• SHA256 Integrity — JavaScript assets verified against content hash
• Sandboxed Rendering — Uses Chrome's official sandbox pattern
• CSP Enforcement — Content Security Policy prevents malicious injection
• Rate Limiting — Prevents DNS query abuse and relay flooding

📖 HOW IT WORKS

1. Type any domain in your browser (e.g., example.com)
2. Extension checks for _nweb.<domain> DNS TXT record
3. If found, loads the Nostr Web site from relays
4. Page renders in secure sandboxed environment

Or use the extension icon to manually enter a domain like "nweb.shugur.com"

🎯 USE CASES

• Censorship-resistant blogs and documentation
• Permanent content that can't be taken down
• Decentralized portfolio sites and landing pages
• Community resources and wikis
• Personal websites without hosting costs

🛠️ FOR DEVELOPERS

Publish your static site with the nw-publish CLI tool:
npm install -g nw-publisher
https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-publisher

Protocol specification:
https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-nips

💡 TRY IT NOW

Load the extension and visit "nweb.shugur.com" to see a demo!

## What's New in Version 1.1.0

✨ New Features:
• Smart Prefetching - Hover over links to instantly preload pages
• Content Verification Panel - View publisher info and verification status
• Bandwidth Saver Mode - Click-to-load images and videos to save data
• Modern Modal Dialogs - Replaced all alerts with beautiful custom modals

🐛 Bug Fixes:
• Fixed external links not opening correctly
• Fixed site metadata display in both Chrome and Firefox
• Improved compact site info panel design
• Removed unnecessary Home button from menu

🎨 UI Improvements:
• Cleaner, more modern interface
• Better user feedback with modal dialogs
• Improved loading states and error handling

🔗 LINKS

• Extension Repository: https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-extention
• Publisher CLI: https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-publisher
• npm Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nw-publisher
• Protocol Specs: https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-nips
• Website: https://nweb.shugur.com
• Privacy Policy: https://github.com/Shugur-Network/nw-extention/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

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Made with ❤️ for the decentralized web by Shugur

Tags

Productivity/tools productivity/tools

Privacy Practices

Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes

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