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Alby

On a mission to make Bitcoin Lightning and Nostr accessible everywhere, for everyone. ⚡ hello@getalby.com

Welcome to Alby! 👋

We envision a world where everyone can seamlessly send and receive value, just as easily as sharing information on the web today. That’s why we’re empowering consumers and developers with easy-to-use bitcoin payment tools using the lightning network - the future protocol of money – everywhere: on the web in mobile apps and the real world. 🐝

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Key Features:

  • 🧩 Interoperable We are building on open protocols, to enable software easily work with each other and fully leverage the potential of bitcoin.
  • 🌍 Open-Source: Born from the community, evolving for the community. Decentralized creation and verification.
  • 😌 Ease of use: Our products abstract away complex network interaction. With Alby, every web developer is a bitcoin developer.
  • 🛡️ Secure & Control: Ensuring security and user control of their bitcoin payments and Nostr interactions, enabling users to store & use their private keys safely.

We equip individuals and developers with products and APIs for effortlessly use bitcoin in apps and web platforms, eliminating the complexities of direct bitcoin handling. Initiated as an open-source endeavor, we continue to co-create and refine our tools in collaboration with the community. 👥

Our Products:

For Developers

  • 👨‍💻 DEVELOPER PORTAL Find all necessary building blocks to easily create bitcoin-powered apps and websites.
  • 🔌 Nostr Wallet Connect: Connect apps to control lightning node or wallet over Nostr (NIP-47).
  • 🟦 Bitcoin Connect: Enable users to connect their wallet to lightning-powered websites on any browser.
  • Lightning Tools: NPM package with helpful tools to develop lightning web apps.
  • Alby JS SDK: JavaScript SDK for the Alby OAuth2 Wallet API & the Nostr Wallet Connect API.
  • LndHub.go: Accounting wrapper for the lightning network, provides separate accounts for end-users.
  • WebLN Guide: This guide covers how to build a bitcoin lightning-driven web application using the WebLN standard.



Let's talk! 👥 Every second Thursday we are hosting our Community Calls, in which our team, users and builders come together to discuss updates in the space, demo new projects and get feedback. For any other question, book a private call with experts in our team.

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Useful links

💬 Community Discord

📝 Feedback Board

🤓 User guides , Developer guides

📞 Support

🎨 Brand Kit

📶 Operational status of our systems

🟪 Nostr

🐦 X/Twitter

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  1. lightning-browser-extension lightning-browser-extension Public

    The Bitcoin Lightning Browser Extension that brings deep Lightning & Nostr integration to the web. Wallet interface to multiple lightning nodes and key signer for Nostr, Liquid and onchain use.

    TypeScript 566 211

  2. js-sdk js-sdk Public

    JavaScript SDK for the Alby OAuth2 Wallet API and the Nostr Wallet Connect API.

    TypeScript 83 34

  3. hub hub Public

    Alby Hub - Your own Bitcoin Lightning node: easy, connectable, feature-rich ✨ Run anywhere. Become self-sovereign.

    TypeScript 228 83

  4. bitcoin-connect bitcoin-connect Public

    Connecting lightning wallets to your webapp has never been easier. Enable WebLN in all browsers with a single button

    TypeScript 143 56

  5. go go Public

    Alby Go - The easiest mobile app to use bitcoin on the Go and that works great with Alby Hub.

    TypeScript 50 18

  6. awesome-nwc awesome-nwc Public

    Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)

    81 20

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  • pos Public

    Alby PoS powered by NWC

    getAlby/pos’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 8 14 8 (1 issue needs help) 2 Updated Dec 23, 2025
  • lightning-browser-extension Public

    The Bitcoin Lightning Browser Extension that brings deep Lightning & Nostr integration to the web. Wallet interface to multiple lightning nodes and key signer for Nostr, Liquid and onchain use.

    getAlby/lightning-browser-extension’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 566 MIT 211 188 (8 issues need help) 52 Updated Dec 23, 2025
  • go Public

    Alby Go - The easiest mobile app to use bitcoin on the Go and that works great with Alby Hub.

    getAlby/go’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 50 MIT 18 40 4 Updated Dec 22, 2025
  • hub Public

    Alby Hub - Your own Bitcoin Lightning node: easy, connectable, feature-rich ✨ Run anywhere. Become self-sovereign.

    getAlby/hub’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 228 Apache-2.0 83 140 (1 issue needs help) 33 Updated Dec 16, 2025
  • bitcoin-connect Public

    Connecting lightning wallets to your webapp has never been easier. Enable WebLN in all browsers with a single button

    getAlby/bitcoin-connect’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 143 MIT 56 55 (18 issues need help) 2 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • awesome-nwc Public

    Curated list of awesome projects implementing Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC)

    getAlby/awesome-nwc’s past year of commit activity
    81 20 5 2 Updated Dec 11, 2025
  • js-sdk Public

    JavaScript SDK for the Alby OAuth2 Wallet API and the Nostr Wallet Connect API.

    getAlby/js-sdk’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 83 34 11 14 Updated Dec 8, 2025
  • ldk-node Public Forked from lightningdevkit/ldk-node

    A ready-to-go node implementation built using LDK.

    getAlby/ldk-node’s past year of commit activity
    Rust 3 117 3 1 Updated Dec 7, 2025
  • ZapPlanner Public

    ZapPlanner - Scheduled recurring lightning payments powered by Nostr Wallet Connect (NWC), enabling lightning subscriptions, bitcoin recurring payments.

    getAlby/ZapPlanner’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 18 9 9 (3 issues need help) 2 Updated Dec 6, 2025
  • ldk-node-go Public

    Experimental Go bindings for LDK-node

    getAlby/ldk-node-go’s past year of commit activity
    Go 0 Apache-2.0 0 0 0 Updated Dec 4, 2025