Damus

Got questions about Damus, nostr, or something completely unrelated and obscure? Come join Stacker News AMA in 20 mins to chat with

https://stacker.news/items/1328748

The lab is opening soon for Purple Subscribers! https://damus.io/purple/checkout/

Hey Purple Damus supporters! You might need to update to a new Testflight. Apple expired the old one but we've fixed it now! Thanks for everyone who alerted us of this!

It's launch day!!! Damus is now available on all platforms with Android ready to download! Thanks to everyone who has contributed, tested, and waited patiently for this release. We can't wait to hear what you think! https://damus.io/android/

https://damus.io/damus-android/android_video/master.m3u8

Big Damus Announcement on Bitcoin Asia livestream today! 6:50pm PT! Can't wait to hear what ya'll think!

YouTube: http://youtube.com/live/4BBCwyzZxQE Rumble: http://rumble.com/v6y3f6g-bitcoin-asia-2025-day-1-livestream.html

🚀 New Damus TestFlight is live — and it’s a banger.

🔍 Web of Trust just got smarter (reply guy filter in threads = activated) 👥 Follow Packs are here — find your crowd 💸 Wallet UX upgrades 🛠️ Plus a bunch of behind-the-scenes magic

Big shoutout to our Purple Subscribers for being the first to test the chaos — and to our unstoppable open source devs. You’re building the future and killing it!

Join the TestFlight here: https://damus.io/purple/login/

Full Changelog:

Added

• Added send feature to the wallet view (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Added popover tips to DMs and Notifications toolbars on Trusted Network button (Terry Yiu)
• Added tip in threads to inform users what trusted network means (Terry Yiu)
• Added web of trust reply sorting in threads to mitigate spam (Terry Yiu)
• Added follow list kind 39089 (ericholguin)
• Added follow pack preview (ericholguin)
• Added follow pack timeline to Universe View (ericholguin)
• Added NIP-05 favicon to profile names and NIP-05 web of trust feed (Terry Yiu)
• Display uploading indicator in post view (Swift Coder)

Changed

• Removed media from regular link previews if media is already being shown (Terry Yiu)
• Renamed Friends of Friends to Trusted Network (Terry Yiu)
• Added privacy-based redaction to nsec in key settings view (Terry Yiu)
• Added privacy-based redaction to wallet view (Terry Yiu)
• Renamed Bitcoin Beach wallet to Blink (Terry Yiu)

Fixed

• Fixed note rendering to include regular link previews with media removed when media previews are disabled (Terry Yiu)
• Improve error handling on wallet send feature (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fixed issue where the text "??" would appear on the balance while loading (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Hide end previewables when hashtags are present (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed wallet transactions to always show profile display name unless there is no pubkey (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed quotes view header alignment (Terry Yiu)

Removed

• Removed hashtags in Universe View (ericholguin)

This week we're proving that #damus team members do more than code 24/7! If you're in Oslo, Vegas or Vancouver, come say hi! We have a meet and greet in the Nostr lounge at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas (1pm), and a presentation at the #nosvegas side event (8:30pm). Plus we've got a booth at Web Summit Vancouver - all on May 28th. #damusremote #nosvegas

🚀 Damus Notedeck Beta Release 🚀

Today we're launching the beta version of our multiplatform nostr browser! Think google chrome but for nostr apps. The beta is our big first step toward this vision.

Included in the beta is the Dave, the nostr AI assistant (its grok for nostr). Dave is a new notedeck browser app that can search and summarize notes from the network. For a full breakdown of everything new, check out our beta launch video 👀

https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/notedeck-beta-release/master.m3u8

New in Notedeck Beta:

• Dave nostr ai assistant app
• GIFs!
• Fulltext note search
• Add full screen images, add zoom & pan
• Zaps! NWC/ Wallet ui
• Introduce last note per pubkey feed (experimental)
• Allow multiple media uploads per selection
• Major Android improvements (still wip)
• Added notedeck app sidebar
• User Tagging
• Note truncation
• Local network note broadcast, broadcast notes to other notedeck notes while you're offline
• Mute list support (reading)
• Relay list support
• Ctrl-enter to send notes
• Added relay indexing (relay columns soon)
• Click hashtags to open hashtag timeline

If you're a purple subscriber, make sure to login and download the beta here: https://damus.io/notedeck/install/ . if you're not logged in you will only see the Alpha release.

If you're not subscribed, you can get a subscription here: https://damus.io/purple/checkout/

Also make sure to check out the notedeck usability signal group to give feedback! https://signal.group/#CjQKINZJS0LBUTsTQbRW-nWUd6Dhkc6ojcBtyMrZcgThaRzEEhAstno8KLqs8E8J0qajLwir

Enjoy!

Hey #nostr! A new TestFlight release is here for Purple users to try!

Check out what's updated in version 1.14:

️ - Setup a wallet lightning fast with our new one-click wallet setup, powered by Coinos!

• New revamped wallet experience with balance and transactions view for your NWC wallet — see how much you got zapped without even leaving the app!
• New notification setting to hide hellthreads. ie. Achieve notification peace.
• NIP-65 relay list support — more compatibility across Nostr apps!
• Unicode 16 emoji reactions (only for iOS 18.4+) - even more options to express your reactions!
• Blurred images now show some more information — no more wondering why images are occasionally blurred.
• More bugs fixed, and general robustness improvements.

Special thanks to all contributors who made this release possible!

If you're eager to try these new additions, jump into Damus purple via the side-menu and go to this link to join TestFlight: https://damus.io/purple/login/

Look how easy the wallet is! https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-wallet-2.mp4

How would you describe #nostr in 40 words of less? #asknostr

Yet another talk that noone asked for. Get ready for another thrilling episode of two protocol devs talking about websockets!

https://www.youtube.com/live/TqxDr_SjAgg?feature=shared&t=2510

Damus 1.13 is live on the appstore, here's all the new goodies in this release!

even put together this cool little video that demos some of the new features. enjoy!

Have you ever wanted to look back at all the public conversations you’ve had with someone on #nostr? Now you can with the Conversations tab in their profile! Try out this new feature and some "other" stuff Purple People! Testflight dropped recently for our subscribers. Looking forward to your feedback. https://damus.io/purple/login/

Added

• Added Conversations tab to profiles (Terry Yiu)
• Added profile pictures to push notifications (William Casarin)

Changed

• Changed spaces to newlines in new posts to provide cleaner separation between text, uploaded media, and quoted notes (Terry Yiu)

Fixed

• Fix bug where profile view was showing more than just the notes and replies on the notes / notes & replies tabs (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed reposts banner to be localizable (Terry Yiu)

Removed

• Removed mystery tabs meant to fix tab switching bug that no longer exists (Terry Yiu) https://image.nostr.build/ab9c69e6bb6fdbfbab5eee2a9f56fd2588b7018cb94132b4e71e8971ca0bfe91.jpg

#asknostr

Would you all use this??? Coming soon to #damus! #asknostr

#asknostr

Hey nostr! It's our favourite day of the week - Testflight release Friday!

Check out what’s cooking in this version 👀

📝 Drafts! Notes in progress will always be persisted and saved automatically. Never lose those banger notes when you aren't quite ready to ship them. Take your time, make them great.

🖼️ Profile image cropping. Make your profile look just right without any fuss. It also optimizes them on upload now to not nuke other people’s phone data bills. Nice!

🧹 Feed cleaning. You won't see the same note more than once in your home feed - ie. No more scrolling through the same reposts!

⏳ Fixed note loading when clicking notifications and damus.io links. No longer will you get dropped into the app wondering what the hell just happened.

☎️ Fixed NWC not working when you first connect a wallet… oops.

👉 Fixed overly sensitive and mildly infuriating touch gestures in the thread view when scrolling

If you want to be the first to try these new features, join damus purple from the sidemenu and then click this link to get the TestFlight. https://damus.io/purple/login/

Thanks to all our brave Purple Subscribers. Lots more to come!

Let's try this again! Now you can actually see your double stars if you renewed Purple for a second year. Thank you for your support and for your patience with our week-long app store review :)

Alright #damusmerch enthusiasts! The wait is over! The first batch of hoodies has arrived at HQ and we'll get them out to you asap....including a surprise free gift to thank you for your patience as we navigated this new product during the holiday season. Hope you enjoy and can't wait to see #damus in the wild! https://image.nostr.build/0adb1b730a241540bf6f587896b2dfc86069fcefe8a7e423d0ef462743f1c409.png

Hey Purple people! While we battle through the app store process, you can see your new stars in TestFlight if you've been a subscriber for over 350 days. You can also see your subscription number! Wow!!! https://damus.io/purple/login/

Hey there #nostr!

We can’t believe it’s been TWO years today that #damus has been on the App Store. We are beyond excited that you have all stuck around and supported the team for this long.

To celebrate the occasion... we're launching Damus Notedeck! Our (very alpha) multiplatform nostr client. Head to https://damus.io/notedeck to check it out.

Also, we've got a little treat for our second year Purple Subscribers [ https://damus.io/purple ]... watch the video to learn more!

Signed,

• Damoose 🫎

https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-two-year-anniversary/master.m3u8

t minus two days 👀

Hello nostriches! If you're looking for a way to add zaps to #damus, our unpaid but highly enthusiastic customer support team lead Derek R has created a great how-to guide using Coinos...improvements to this flow to come, but for now, try this out and let us know if you run in to any issues

#damus’ first product planning meeting of 2025 for iOS about to happen…anything you want us to discuss? #asknostr #asknostr. FYI we already discussed GIF keyboards yesterday

If you’re a damus purple subscriber, add your npub to the end of this url:

https://damus.io/purple/2024-in-review/

To get your 2024 year in review. The page is empty without your npub, just stick it in too see your #damuswrapped !

Yes, it's a few days late, but we really appreciate our purple subscribers and wanted to do something a little fun. Enjoy!

It’s another #damus TestFlight Friday! We need your help Purple Subscribers! Please try out the new stuff and let us know if there’s any feedback before the next release. Here’s a quick overview of what’s new and a ton of what’s been fixed for everyone’s sanity: https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-1.12.mp4

What to Test:

Added:

• Render Gif and video files while composing posts (Swift Coder)
• Add profile info text in stretchable banner with follow button (Swift Coder)
• Paste Gif image similar to jpeg and png files (Swift Coder)

Changed:

• Improved UX around the label for searching words (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Improved accessibility support on some elements (Daniel D’Aquino)

Fixed:

• Fixed issue where the "next" button would appear hidden and hard to click on the create account view (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fix non scrollable wallet screen (Swift Coder)
• Fixed suggested users category titles to be localizable (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed GradientFollowButton to have consistent width and autoscale text limited to 1 line (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed right-to-left localization issues (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed AddMuteItemView to trim leading and trailing whitespaces from mute text and disallow adding text with only whitespaces (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed SideMenuView text to autoscale and limit to 1 line (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed an issue where a profile would need to be input twice in the search to be found (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Fixed non-breaking spaces in localized strings (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed localization issue on Add mute item button (Terry Yiu)
• Replace non-breaking spaces with regular spaces as Apple's NSLocalizedString macro does not seem to work with it (Terry Yiu)
• Fixed localization issues in RelayConfigView (Terry Yiu)
• Fix duplicate uploads (Swift Coder)
• Remove duplicate pubkey from Follow Suggestion list (Swift Coder)
• Fix Page control indicator (Swift Coder)
• Fix damus sharing issues (Swift Coder)
• Fixed issue where banner edit button is unclickable (Daniel D’Aquino)
• Handle empty notification pages by displaying suitable text (Swift Coder)

Hey everyone! The first batch of #damus hoodies will be ordered Dec. 18th so get your order in before EOD tomorrow. Thanks for everyone who has ordered already!

NEW #damus merch is live at https://store.damus.io! Ya’ll said you wanted to support freedom tech, look cool and be warm and cozy while doing it! So here is the #damus hoodie! Lightning payments available! Thanks for your support! https://image.nostr.build/6be27432b53726e2fad87deb57c003db2cd44b0c04ea33cc52f7f5f8eefabe22.jpg

If you want to learn more about what the #damus team has been building and what’s coming up in 2025, check out this video from nostrdam - Damus Behind the Scenes…nostrdb, notecrumbs, notepush, noteguard, social graph/discovery and more!

Damus Notedeck Alpha is out now for Damus purple subscribers!

What sets notedeck apart?

1. Lightning fast

Built from the ground up with an ultra-fast database made exclusively for nostr, leveraging several state-of-the-art performance techniques not available on web clients

2. Custom feeds

Add timeline, hashtag, and notification columns of any nostr public key. Which means you can see the nostr landscape through other peoples' eyes

3. Account switching!

And this is just the beginning.

Want to learn more? Check out this quick video that explains why we're building this and what to expect in the future.

http://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-notedeck-alpha/master.m3u8

https://damus.io/notedeck/

They say you shouldn’t release on Fridays….but we didn’t get the memo! Check out what’s new in our latest App Store release version 1.11:

• Multi image uploads
• A video player that actually works!
• Share sheet action
• Seamless scroll
• And more!

http://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-1.11/master.m3u8

One more TestFlight is available for Purple subscribers to try before our next App Store release! Check it out and let us know what you think! https://damus.io/purple/login/

New stuff:

• Added Damus Share Feature
• Fixed missing tab bar on navigation
• Fixed some issues where profile QR code scanning would not work, and improved UX to make experience more robust

Hello Nostriches! We have a new TestFlight for those wanting to be part of the #damus roadmap. We heard you loud and clear on this one - improved video support was the priority! And then our contributors added some other cool stuff and we fixed some 🐛 🐌s.

Join Purple to try the new stuff and provide much appreciated feedback before we release this version to the App Store soon! https://damus.io/purple/login

New features:

• Improved video controls
• Stability improvements to video support
• New image share options on the full screen carousel
• Hashtag suggestions
• And more!

Subscriptions via lightning payments is back up and running! Thanks for your patience everyone and please let us know if you have any issues. https://damus.io/purple

Hey Purple subscribers! If you’re trying to renew or join via lightning, our node is down temporarily. We will let you know as soon as it’s back up and running! Thanks for the support!

Damus iOS senior dev and chief demo officer Daniel is here to tell ya’ll about our new TestFlight, available now! Let us know if something sucks and we'll try to make it unsuck. Join the Purple TestFlight to be part of the damus roadmap and to test out these features before anyone else:

https://damus.io/purple/login

https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-testflight-1.11/master.m3u8

We were planning to launch yesterday but the appstore is stalled on the review. Should be out sometime today!

New Damus TestFlight dropping tomorrow! What's new?

• multiple image uploads
• seamless scroll
• improved text and profile search,
• new side menu
• less sensitive thread view notes when scrolling

If you’re not a purple subscriber yet you can signup and get the TestFlight link here: https://damus.io/purple/login

Please let our designer know what you’re looking for! We love feedback. https://image.nostr.build/e75375dd032e7dc616377ab6ea97df520e7c57a2e4d64ff1d63504e07714686a.png

Hey folks! If you’re going to be in Tokyo, Amsterdam, or Nashville over the next few weeks, use this link to get merch delivered personally by

and team! https://store.damus.io/discount/DAMUSLIVE.....and yes, #damoose merch coming soon! Pictured: some of our favourite #damus models in the wild :) https://image.nostr.build/6b2334a0c30cfd0d75e6020a42ff1cc294c5ae2eefdc9546bbf25ec476ed7e45.jpg https://image.nostr.build/014f6638389dea14f7f27024d5c1ec9bb9bff9dab4a473c910359eac3d739a62.jpg https://image.nostr.build/2a868797f7868fc78999127475f7b770e9cb69b99368319929962577d4102221.jpg https://image.nostr.build/53fa3075ab1d5c0c715a1a113e2e723df6dd323dced7795b835df57ae9927095.jpg https://image.nostr.build/16a53943864bf76eff5dc76a8a4f6963fa86df9e0bb1340c8b1da9132206cc40.jpg https://image.nostr.build/bf5e00c2a22a571a719abeeaf5e126b3208afb3df1f076242b5e22ca03fe614a.jpg

protip: If you are seeing spam in your notifications, you can enable this option which hides notifications from those who are not friends or friend-of-friends. Its a bit subtle so you might have missed it 😅 https://image.nostr.build/c27cbdbcec5ca6680b796e53fef0c02ef94ae76c36616c4e2728488ec537afc8.jpg

Create Highlights in Safari!

Push notifications!

New testflight just dropped. Learn more about these awesome new features here! Available now to Damus Purple subscribers.

Get the testflight: https://damus.io/purple/login

https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/highlighter-testflight/master.m3u8

hello there

Good Day new and seasoned Nostriches! We are excited to see new people here trying to navigate a strange new world. Question from our head of market research #damoose….#introductions are great: they get folks onboarded by meeting new people through making their first “note”…but what do we do after that? What should we do with the #introductions hashtag to encourage retention of these awesome new freedom fighters? #asknostr https://image.nostr.build/e75375dd032e7dc616377ab6ea97df520e7c57a2e4d64ff1d63504e07714686a.png

When platforms start to fall, protocols will remain. you can’t arrest email, http, or nostr.

X, telegram, rumble, can’t have free speech in a world where governments can compel to censor by threat of imprisonment.

The world may realize they need nostr sooner than they thought. https://image.nostr.build/1a5d6409a896956801ef8bee6720600b91bf92d7893b9ae844eb88e5d2c0f495.jpg

its not a bug its a temporary break from nostr

we are pushing a fix for a crash that some users may be experiencing, sorry about that :[

We're live in Nashville! Come say hi!

Damus. Everywhere. The fastest native, customizable nostr experience, for all platforms.

Join the Damus Notedeck waitlist today!

Come try out the pre-alpha version at our booth in Nashville at bitcoin2024!

https://damus.io/notedeck/

For anyone who hasn’t tried our new App Store release yet, check it out! 1.9 is here and we’ve already received some much appreciated feedback. One of our incredible devs

will show you a whole new way of interacting, with improved threads and emojis. Can’t wait to hear what you think! * Slight update to the video: Emoji search only works in English for now. https://cdn.jb55.com/s/1.9-release-announcement.mp4.

https://applecensorship.com/news/damus-a-decentralized-social-networks-battle-against-censorship

Damoose is doing some more market research. What would ya’ll want to see with search on #nostr?

We’ve reviewed the traditional platforms and they’ve all got different was of doing it.

Currently on Damus you can search via the home tab by keywords and on the universe feed by hashtags.

We want to improve/streamline the design and welcome your feedback! #asknostr https://image.nostr.build/e75375dd032e7dc616377ab6ea97df520e7c57a2e4d64ff1d63504e07714686a.png

We're pushing a new appstore version to fix a crash affecting some users. Sorry about that! I guess if you're experiencing the crash you won't see this message ;_;

Happy Sunday!

gm noostr

Test multi-account post from Damus Notedeck 👀 https://cdn.jb55.com/s/0f0f851b5e01a200.pngd

To celebrate the start of summer, our Damus tank tops are 15% off! Support freedom tech and look cool at the same time! Show off those 100 push up gains! 💪 https://store.damus.io. https://image.nostr.build/06210781a7e1a5d0a71ba02c51ce46a417df9b3b8183141ffa0e19d3f2ffcf21.png https://image.nostr.build/120c5508ec9beeb812ced51221c77da449138219017e2658f536bb1e1c644a42.png

Testflight is up! We’re live.

Today we’re trying something new to make threads suck less. We’ve just released a new experiment on the Damus Purple Testflight, here’s a quick video on the new chat threads feature and how it works!

If you aren’t on the purple TestFlight yet, you can get the link here after becoming a purple member: https://damus.io/purple/login

Let us know what you think!

Assistant market researcher Damoose is checking in on this experiment. Did you try replacing reposts with quote-reposts? How did it change your experience? Would you be interested in having the option to remove reposts entirely? #onlyquotes? 🤔 https://image.nostr.build/13cad3e390ed315022e99e404a8496a0e904533509cccfa504ed0b717a9671a5.jpg

Damus Labs has been running a wild experiment for Purple TestFlight and we want to hear what you think! What if threads were more like chats? It’s wild, it’s crazy, it might be a horrible idea, but you know you want to try it!

Experience it soon with http://damus.io/purple 👀 https://image.nostr.build/a762d27fcedd825bb5a14c3de2d97c4d0d5d139cd406bd430354a1fa4495b187.jpg