A network, not a walled garden
Follow people, browse live feeds and discover notes, articles and media. Your identity works across Nostr clients.
v0.16.4Free & open source
Your people.
Your people.
Your words.
Your Nostr.
Desktop Nostr client for Windows, macOS and Linux
A calmer place to read, write and find your people. Explore a social network no company owns, with an identity you can take with you.
Free & open source. Browse first. No wallet needed.
START WHERE YOU ARE
A new network.
A familiar feeling.
YOUR EVERYDAY NOSTR
Make yourself at home.
The essentials, together on your desktop. No wallet required to get started.
Give good work a little lightning
Connect a wallet with Nostr Wallet Connect. Send Bitcoin Lightning tips, called zaps, directly to creators.
Listen. Support. Repeat.
Play podcasts and optionally stream sats to their creators. Set per-episode and weekly limits before auto-streaming.
Keep the conversation going
Encrypted private messages, desktop notifications and people lookup by name or Nostr address.
Your connections, explained
Choose the servers that carry your posts. See which relays are yours, which were discovered and which are responding.
Your keys. Your choice.
Use your system keychain or a NIP-46 remote signer. Switch accounts, or sign in read-only with a public key.
Built with Tauri, React and Rust. MIT licensed. Made in Slovenia.
Explore the source ↗
WORDS DESERVE A LITTLE SPACE
For the long read.
And the next idea.
Nostr is more than a timeline. Vega gives articles a home of their own, with a dedicated reading typeface and an editor that feels like the page you’ll publish.
- A real preview, not an approximation
- A publishing sheet for your cover, summary and tags
- Drafts kept until your article is published
RECENT RELEASES · OCTOBER 2026
Small updates.
Thoughtful details.
Released on October 21, 0.16.4 makes package updates clearer. The preceding two releases finish the move to Vega’s new public relay.
The right update for your install.
The stable AUR package now points to yay -S vega-nostr; the development package keeps its own command. Other packaged installs get guidance for their package manager, not a self-update they cannot run.
A new address. One connection.
Vega’s public relay is now wss://relay.veganostr.com. The old address is an alias, and 0.16.3 consolidates existing duplicate entries. If your shared list still names the old relay, use “Share my relay list” to update it.
The October redesign & a better first day · 0.16.0–0.16.1
THE 0.16.1 WELCOME · OCTOBER 20, 2026
A better first day.
A clearer way in.
The October redesign now reaches your first moments on Nostr: a name instead of a key, people to follow, and a clear next step. Plus fixes for the profile you call your own.
Start with a name. Not a puzzle.
Account creation asks what people should call you; the name is optional. A “start here” checklist helps you add a picture, write a bio, follow people, back up your key and say hello.
Find your first few people.
Discover suggestions from today’s trending authors, with your chosen topics first. People is back in the sidebar, with a Find tab for names and public addresses.
Names that find their way back.
Names can recover after a network outage. Profile fixes cover failed publication, stale relay responses and saves after switching accounts.
A reminder, not a dead end.
Back up your secret key now or later. A reminder stays until you have copied it once.
Empty screens with a next step.
Following, notifications, zaps and your own profile explain what belongs there and how to begin.
Catch up on what you skipped.
From this version on, the in-app update banner includes release notes for every version since the one you have.
Just looking around? Create an account or use an existing key right from the browsing view.
Read the 0.16.1 release notes ↗Known issues in 0.16.1
- The profile editor still publishes its eight fields, dropping other profile fields, and can overwrite a newer profile saved in another client.
- An imported-key account with no follows can still wait on a quiet relay before its follow list becomes known.
THE 0.16.0 REDESIGN · OCTOBER 19, 2026
Reconsidered.
Screen by screen.
The foundation of the October releases: a quieter interface, a better place to read and write, and stronger checks on what arrives from the network.
Already using Vega? This is an important update.
Vega now verifies every incoming relay event’s signature and content hash. Mute lists and bookmarks are updated without overwriting what other clients saved.
Read the security notes ↗Less noise. More room.
Readable single-column feeds, larger note text and clearer actions. Seven themes with improved text contrast.
Settle into a good read.
Literata typography, a comfortable line length and text that grows with your window. Meet the author at the end.
From first draft to update.
Write on the reader’s page, preview the real result, then review before publishing. Edit an article without creating a second copy.
Find your way. Keep your place.
A simpler sidebar. Back returns you to where you were. Settings are organised into six clear groups.
A more human inbox.
Start a message with a name, key or name@domain address. Notifications separate mentions, zaps and new followers.
Know what actually happened.
“Posted” means a network relay has your note. Wallets are checked on connection. Failures offer a clear next step.
Plus better keyboard navigation, focus-aware dialogs and screen-reader states.
Read the 0.16.0 redesign notes ↗
NEW TO NOSTR?
Social, without
the landlord.
Nostr is an open social network. Vega is your app for using it — like an email app, but for your social life.
Get to know Nostr →An identity you hold
Your account is a pair of keys, not a login owned by a company. Keep your private key safe; share only the public one.
More than one place to connect
Independent servers, called relays, carry posts between people. You choose your connections instead of relying on one platform.
An app you can leave
Try another Nostr client whenever you like. Keep the same identity and reconnect with your people.
✦ GET VEGA
Download Vega
Your next home on Nostr. Free for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Windows installers are not currently code-signed. Download directly from the official GitHub release.
Proxy privacy note: With SOCKS5/Tor enabled, Vega's
own HTTP requests resolve DNS through the proxy. Relay connections
run inside the webview and may still resolve relay hostnames
locally, so full DNS privacy is not yet guaranteed.
Windows
x64macOS
Apple SiliconLinux
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✦ GET STARTED
Install in a Few Minutes
Choose your platform for concise, step-by-step installation instructions.
✦ QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know to get started.
No. You can browse, post, follow people and read articles without Bitcoin or a wallet. Lightning tips (zaps) and podcast payments are optional; connect a compatible wallet only if you want to use them.
Yes. Vega is free, open-source software under the MIT license, with no ads or subscription. You can inspect, modify and share the code on GitHub.
Yes. Import an nsec (secret key), use an npub (public key) for read-only access, or connect a compatible NIP-46 remote signer. Vega can fetch your profile, follows and posts from relays; what appears depends on relay availability and supported event types.
Vega brings long-form reading and writing, encrypted messages,
Lightning zaps, podcasts and relay management together in a
desktop app. The October releases pair a redesigned interface
and stronger event verification with clearer account setup,
people discovery and a first-day checklist. It is free and
open source.
Vega uses your operating system’s keychain for imported private keys. A NIP-46 remote signer lets you authorize actions without importing its secret key into Vega. Keep your own secure backup, never share an nsec, and do not enter it on this website. There is no central password reset.
Nostr means “Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays.” It is an open protocol for social apps, not a single company’s platform. You control a key-based identity and choose apps and relays. Individual relays and apps can still moderate content or refuse service.
Yes. Your keys identify you across compatible Nostr apps, so you can use another client without creating a new identity. Features differ, and access to older posts or follows depends on the relays holding those events. Keep a secure backup of your private key.
Value 4 Value is a model where listeners pay podcast creators
directly via Lightning micropayments while listening — no ads,
no subscriptions, no middlemen. In Vega, you set a
sats-per-minute rate and it streams payments in real time to
the podcast’s value recipients (host, editor, etc.) using
Keysend or LNURL-pay. You can set per-episode caps and weekly
budgets so you stay in control. It’s completely optional — you
can listen to podcasts without paying anything.
Vega is named after Jurij Vega (1754–1802), a Slovenian
mathematician who made knowledge accessible to the world
through his pioneering logarithm tables. Just as he
democratized mathematical knowledge, Vega the client makes
writing and communication accessible on Nostr. It's also one
of the brightest stars in the night sky ✦
✦ SUPPORT
Support the Project
Vega is built with love by Jure Sršen in Slovenia. Here's how you can help.
Star on GitHub
Help with visibility and grant applications
GitHub Sponsors
Recurring support for development
Ko-fi
Buy the developer a coffee
Zap via Lightning
jure@getalby.com
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