The cross-platform desktop Nostr client the ecosystem deserves. Deep Lightning integration, first-class long-form writing, and your own embedded relay.
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New to Nostr? You're in the right place. Nostr is a simple, open protocol that enables truly censorship-resistant global communication. No company controls it. No one can ban you. Your identity is yours forever.
On Nostr, your identity is a cryptographic key pair — like a passport that no government or company can revoke. Your public key (npub) is your username, and your private key (nsec) is your password. Guard it well, share your npub freely.
Instead of one company's servers, your posts are sent to relays — independent servers run by anyone. You choose which relays to use. If one goes down or censors you, your data lives on others. True decentralization.
No single entity can silence you on Nostr. There's no central authority, no algorithm deciding who sees your posts, no shadow banning. Your words reach your followers directly through the relays you and they choose.
70+ features packed into a fast, powerful desktop app. Here are the highlights.
Built-in strfry relay runs locally inside Vega. Your notes are always available — even when remote relays are slow or offline. On startup, it syncs with the network so you never lose anything. This is the foundation of true data sovereignty on Nostr.
Vega ships with its own public relay at wss://relay2.veganostr.com — built from scratch in Go specifically for the Vega ecosystem. Your notes always have a reliable home. Included by default for all users, auto-added on upgrade.
Built-in podcast player with Value 4 Value streaming. Your subscriptions sync through Nostr, survive reinstalls, and stay isolated per account. Listen and stream sats per minute directly to creators via Lightning — no middlemen, no subscriptions.
Full markdown editor with toolbar, keyboard shortcuts, multi-draft management, cover images, and a dedicated article feed. The best article writing experience on Nostr.
Connect your wallet with a guided wizard (Alby Hub, Phoenix, etc.), send zaps with presets or custom amounts, and track your zap history with sent/received tabs.
In-app key generation with plain-language backup, NIP-46 remote signer support (nsecBunker, Amber), multi-account switching, and OS-native keychain storage.
Search by author, mentions, kind, hashtag, date ranges, exact phrases, and boolean operators. Full-text search across notes, articles, and people.
Color-coded relay status, health checker with WebSocket latency, relay recommendations from your network, and NIP-65 outbox model for optimal delivery.
Encrypted direct messages with NIP-17 gift wrap privacy, OS-native push notifications, unread badges, and a complete notification center for mentions, zaps, and new followers.
Real-time streaming from persistent relay subscriptions. Following, global, trending (with time-decay scoring), and media feeds with video/image/audio tabs.
Midnight, Light, Reader, Catppuccin Mocha, Sepia, Gruvbox, Nord Frost, and Hackerman. Plus adjustable font sizes from Small to Extra Large.
SQLite-powered note cache for instant startup, Tauri 2.0 Rust backend for native speed, auto-updater, system tray, collapsible sidebar, and full keyboard shortcuts.
Vega implements 20 Nostr Implementation Possibilities
Vega 0.15.1 makes private messaging easier to notice and more comfortable to write.
Get a desktop alert when a new encrypted message arrives. Notifications show who sent it, never the message body.
Message and quote composers expand as you write, so longer replies stay comfortable without losing the send controls.
Start a new conversation from a clear link, with a sidebar layout that behaves better in narrow windows.
Free, open-source, and available for every major platform. Downloads follow the latest published release automatically.
Windows installers are not currently code-signed. Download directly from the official GitHub release.
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Vega is built with love by Jure Sršen in Slovenia. Here's how you can help.
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