Alby

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. 🐝

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:

✨ Alby Hub: Self-custodial lightning wallet with easy channel management, sub-wallets, direct app connections and card-based top-ups.
🌐 Alby Browser Extension: Your gateway to the web of bitcoin and Nostr apps, connect multiple wallets, use & store your keys.
📲 Alby Go: The easiest mobile app to use bitcoin on the Go!
👨‍🔬 Alby Labs: Various innovative apps and plugins - ⚡ZapPlanner - recurrent lightning payments, ⚡SATurn boostagram dashboard, ⚡PkgZap tipping npm dependencies, ⚡Bitcoin Lightning Publisher for Wordpress, ⚡BuzzPay - minimalistic point-of-sale app for NWC wallets

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.