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Blockcore Notes stores public and personal notes on decentralized infrastructure using Nostr.
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The Best Boris Alternatives in 2026
24 alternatives0 free · 24 open source
Looking for something like Boris? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
Boris organizes a reading list for the Nostr community, turning Nostr links into a personal collection.
Top picks at a glance
First suggestionBlockcore NotesBlockcore Notes stores public and personal notes on…Another option@bitmacro/relay-connectrelay-connect provides a user interface for connecting to…
Quick comparison
| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blockcore Notes | — | Yes | Browser extension |
| 2 | @bitmacro/relay-connect | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | Bitcoin Connect | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Brezn | — | Yes | Android, iOS |
| 5 | BlazeJump | — | Yes | Android |
| 6 | Citrine | — | Yes | Android |
| 7 | Coracle | — | Yes | Android |
| 8 | comparison list of Nostr clients | — | Yes | Android, iOS, Linux |
| 9 | Aegis | — | Yes | Android, iOS, Linux |
| 10 | dispute | — | Yes | Android, iOS, Linux |
All Boris alternatives
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relay-connect provides a user interface for connecting to BitMacro relays, with a related web interface and project links.
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Bitcoin Connect links Lightning wallets to web apps, providing a connection layer for wallet-based payments.
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Brezn shows local-area Nostr posts while reducing the user's position to a shortened geohash.
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BlazeJump provides core protocol interactions through a minimal Nostr client written in C#.
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Citrine runs a Nostr relay on Android that lets compatible clients send and receive events through the device.
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Coracle supports browsing multiple Nostr relays, filtering posts, and creating custom feeds.
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This comparison list tracks which Nostr clients support different protocol features and NIPs.
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Aegis signs Nostr events through a simple cross-platform signer, allowing clients to request signing without handling private keys directly.
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dispute provides a cross-platform Nostr client that showcases the dart-nostr library.
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bloom combines a self-hosted media server with a Nostr relay for decentralized media sharing.
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This curated Japanese Nostr directory lists software, web services, clients, and related community projects.
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better-auth-nostr adds NIP-98 Nostr authentication to Better Auth through a plugin for login flows.
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algia-web renders Nostr pages through server-side rendering backed by the algia command line tool.
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bray provides a trust-aware Nostr MCP server with verification, proximity, and access controls.
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cfrelay runs a Nostr relay on Cloudflare Workers and supports the basic NIP-01 protocol.
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amberflutter wraps the Amber Nostr signer in Flutter, enabling Android apps to connect to the signing service.
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Dart NDK provides a Dart development kit with high-level use cases for building Nostr applications.
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arduino-nostr connects Arduino projects to the Nostr protocol, with the repository describing Nostr as an open communication protocol.
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This repository publishes a feature matrix showing protocol capabilities supported by Nostr clients.
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dart-nostr provides a Flutter library for implementing the Nostr protocol in Dart.
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Denostr implements a Rust-based, cloud-native Nostr relay derived from nostr-rs-relay.
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Evento provides an open-source Nostr client with a built-in self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet.
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Bitcredit event traffic is handled by bcr-relay, a specialized Nostr relay implementation written in Rust.
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What is the best alternative to Boris?
Based on features, tags and platforms, the closest alternatives to Boris are Blockcore Notes, @bitmacro/relay-connect, and Bitcoin Connect.
Are there open-source alternatives to Boris?
Yes: Blockcore Notes, @bitmacro/relay-connect, Bitcoin Connect, and Brezn.
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