Gossip
Nostr client distributed through its repository, where the last tagged release predates this check by more than a year.
How it started
Launched
· first GitHub release, v0.3.91; the README at that tag already called the client 'ready to use now' and linked a first demo video dated 5 Jan 2023 · Source (opens in a new tab)
Why it was built
Mike Dilger: 'The gossip client started out with the goal of following people not relays', so it had to discover which relays followed people post to. He saw that 'twitter as a company can never be a free speech platform' and the problem had to be fixed from the ground up. · Source (opens in a new tab)
Milestones
First public Gossip demo video · Source (opens in a new tab)
Funded in OpenSats' first wave of nostr grants · Source (opens in a new tab)
Repository declared idle by its author, pointing to the YGGverse fork for continued development · Source (opens in a new tab)
Release history
Repository facts collected .
Status evidence
Checked 2026-10-04: the repository is not archived and its most recent public push was 2026-06-19. The most recent published release is v0.14.0, dated 2025-03-16. Active describes observed development, not availability, stability or security. The official repository is used as the project website; no separate product domain was inferred. No founder, maintainer or creator is attributed: person-level role evidence was not verified for this record.
Last checked: . Status reflects the cited evidence at that time.
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Sources
People
Founder: not verified.
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