How it started

Launched

2022-01 · first working commits in the public repository ('making it work', 2022-01-10); no launch announcement was found, and the earliest surviving tag is v1.4.1 on 2022-04-20 · Source (opens in a new tab)

Where the name comes from

The README expands the name itself: 'nos2x: notes and other stuff signed by an extension', a play on the expansion of nostr (notes and other stuff transmitted by relays). · Source (opens in a new tab)

Why it was built

From the README: 'Use this to sign Nostr events on web-apps without having to give them your keys.' It implements NIP-07, providing a window.nostr object for web clients. · Source (opens in a new tab)

Milestones

2022-04-20
Earliest surviving version tag, v1.4.1 · Source (opens in a new tab)
2022-05-06
NIP-07 (window.nostr), the interface nos2x implements, published in the NIPs repository · Source (opens in a new tab)

Release history

No published releases were found for this repository.

Repository facts collected 2026-10-05.

Status evidence

Checked 2026-10-04: the repository is not archived and its most recent public push was 2026-03-21. No published GitHub release was found; repository activity is the only development evidence recorded here. 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: 2026-10-04. Status reflects the cited evidence at that time.

Directory checked: 2026-10-06.

Sources

People

Founder: not verified.

fiatjaf

Creator

Role evidence (opens in a new tab)

nos2x