Nostrize Browser Extension (Work In Progress)

Welcome to Nostrize - the browser extension that empowers any website with the Nostr experience. Nostrize seamlessly integrates tipping and crowdsourcing capabilities through Bitcoin, making every interaction permissionless. Join us in a world where supporting content and collaborative projects is effortless. Elevate your browsing with the power of Nostr and Bitcoin, and become part of the Value4Value movement today.

Presentation

https://slides.com/nostrize/code/fullscreen

Demo video

nostrize-demo-01_compressed_clideo.mp4

Projects

X/Twitter

• Do you still need to use X/Twitter because everyone is still there?
• Good news: you can use nostr via Nostrize on X/Twitter now! 🤯
• Add your npub or nip05 to your account bio and you are ready to receive zaps

Youtube

• Easy integration via channel description by adding your npub or nip05 (see our youtube channel for reference)
• Receive donations in your videos or shorts
• m.youtube.com support
• And more features are coming...

GitHub

The first platform that you could use Nostrize was GitHub. It was chosen as the initial focus because we wanted to fund future Nostrize development using Nostrize itself!

With Nostrize on GitHub, you can:

• Seamlessly connect your Nostr and GitHub accounts with a simple step – no waiting list required.
• Support any user or organization through donations.
  • Receive tips directly without any commission or fees.
• Fund issues to incentivize solutions. (coming soon)
  • Earn payments for your pull requests that address and resolve issues.
• And more features are coming...

Telegram Web (web.telegram.org)

The latest integration of Nostrize. Add your npub to your bio and you're ready to go!

If you're a telegram user, please join our group: https://t.me/+3ZIAq1yCcyJlMWUy

How to install

• You can only install the development version right now
• Go to releases page in nostrize extension github
• Download the latest release.zip
• Extract zip file in your file system

Installing Nostrize as an Unpacked Extension in Chrome

To test or use your build locally in Chrome, follow these steps to install it as an unpacked extension:

1. Navigate to chrome://extensions/ in the address bar.
2. Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the top-right corner.
3. Load the Unpacked Extension:

Click the "Load unpacked" button that appears after enabling Developer mode.

• if you downloaded the release.zip, find the extracted folder
• if you are building, navigate to the dist directory within your Nostrize project directory.

Verify Installation

Ensure Nostrize appears in your list of extensions and is enabled. You can pin the extension to see it all the time.

How to build

Dependencies

• We depend on nvm for nodejs versioning.
• You can manually install the required nodejs version by looking our .nvmrc file

Build Nostrize Browser Extension

1. Create a directory: mkdir nostrize
2. Clone the repo ex: git clone https://github.com/nostrize/extension.git
3. Go to the directory: cd extension
4. nvm install if you have nvm to install the required nodejs instance.
5. npm install to install nodejs dependencies
6. npm run build to run the build.sh script

Note for Windows Users: The build.sh script is a bash script and may require additional tools like Git Bash, Cygwin, or WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) to run on Windows. Alternatively, consider translating the bash script logic into an equivalent build.bat script or using npm scripts directly for cross-platform compatibility.

After build, a dist directory should be created in the root.

Testing and Usage

Visit a supported website or one of the test pages to see Nostrize in action. If you make changes to the extension, return to chrome://extensions/, find Nostrize, and click the "Reload" button to apply your updates.