A curated list of awesome Pubky resources, libraries, tools and applications. Pubky is an open protocol for per-public-key backends for censorship resistant web applications.

Official Resources

• pubky.org - Website for the Pubky project
• docs.pubky.org - Pubky Knowledge Base
• pubky.app - Pubky application platform
• pkdns.net - PKDNS tools
• pubkyring.app - Pubky mobile keychain app
• Pubky - The Next Web - Article by John Carvalho

Services

Explorers

• explorer.pubky.app - official pubky explorer ran by pubky team
• pubky.observer - ran by aljaz

Apps

• eventky - Event and Calendaring application built around Pubky-App-Specs and existing RFC Specifications eventky.app
• pak - pak (Pubky Army Knife) is a cli tool for interacting with Pubky ecosystem
• paz - nostr micro-blogging application with pkarr support
• pubky explorer - A tool that lets you navigate files and directories tied to a Pubky identity, independent of any hosting provider
• pubky notes - Note taking app using pubky protocol
• pkdns - DNS server resolving pkarr self-sovereign domains
  • pkdns-vanity - A CLI tool that abuses your CPU to generate vanity PKDNS domains starting (or ending) with characters you choose
• pubky/pkdns-digger - PKDNS digging tool
• horologger/pkdns-startos - Start9 Wrapper for PKDNS
• horologger/spacesdns - Fork of PKDNS with added Spaces Protocol Name Resolution
• pubky-private-messenger - An end-to-end encrypted messaging application built on the Pubky protocol
• pubky-ring - Official companion keychain app for authentication and DNS resolution
• vanity-pubky - A tool for generating pubkys with custom prefixes aka vanity keys
• tagky - Intelligent tagging assistant for the Pubky
• homeserver-dashboard - Web-based admin dashboard for managing Pubky homeservers. Built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Shadcn UI
• pubky-cli - A Rust-based command line companion for interacting with Pubky homeservers. Wraps admin and user-facing APIs

  pkdns in the wild

• ssnrelay - self soverign nostr relay using pkdns, automatically publishing a pkarr domain

Libraries and infrastructure

• pubky-core - An open protocol for per-public-key backends for censorship resistant web applications
• pubky-nexus - The Nexus between Pubky homeservers and Pubky-App social features. Central bridge providing REST API for social graph aggregation, full-content indexing, and high-performance queries
• pkarr - implementation of PKARR - Public Key Addressable Resource Records
• mainline - Simple, robust, BitTorrent’s Mainline DHT implementation
• pubky-app-mobile-sdk - Mobile SDK for building Pubky applications
• pubky-core-mobile-sdk - Core mobile SDK for Pubky platform integration
• pypkarr - unfinished python implementation of pkarr
• react-native-pubky - React Native implementation of pubky-core
• pubky-nextjs-template - Next.js template with Tailwind CSS and Pubky integration
• pubky-noise - Direct client↔server Noise sessions for Pubky using snow. Provides XX and IK patterns for secure communications with PKARR integration

Research & Proposals

• atomicity - A peer-to-peer mutual credit system proposal combining Paykit, Pkarr, and Offset-like mutual credit for open credit issuance in any denomination

Documentation

• pkarr design - pkarr protocol specification and design
• homeservers - homeservers documentation
• pubky introduction - introduction to what pubky is

Videos / Podcasts

• pkdns - video explainer of pkdns
• pubky explorer - video explainer of pubky explorer
• pubky notes - video explainer of pubky notes
• pubky password manager - video explainer of decentralized password storage
• pubky arcade - turn-based games built on Pubky Core for data creation, reading, updating, and deletion
• pubky ai social bot - AI-generated content for Pubky App paid with Lightning Network
• Nuh @ Thank god for nostr - Nuh discusses PKARR and the Pubky protocol from Synonym

Related Resources

To explore other aspects of the Bitcoin and freedom tech ecosystem, check out these additional resource directories:

• nostr.net - A complete guide to Nostr - projects, implementations, developer tools and all other resources
• liquidnetwork.wiki - A curated list of Liquid Network resources, libraries, tools and applications
• pubky.tech - Pubky, an open protocol for censorship resistant web applications
• dlc.wiki - Everything you need to know about Discreet Log Contracts
• ungovernable.tech - A collection of resources on encryption, privacy tools, and decentralized technologies
• lightning-network.tech - Essential tools, guides, and communities for Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators
• ark-protocol.com - A directory of Ark protocol resources, libraries, tools and applications

Contributing

If you’d like to add something to this list, please submit a Pull Request on GitHub.

This directory is maintained by aljaz. Your contributions help keep this information up-to-date and valuable.