Iris is a pioneering Nostr web client that emphasizes social connections and trust-based content filtering. It’s designed to be approachable for newcomers while offering sophisticated social graph features.

Key Features

Web of Trust: Filter content based on your social graph
User-Friendly: Clean interface designed for ease of use
Social Graph Visualization: See connections between users
Automatic Spam Filtering: Uses web-of-trust to reduce noise
Media Support: Images and videos
Easy Onboarding: Simplified account creation process

Why Choose Iris?

Iris excels at helping users navigate Nostr’s open network through intelligent filtering. Instead of seeing everything (which can be overwhelming), Iris shows you content from your network and users they trust.

Perfect for users coming from traditional social media who want familiar discovery patterns without centralized algorithms.

Technical Details

Developer: Martti Malmi (Sirius)
Built With: JavaScript, React
Open Source: Yes (MIT)
Platform: Web browsers

Getting Started

Visit iris.to
Create account (easy guided process)
Follow recommended users
Your feed filters based on your network

Unique Advantages

Web of Trust filtering reduces spam naturally
Social graph features help understand connections
Beginner-friendly onboarding
Long development history (started in 2019)

Community

Iris has one of the longest histories in the Nostr ecosystem, originally built before Nostr existed and later adapted to the protocol. Stable and reliable.