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Alby - Bitcoin Wallet for Lightning & Nostr

by Alby Inc. · getalby.com · Workflow & Planning
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Your Bitcoin Lightning wallet and companion for accessing Bitcoin and Nostr apps, digital payments and passwordless logins.

Users
40K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
+0.08 in 30 days
Ratings
134
+4 in 30 days
Store rank
#3,930
#3,411 among extensions
Version
3.15.0
updated 17 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
6,00053K100KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 40,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
1072134Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 134 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Alby - Bitcoin Wallet for Lightning & Nostr

With the Alby Browser Extension, sending & receiving bitcoin payments on web becomes a smooth experience for everybody. Our mission is to make Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and Nostr more accessible to everybody. The Alby Browser Extension is your companion to navigate these ecosystems on the web. The Alby Browser Extension works great together with Alby Hub, your self-custodial Lightning wallet, and Alby Go, the easiest to use mobile app for Bitcoin payments. With the Alby Extension you can: • Send & receive Bitcoin over the Bitcoin Lightning Network, onchain and over Liquid • Use Bitcoin, Lightning and Nostr apps in your browser • Set custom budgets for the websites you use • Manage multiple Lightning Network wallets and nodes • Sign events and send messages on the Nostr network without sharing your private key • Passwordless logins with Lightning and Nostr • Tipping on Twitter, GitHub, Reddit and other websites • WebLN and NIP-07 authentication support for seamless interactions with apps Privacy and security: With Alby you have control over your assets and data. Your private keys are encrypted and stored on your device only. No one sees your keys & actions Open-source: Alby Browser Extension is built by the community for the community. You can always view and contribute to the source code on: https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/getalby Try it out!

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+1+0.06
30 days0+0.0%+4+0.08
6 months−10K−20.0%+24+0.14
1 year−20K−33.3%+47+0.31

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Alby - Bitcoin Wallet for Lightning & Nostr appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
bitcoin#30
coinbase wallet#50
wallet#60new
receive#65+7
payments#86−4

Version history

63 versions recorded
3.15.017 Sep 2026
3.14.520 Jul 2026
3.14.417 Jun 2026
3.14.317 Jun 2026
3.14.218 Mar 2026
3.14.117 Jan 2026
3.14.07 Nov 2025
3.13.030 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
16 Nov 2021
Size
6.0 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
getalby.com
Extension ID
iokeahhehimjnekafflcihljlcjccdbe

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
nativeMessagingnotificationsscriptingstoragetabsunlimitedStoragecontextMenus
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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