Boris Features

Overview

Purpose: A calm, fast, Nostr‑first reader that turns your bookmarks into a focused reading app.
Layout: Three‑pane interface — bookmarks (left), reader (center), highlights (right). Collapsible sidebars.
Content: Renders both Nostr long‑form posts (kind:30023) and regular web URLs.
Social layer: Highlights shown by level — mine, friends, nostrverse — each with its own color and visibility toggle.

Distraction‑free view: Clean typography, optional hero image, summary, and published date.
Reading time: Displays estimated reading time for text or duration for supported videos.
Progress: Reading progress indicator with completion state.
Text‑to‑Speech: Listen to articles with browser‑native TTS; play/pause/stop controls with adjustable speed (0.8–1.6x).
Menus: Quick actions to open, share, or copy links (for both Nostr and web content).
Performance: Lightweight fetching and caching for speed; skeleton loaders to avoid empty flashes.

Levels: Mine, friends, nostrverse; toggle per level; colors configurable in settings.
Interactions: Click a highlight to scroll to its position; count indicator in the header.
Creation: Select text and use the floating highlighter button to publish a highlight.
Attribution: Automatically tags article authors for Nostr posts so they can see highlights.

Configurable splits: Weight‑based sliders for highlighter, author(s), and Boris (defaults 50/50/2.1).
Presets: Quick buttons for common split configurations.
Respect source: If the source article has zap tags, author weights are proportionally preserved.

Ingestion: Collects list bookmarks and items from kinds 10003/30003/30001.
Web bookmarks: Supports NIP‑B0 (kind:39701) for standalone URL bookmarks.
Add Bookmark: Modal with auto title/description extraction and keywords/tags suggestion (adds “boris” when helpful).
Views: Reading list in compact, cards, or large preview modes; quick toggles to switch.
Archive: “Read” items appear in your archive; can mark articles/web pages as read.

Explore: Discover friends' highlights and writings, plus a "nostrverse" feed.
Filters: Visibility toggles (mine, friends, nostrverse) apply to Explore highlights.
Profiles: View your own (/my) or other users (/p/:npub) with tabs for Highlights, Bookmarks, Archive, and Writings.

Supporter page: Displays avatars of users who zapped Boris (kind:9735 receipts).
Thresholds: Shows supporters who sent ≥ 2100 sats; whales (≥ 69420 sats) get special styling with a bolt badge.
Profile integration: Fetches and displays profile pictures and names for all supporters.
Stats: Total supporter count and zap count displayed at the bottom.

Embedded player: Plays supported videos (e.g., YouTube) inline with duration display.
Metadata: Fetches YouTube title/description/transcript when available.
Deep links: Open in native apps via platform‑specific URL schemes.

Theme: System/light/dark with color variants (dark: black/midnight/charcoal; light: paper‑white/sepia/ivory).
Reading: Font family (preloaded), font size, highlight style (marker/underline), per‑level colors.
Layout & startup: Default view modes, auto‑collapse preferences, show/hide highlights.
Zap Splits: Weight sliders and presets for NIP‑57 splits.
Offline/Flight Mode: Local image cache with size limit and clear controls; “use local relay as cache”; rebroadcast preferences.
Relays: Relay overview and status in Settings; educational links.
PWA: Install prompt when available.

PWA: Installable; service worker registered; periodic update checks with in‑app toast.
Flight Mode: Operates with local relays only; highlights created offline are stored locally and synced later.
Relay indicator: Floating status indicator shows Connecting/Offline/Flight Mode and connected counts.

Applesauce stack: Accounts, event store, relay pool, and blueprints power Nostr interactions.
Multi‑relay: Grouped connections with keep‑alive subscription; local+remote partitioning for fast queries.
Persistence: Accounts restored from local storage; settings saved to NIP‑78 and watched for updates.

Identity: No email or new account; uses your existing Nostr signer/identity.
Data: Bookmarks and highlights live on Nostr; reading/rendering happens locally in your browser.

Share/copy: One‑click copy or share for articles and videos.
Open on Nostr: Deep links to portals and nostr: schemes for long‑form articles.
Mobile UX: Floating open buttons for Bookmarks/Highlights, focus trapping, and backdrop controls.