Boris

Your reading list for the Nostr world.

Boris turns your Nostr bookmarks into a calm, fast, and focused reading experience. Connect your Nostr account and you’ll get a clean three‑pane reader: bookmarks on the left, the article in the middle, and highlights on the right.

What Boris does

• Collects your saved links from Nostr and shows them as a tidy reading list
• Opens articles in a distraction‑free reader with clear typography
• Shows community highlights layered on the article (yours, friends, everyone)
• Lets you collapse sidebars anytime for full‑focus reading
• Remembers simple preferences like view mode, fonts, and highlight style

How it works

1. Connect your Nostr account.
   • Click “Connect” and approve with your usual Nostr signer.
2. Browse your bookmarks.
   • Your lists and items appear on the left. Pick anything to read.
3. Read in comfort.
   • The center panel renders a readable article view with images and headings.
4. See what people highlighted.
   • The right panel shows highlights by level:
     • Mine (your highlights)
     • Friends (people you follow)
     • Nostrverse (everyone else)
   • Each level has its own color. Click any highlight to jump to that spot.
5. Focus when you want.
   • Collapse one or both side panels. The layout adapts without wasting space.

Why people like Boris

• No noise: Just your saved links and the best excerpts others found
• Fast by default: Opens instantly in your browser
• Portable: Works with any Nostr account; your data travels with you
• Designed for reading: Smooth navigation and instant scroll‑to‑highlight

Tips

• Hover icons and counters to see what they do — most controls are discoverable.
• Lots of highlights? Scan the right panel and click to jump between them.
• Open Settings to switch fonts, tweak highlight styles, and change the list view.

Privacy and data

• Boris doesn’t ask for an email or create a new account — it connects to your existing Nostr identity.
• Your bookmarks and highlights live on Nostr. Boris reads from the network and renders everything locally in your browser.

Troubleshooting

• If something looks empty, try opening another article and coming back — network data can arrive in bursts.
• Not every article has highlights yet; they grow as the community reads.

License

MIT