Highlighter
Share wisdom and stack sats. Highlights, notes, and lists on Nostr.
Overview
Highlighter is a Nostr client focused on capturing and sharing valuable information. Highlight text from anywhere on the web, organize notes and lists, and monetize your curated content through zaps.
Key Features
Web Highlighting
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Browser Extension │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Any webpage: │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ "This is regular text that you're reading on ││
│ │ any website. ████████████████████████████████ ││
│ │ This part is highlighted and saved to Nostr. ││
│ │ More regular text continues here." ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│ │
│ Select text → Right-click → Highlight to Nostr │
│ │
│ Works on: │
│ ├── Articles │
│ ├── PDFs │
│ ├── Blog posts │
│ └── Any web content │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
NIP-84 Highlights
Highlights are stored as NIP-84 events:
{
"kind": 9802,
"tags": [
["context", "surrounding text for context"],
["r", "https://source-url.com/article"],
["comment", "My thoughts on this highlight"]
],
"content": "The highlighted text itself"
}
Media Highlights (2.0+)
Highlight podcasts and videos:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Media Highlighting │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 🎙️ Podcast Episode │
│ ━━━━━━━━━━●━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 15:32 / 1:24:00 │
│ │
│ "Really great insight here at 15:32..." │
│ │
│ [Create Highlight] │
│ │
│ DVMs (Data Vending Machines) transcribe audio │
│ so you can highlight spoken content as text │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Zap Splits
When someone zaps your highlight:
Reader zaps a highlight (1000 sats)
│
▼
Automatic split:
├── You (curator): 200 sats
├── Original author: 600 sats
└── Platform: 200 sats
Everyone in the value chain benefits
Lists & Organization
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ My Lists │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 📚 Reading List │
│ ├── Article: Bitcoin Economics │
│ ├── Book: The Sovereign Individual │
│ └── Paper: Lightning Network Whitepaper │
│ │
│ 💡 Ideas │
│ ├── Project concept: Nostr calendar │
│ └── Feature request: Mobile highlights │
│ │
│ 🏷️ Labeled with NIP-32 │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Private Notes
Write long-form notes with privacy options:
| Type | Visibility |
|---|---|
| Public | Anyone can read |
| Private | Encrypted, only you |
| Draft | Unpublished |
Browser Extension
Installation
Available for:
- Chrome / Chromium browsers
- Firefox
- Brave
Usage
- Install extension
- Login with Nostr key
- Browse any webpage
- Select text to highlight
- Right-click → "Highlight to Nostr"
- Add optional comment
- Publish
Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Quick highlight | One-click saving |
| Add comment | Your thoughts |
| Category labels | Organize with NIP-32 |
| Source tracking | Links back to original |
| PDF support | Highlight documents |
Web Dashboard
My Highlights
View and manage all your highlights:
highlighter.com/my
├── Highlights tab
│ ├── Recent highlights
│ ├── Search & filter
│ └── Edit/delete
│
├── Lists tab
│ ├── Create lists
│ ├── Add items
│ └── Organize
│
└── Notes tab
├── Private notes
├── Public articles
└── Drafts
Discovery
- Browse highlights from people you follow
- Discover popular highlights
- Find highlights by topic
- See what's trending
Highlighter 2.0
Major updates in version 2.0:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Media highlights | Podcast & video support |
| DVM integration | AI-assisted transcription |
| Zap splits | Multi-party payments |
| NIP-32 labels | Better categorization |
| Redesigned UI | Cleaner interface |
| Subscriptions | Creator support |
Use Cases
Researchers
- Collect quotes from sources
- Organize by project/topic
- Share findings publicly
- Cite with source links
Curators
- Surface valuable content
- Build themed collections
- Earn from curation
- Build reputation
Learners
- Save key insights
- Build personal wiki
- Review highlights
- Connect ideas
Creators
- Gather inspiration
- Draft content from highlights
- Monetize your reading
- Engage your audience
Technical Details
Supported NIPs
| NIP | Feature |
|---|---|
| NIP-84 | Highlights |
| NIP-32 | Labels |
| NIP-23 | Long-form |
| NIP-57 | Zaps |
| NIP-07 | Signing |
Data Portability
Your highlights are:
- Stored on relays you choose
- Portable to any client
- Owned by you (your keys)
- Exportable
Links
- Website: highlighter.com
- Extension: Chrome Web Store / Firefox Add-ons
- NIP-84: nips.nostr.com/84
See Also
- Nostr Protocol — The protocol
- Habla — Long-form writing
- Coracle — Web client
- Alby — Zap payments