Alby Go

Moritz KaminskiMoritz Kaminski
Jun 11, 2025
Jun 11, 2025

🚀 Welcome to Alby Go – the easiest to use mobile wallet

Alby Go is an open-source, easy-to-use mobile app, that acts as a wallet interface to bitcoin lightning nodes and wallets. Here’s how to get started and make the most of your experience.
✅ Supported & Known-Compatible Wallets/Nodes:
  • Alby Hub (recommended)
  • Umbrel, Start9, RaspiBlitz (via Alby Hub)
  • Coinos (untested)
  • Primal (untested)
  • Minibits (untested)
Most NWC-enabled services should work. If you're testing a new one, let the community know your results!

📲 Install Alby Go

Available on major platforms:

🔌 Connect a Wallet

Alby Go connects to your lightning-enabled node or wallet using an NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect) secret. You can link one or more wallets to switch between easily. Steps:
  1. Open Settings → Wallets → Connect a Wallet
  2. Scan a QR code or paste an NWC Connection Secret (e.g. nostr+walletconnect://...)
  3. Give your connection a custom name
Once connected, your wallet or node is ready for sending and receiving bitcoin lightning payments through Alby Go.
✅ Tip: You can connect multiple wallets and switch between them anytime.

⚡Send Bitcoin

To send sats over the lightning network:
  1. Tap the big yellow SEND button.
  2. Choose one of the following:
    • Scan a lightning invoice QR code
    • Paste a lightning invoice from the clipboard
    • Manually enter a lightning address
You can also select a recipient from your Address Book, where you can save lightning addresses for easy reuse.

💸 Receive Bitcoin

To receive sats with Alby Go:
  1. Tap the big yellow RECEIVE button.
  2. Choose one of the following:
    • Share your lightning address as displayed
    • Select "Amount" to generate a lightning Invoice with custom amounts
    • Click "Redeem" to scan LNURL withdraw QR codes
Both QR codes and invoice strings are available for the sender’s convenience.

🧳 Go!

Take your bitcoin wherever you go. Alby Go is lightweight, fast, and easy to use—perfect for node operators and Bitcoiners on the move. No bloat. No fuss. Lightning-fast.

🛠️ Additional Features

  • 🗺️ BTC Map (an extensive list of merchants accepting bitcoin payments)
  • 🌗 Dark & Light mode
  • 💱 Custom currency input & calculator
  • 🧾 Transaction history
  • 👥 Address book
  • 🧷 Add, remove and export wallets
💡 Need Help? Visit getalby.com for support and updates.
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My name is Moritz. I support Lightning Network founders and businesses in adopting this technology. I am interested in projects of all industry verticals applying the Bitcoin Lightning protocol: ones that are free and open source, ones that disrupt existing verticals with the unfair advantage of Lightning and ones that create a new category and have the potential to become category leading businesses. I am passionate about entrepreneurship and solving problems that matter together with a team. I have financed businesses and sat on boards from seed to Series A; I have run teams, set up processes, and raised funds. Previously, I worked as an investment manager at Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology startups. To date, UVC Partners has helped more than 30 companies launch and scale their businesses. I was engaged on both sides of the venture industry: as an investor and startup manager. At Bosch Digital Solutions we worked with decentralized technologies on building blocks for the digital sovereignty of organizations. In my free time I like to go running, spend time on outdoor activities and eat spicy food. I am always happy to meet people who share similar passion for these topics.

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