By EZ in Releases — May 8, 2023

Alby Extension v2.0.0: Significant UI Upgrades

Alby is a Bitcoin Lightning and Nostr browser extension that connects to different wallet interfaces, including personal nodes. It let's users manage their payments and authentication flows on the web.

"This is the biggest release of the Alby Extension ever!"
"We're proud to announce that this update has brought on board more contributors than ever before and is packed with countless enhancements and updates. In fact, the changes are so extensive that we've decided it's time for a major version update!"

What's new

Amazing new UI upgrades - thanks to all the great feedback that we got!
Greatly improved onboarding UIs making it easier to get started (especially great for self-hosted node runners).
New account management features.
Updated to web extension manifest v3.

Noteable changes

chore: add tests for keysend and sendpayment by @im-adithya in #2188
feat(Websites): add loading spinner by @lujakob in #2211
feat: Added primal.net to nostr section by @Tejasp2003 in #2224
feat(lang): add marathi language closes #2213 by @SiddheshKukade in #2220
Feature/eclair improvements by @kiwiidb in #2208
feat(i18n): support polish language by @escapedcat in #2239
feat(lang): add locale for dayjs for marathi language by @SiddheshKukade in #2252
refactor!: manifest v3 support #1051 by @escapedcat in #1124
feat: add connectors form field autofocus by @lujakob in #2265
feat(Unlock): add container for max width on options screen by @lujakob in #2263
fix(DualCurrencyField): amount label color styles by @lujakob in #2274
Fix/1051 mv3 txs dates by @escapedcat in #2276
Reorder and add https://lnnodeinsight.com/ to the discover page with a new category: Node management by @SiddheshKukade in #2233
fix: add text style for dark mode by @reneaaron in #2277
fix: style disabled state of inputs by @Pratik-A-N in #2298
feat: add kollider signup screen by @im-adithya in #2227
feat: settings screen by @11WALTER11 in #2304
Add twitch support by @riccardobl in #1017
feat: avatars & account menu overhaul by @reneaaron in #2195
Fix :Correct upper helper text in inputs coloring #2291 by @Pratik-A-N in #2317
fix(ui): added effect to topnav button by @HARI-124 in #2315
fix: accountmenu: updated colors, removed min-width by @reneaaron in #2319
feat: colors & gradients by @reneaaron in #2302
Fixed typos fixed at multiple places. by @legendarykamal in #2331
feat: DefaultView reverse send/receive buttons order by @lujakob in #2335
Updated LNC and Umbrel LND connector's content by @AdarshRawat1 in #2326
Navigation improvement by @ankitzm in #2289
feat(ui): implemented balance info and made styling according to the … by @HARI-124 in #2341
[FIX] UX on the connect your lightning wallet page. by @AdarshRawat1 in #2336
feat(Transactions): add loading spinner by @lujakob in #2205
chore: remove deprecated welcome page translations by @lujakob in #2349
fix: start9 setup by @reneaaron in #2300
fix: register listeners sync by @reneaaron in #2350
fix: removed line clamp plugin (included by default) by @reneaaron in #2311
fix: outline btn text color for dark mode by @reneaaron in #2358
feat: add account-context balanceLoading by @lujakob in #2359
fix: tabs hover / dark mode by @reneaaron in #2360
fix: use account id from connector directly by @reneaaron in #2367
Bug/changed rendering condition to get "no transactions" message only when needed by @mviswanathsai in #2324
feat: lnurlpay screen toggle more fields by @lujakob in #2373
fix: change link color to blue-600 / blue-700 on hover by @reneaaron in #2372
chore: also wait for migrations before finishing init by @rolznz in #2374
feat: balanceBox component by @11WALTER11 in #2363
feat: onboarding add pin extension screen by @lujakob in #2347
fix: sort discover items alphabetically by @reneaaron in #2346
fix: tests for useTips by @reneaaron in #2381
feat: shrink receiver box by @lujakob in #2376
fix: delete unused component devmenu by @reneaaron in #2371
Added Music Side Project and CurioCaster to the "Discover" page by @AdarshRawat1 in #2354
feat(lang): Updating translations for hindi closes #2244 by @SiddheshKukade in #2271
fix(home): handle undefined settle date #1403 by @escapedcat in #1773
fix: race conditions by @reneaaron in #2218
fix: change edit allowance text to edit preferences by @manavdesai27 in #2232
chore: cleanup migrations by @bumi in #2384
chore: await initialization before routing a msg by @bumi in #2364
Update websites.json: add a Nostr client by @BlowaterNostr in #2182
fix: remove timeout for lnc by @reneaaron in #2389
fix: add missing fetch adapters by @reneaaron in #2390
feat: Added Broadcstr.com to Nostr section by @Tejasp2003 in #2248
fix: remove loft by @reneaaron in #2391
Revamp forms layout in onboarding screens by @taboca in #2284
fix(kollider): routes by @fczuardi in #2309
feat: add connector multiple implementations by @lujakob in #2272
chore: add simple URL based hmac verification details by @bumi in #2397
chore: fix e2e tests by @rolznz in #2394