# Alby > Your Bitcoin Lightning wallet and companion for accessing Bitcoin and Nostr apps, digital payments and passwordless logins. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/alby\_wallet](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alby_wallet) ## Overview - **ID:** `alby_wallet` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Removed - **Publisher:** Crypto Wallet - **Daily users:** 7 - **Weekly downloads:** 2 - **Rating:** 4.84 / 5 (25 ratings) - **Version:** 1.8 - **Last updated:** 2025-07-26 - **First published:** 2025-07-17 - **Size:** 1.79 MB - **Data as of:** 2025-08-04 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/alby_wallet/) ## Description With the Alby Browser Extension, sending & receiving bitcoin payments on web becomes a smooth experience for everybody. Our mission is to make Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and Nostr more accessible to everybody. The Alby Browser Extension is your companion to navigate these ecosystems on the web. The Alby Browser Extension works great together with Alby Hub, your self-custodial Lightning wallet, and Alby Go, the easiest to use mobile app for Bitcoin payments. With the Alby Extension you can: • Send & receive Bitcoin over the Bitcoin Lightning Network, onchain and over Liquid • Use Bitcoin, Lightning and Nostr apps in your browser • Set custom budgets for the websites you use • Manage multiple Lightning Network wallets and nodes • Sign events and send messages on the Nostr network without sharing your private key • Passwordless logins with Lightning and Nostr • Tipping on Twitter, GitHub, Reddit and other websites • WebLN and NIP-07 authentication support for seamless interactions with apps Privacy and security: With Alby you have control over your assets and data. Your private keys are encrypted and stored on your device only. No one sees your keys & actions Open-source: Alby Browser Extension is built by the community for the community. You can always view and contribute to the source code on: https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/getalby Try it out! ## Permissions and access ### Content script matches - `*` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood ### Analysis details - Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site. - This extension is not longer available in the store > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing). ## Similar extensions and apps - [Alby - Bitcoin Lightning Wallet & Nostr](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alby) — 1,554 users, 4.89 / 5 - [LNemail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/lnemail) — 2 users - [Kollider Browser Extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kollider-browser-extension) — 1 users - [Alephium Extension Wallet](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alephiumextensionwallet) — 252 users, 4.17 / 5 - [Boost Lightning](https://chrome-stats.com/d/boost-lightning) — 7 users - [kWh](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kwh) — 2 users, 5.00 / 5 - [ZBD Browser Extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/zbd) — 317 users, 4.56 / 5 - [Signstr: A Nostr Signer for your Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/signstr-a-nostr-signer) — 11 users - [kWh-GRS](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kwh-grs) - [RTL Quickpay](https://chrome-stats.com/d/rtl-quickpay) - [Sats Extension by Casa](https://chrome-stats.com/d/sats-extension-casa) — 5.00 / 5 - [🐇abby-WALLEТ - Browser Extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/manage-evmm) — 2 users, 5.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alby_wallet)