⚡ awesome-lightning-network

A curated list of awesome Lightning Network resources, apps, and libraries

Contents

• Lightning Network Protocol
  • Implementations
  • Specifications / White Papers
• Applications
  • Desktop Interfaces
  • Web Interfaces
  • Mobile applications
  • Explorers
  • Misc
• Developer Resources
  • Libraries
  • Tutorials
  • Example Projects
  • Simulators
• Learning Resources
  • Talks
  • Books
• Community
  • IRC
• Related Lists
• Contribute
• License

Lightning Network Protocol

Implementations

Implementations of the Lightning Network Protocol

• LND - Lightning Network Daemon (Golang)
• eclair - A Scala implementation of the Lightning Network (Scala)
• lit - Lightning Network node software (Golang)
• c-lightning - A Lightning Network implementation in C
• rust-lightning - A Lightning Network implementation in Rust [Incomplete]
• lightning-onion - Onion Routed Micropayments for the Lightning Network (Golang)
• ptarmigan - C++ BOLT-Compliant Lightning Network Implementation

Specifications / White Papers

• Lightning Network Specification
• LND API Reference
• Lightning Network White Paper
• Deployable Lightning White Paper
• Scalable Funding of Bitcoin Micropayment Channel Networks

Applications

Desktop Interfaces

• lightning-app - Cross-platform Lightning Desktop Application
• lnd-gui - Lightning MacOS GUI Wallet
• eclair-node-gui - Cross-platform desktop GUI for Lightning
• zap-desktop - Lightning Network desktop application
• Presto - c-lightning based desktop wallet
• Lightning Peach Wallet - Bitfury Lightning Wallet
• spark-wallet - Minimal GUI for c-lightning; available as web, mobile and desktop application
• sparko - spark-wallet reimplemented in Go for single-binary distribution and fine-grained access control
• Voltage - Voltage is a macOS GUI for c-lightning
• lntop - TUI-based interactive channels dashboard for Unix systems
• Node-launcher - Quickly install BTC and launch the LN desktop app

Web Interfaces

• Discovery wallet - Web custodial wallet; Live demo
• fulmo - A minimalist c-lightning UI
• Joule - A browser extension for lnd that enables payments and other interactions with lightning apps (similar to MetaMask)
• kWh - A browser extension that connects to c-lightning or Eclair nodes and enables interactions with Lightning apps (similar to Joule)
• kugelblitz - A simple UI for the c-lightning daemon lightningd and bitcoind
• lncli-web - Light-weight web client for the lnd daemon written in NodeJS / Angular
• Ride The Lightning - Web Client for LND Daemon written in NodeJS / Angular 7
• LND-For-WP - WordPress plugin for managing & using your LND Node; WordPress Plugin Directory

Mobile applications

• rawtx - A lightning network wallet (Android, iOS); Homepage
• Swift Lightning - LN wallet build on top of LND for iOS
• Bitcoin Lightning Wallet - An Android based Lightning Network compatible wallet based on Eclair (testnet version)
• Eclair Mobile
• Globular - cross-implementation LN Android remote wallet, connects to a Lighter instance (see Libraries section)

Explorers

• 1ML - 1ML explorer (mainnet + testnet)
• Bitcoin Exchange Rate - Lightning network explorer (testnet and mainnet)
• Lightblock - lightning network explorer mainnet.
• Lightning network explorer - Lightning network explorer (testnet)
• List of explorers - meta list of visualisers and metrics sites
• lngraph - Personal private Lightning Network explorer using Neo4j Browser.
• Robtex Bitcoin Lightning Explorer - Robtex Bitcoin Lightning Explorer (mainnet)

Misc

• bitcoin-kit-makefile - Easy installation of full bitcoin and lightning nodes from sources
• ifpaytt - IFTTT (If Pay Then This) based on Lightning payments; Blog Post
• lightning-faucet - A faucet for the Lightning Network
• lightning-jukebox - A Lightning powered Jukebox; Blog Post
• Lightning-Singles - API for finding channel partners for node liquidity
• LightningBuddy - Twitter relay for Lightning JSON-RPC interface.
• LightningTip LND focused Lightning Tip too, embed in webpage.
• ln-tip-slack - Lightning Slack Tipbot
• lnplace - Purchase pixels with lightning payments - Submission of L2 Summit Hackathon
• nanotip - Lightning Tip Box (based on c-lightning); Blog Post

Developer Resources

• Lightning Overview
• LND Developers Site
• LND Developer Guide
• Rusty Russell's BOLT Blog Series
• LN in a box - Project that aims to quickly have lnd + btc setup for playing
• Lightning Dissector - A wireshark plugin to analyze the communication between lightning network nodes. Currently compatible with ptarmigan and Eclair implementations
• C-lightning-plugins - Collection of plugin scripts to control c-lightning

Libraries

• FileBazzar - Sell digital files with Lightning
• Lighter - LN node wrapper for c-lightning, eclair and LND (Python)
• lightning-charge-client-js - JavaScript client for lightning-charge
• lightning-charge-client-php - PHP client for lightning-charge
• lightning-charge - A simple drop-in solution for accepting lightning payments (Javascript)
• lightning-integration - Lightning Integration Testing Framework
• lightning-payencode - Minimal QR-code-ready encoding for requesting lightning payments
• lightning-php - PHP client for direct RPC-based access to the c-lightning daemon
• LightningJ - LND Integration API for Java
• ln-paywall - Go middleware for monetizing APIs on a per-request basis with Lightning
• ln-service - Lightning REST Service
• lncall - LND implementation of paypercall
• lnrpc - Auto-generated LND RPC interface with Typescript type definition support
• lseed - A DNS seed for the Lightning Network
• paypercall - Charge for HTTP APIs on a per-per-call basis with Lightning
• webln - An app library & set of standards for communication between apps and Lightning clients in the browser (similar to Web3)
• woocommerce-gateway-lightning - A WooCommerce gateway for lightning payments
• wordpress-lightning-publisher - Lightning Publisher for WordPress
• glightning - Golang based plugin for c-lightning
• lightningd-gjson-rpc - gjson-based RPC client for c-lightning.
• Sitzprobe - A c-lightning plugin that actively sends test payments through the lightning network allowing finding and/or deprecating channels for the payments
• get-lightning-paid - A Flask REST API to generate lightning invoices and payment confirmations
• lnd-sql - Output the lnd node data in a relational SQL database

Tutorials

• Setting up a local Lightning cluster
• Using the LND gRPC Client
• Integrating Lightning into a server-side web application
• How to use a Python gRPC Client with LND
• How to use a Javascript gRPC Client with LND
• Chaincode Labs Lightning Application Residency Videos
• Setting up and Testing LND with the Testnet Lightning Faucet
• How to Send Payments via CLI on the Lightning Network
• Using the LND Web Client
• Setup LND and Bitcoind on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Install guide for LND, bitcoind, on Ubuntu, with startup scripts with email alerts.
• Build a complete working Lightning app in 1 hour

Example Projects

• ilp-lightning-demo - Demo sending payments between Bitcoin and Litecoin Lightning Networks using Interledger
• lightning-coindesk - An example news app exemplifying Lightning Network micropayments integration

Simulators

• lnsim - A simulator in OCaml (2017). See also: Simulating a Decentralized Lightning Network with 10 Million Users by Reynolds and Simulating a Decentralized Lightning Network with 500,000 payments, 0.01% fee per hub and 10 Million Users: 100% success (99.9986%)
• LNSim - A simulator in C++ (2018). See paper (PDF): Routing payments on the Lightning Network by Di Stasi et al.
• CLoTH - A simulator in C. See paper CLoTH: a Simulator for HTLC Payment Networks by Conoscenti et al. Code not released.
• Blyskavka - A simulator in Java. See paper Split Payments in Payment Networks by Piatkivskyi and Nowostawski. Code not released.
• Lightning-Network-Simulator (2019) - A simulator in Java. See website.

Learning Resources

• Lightning FAQ
• Lightning Network Bitcoin Wiki
• Radar ION - Guide to joining the Lightning Network
• Hashed Timelock Contracts
• LN as a Directed Graph; Single-Funded Channel Topology (Slides)
• How to Do "2-of-3 Multisig Contract" Equivalent on Lightning (From LN Mailing List)

Talks

• Lightning Network Deep Dive with Laolu "Roasbeef" Osuntokun [48:10]
• SF Bitcoin Devs Seminar: Scaling Bitcoin to Billions of Transactions Per Day [54:40]
• Bitcoin, Lightning, and Streaming Money (Andreas Antonopoulos) [27:38]
• Lightning Network Tech Talk at Coinbase (Thaddeus Dryja and Joseph Poon) [58:11]
• Lightning and the Importance of Layer Two (Elizabeth Stark) [14:15]
• Bitcoin Q&A: The Lightning Network (Andreas Antonopoulos) [7:55]

Books

• Mastering Bitcoin, 2nd Edition

Community

• Lightning Network Community Blog
• Lightning Network Twitter Feed
• Lightning Network Mailing List
• LND Developer Community Slack
• Lightning Labs Blog
• Lightning Discord
• Lightning Network Family
• Lightnig Wiki

IRC

• #lightning-dev (on Freenode) - Lightning protocol development
  • Channel Archive
• #lnd - Lightning only version of #bitcoin-commits

Related Lists

• awesome-bitcoin
• awesome-blockchain
• Lightning Network Stores
• Accept Lightning - Directory of merchants accepting Lightning payments
• Robtex LN Directory - List of lapps and stores.
• Opennode Lapps Directory - Opennode index of lapps and stores.
• lnroute lists - List of resources, lapps and stores.
• lnapps lists - List of lapps index.

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