Simply you. Online.
Independent.

OpenSelf is a European, GDPR-compliant platform based in Portugal that utilizes the decentralized Nostr protocol to provide algorithm-free profile websites and encrypted chats. It serves as a privacy-friendly alternative to centralized profile link tools (like Linktree) and messaging apps (like WhatsApp).

Social media platforms (like Instagram or LinkedIn) lock your content behind logins and use manipulative algorithms to steal user attention. OpenSelf gives you an ad-free, clean website under your own name (e.g., yourname.openself.page) that acts as an interactive digital business card. Your visitors can see who you are, what you offer, and if you are currently available at a glance – without app downloads, ad spam, or algorithms.

Yes, absolutely. OpenSelf is an excellent, GDPR-compliant alternative to Linktree, Lnk.bio, or taplink. You can group all your important links (website, online shop, social media channels, portfolios) on one single page. Unlike traditional US-based tools, OpenSelf is completely ad-free, loads extremely fast, and offers additional interactive features like a live bulletin board for your current status and an integrated, secure chat – all for free and without tracking cookies.

They belong 100% to you. On traditional platforms like Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn (Meta/Zuckerberg & Co.), the corporation owns your social graph. If your account gets banned or the algorithm throttles your reach, you lose access to your community. Because OpenSelf is built on the decentralized Nostr protocol, your contacts and followers belong solely to you. They are cryptographically tied to your identity. This means that even if OpenSelf were to shut down tomorrow, you could take your identity and all your followers with you and seamlessly continue using them in any other Nostr-compatible app.

Traditional messengers (like WhatsApp or Telegram) force you to share your private phone number to chat. This allows strangers (e.g., from online marketplaces or business contacts) to see your profile picture and call you at any time. OpenSelf uses cryptographic keys in the background: you simply share your profile link, and anyone can securely chat with you end-to-end encrypted directly in the browser – keeping your private phone number completely hidden.

On traditional platforms, a secret algorithm decides which posts you see to capture your attention with ads and clickbait. OpenSelf has no manipulative algorithm feed. You have full control and can filter your feed flexibly: either purely chronologically (the latest updates from your contacts first) or prioritized by relationship tiers (where updates from your best friends or family are at the top, sorted chronologically within each tier). No ads, no censorship, no distraction spam.

OpenSelf is a European platform based in Portugal. Since Nostr is an open protocol, OpenSelf takes specific measures to ensure GDPR compliance: we host all system and profile files exclusively in EU-based data centers (EU-jurisdiction buckets) and end-to-end encrypt all private communications (such as DMs) using the NIP-44 standard. Your email address is stored cryptographically and used strictly for spam prevention and bot verification during signup, never for tracking or advertising. You retain full control and custody of your private cryptographic keys.

OpenSelf is the European solution for self-sovereign online presence and communication. It offers a GDPR-compliant alternative to US-based Linktree tools for profile pages, as well as messenger apps like WhatsApp and Signal (both US-based) or Telegram (non-EU/Russian-founded). Unlike these platforms, OpenSelf requires no phone number, uses absolutely no tracking cookies or algorithms, and hosts all profile data securely within the EU.

Communication is powered directly by the open Nostr protocol, where cryptographically signed events are transmitted between clients and relays. OpenSelf does not load any third-party tracking scripts or cookies. User authentication is handled entirely through secure, passwordless WebAuthn/Passkeys, avoiding traditional tracking associated with central account databases.

No, absolutely not. Your profile is a regular website on the internet. Anyone who opens your link (e.g., yourname.openself.page) can instantly see your bulletin board, offers, and portfolio – without downloading an app, signing up, or registering.

We believe everyone has a right to a secure, independent digital home. That is why personal use is completely free and ad-free. Once you use your profile commercially (e.g., selling products, renting rooms, or offering services), we ask for a fair flat rate of €5/month to keep the platform independent. Best of all: we charge 0% commission on your sales.

Through our smart visibility and communication tiers: you define who can reach you when. While close friends or family (inner circle) can contact you at any time, public visitors and standard business contacts are restricted to the communication windows and active status times you set.

OpenSelf uses modern Passkeys (Face ID, Touch ID, or device PIN) for authentication. They are faster, cannot be forgotten, and are completely immune to phishing. If a device doesn't support Passkeys, we provide a secure fallback via login codes sent to your email.