Put your
feelers out.

Fast, native Nostr search. In your pocket.

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native app. powerful queries.
ants on Android showing (GM or GN) by:@me with a coffee image in the search results
(bitcoin OR freedom) since:1w
Real searches. Right in your pocket.
Native AndroidANTLR query languageVertex profile search

BUILT FOR SEARCH

Less scrolling.
More finding.

Precise queries. Relevant profiles. Native speed.

01 / POWERFUL QUERY SYNTAX

Say exactly what
you’re looking for.

Combine text, authors, hashtags, dates, and content types. Use AND, OR, and nested groups to narrow your search. Scope a filter to a whole group, or search the people you follow with by:@contacts.

Explore the search syntax
Combine terms and narrow by date(bitcoin OR lightning) since:1w
Catch up with a familiar voiceGM by:dergigi since:2w
Read articles from your contactsis:article by:@contacts
02

Powered by ANTLR.

A real query language, built on a shared ANTLR grammar. Nest groups, combine AND and OR, and scope filters with the same syntax on Android and the web.

One grammar. Both platforms.
03

Find people with Vertex.

Discover profiles with Vertex search and personalized PageRank. Connect your Android signer for personalized discovery, with relay search as a fallback.

Profile search with social context.
04

Native to your phone.

Built in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose. Native navigation, image galleries, and video playback, with Android sharing and signer integration built in.

Made for Android.
05

Built to feel fast.

Search relays directly. Cached profile lookups speed up repeat searches, while back navigation restores your results and scroll position within the session.

Less waiting. Keep exploring.

A CLOSER LOOK

From query to results.

See the syntax, inspect your query, and browse native results. Tap a screen to take a closer look.

Android search help showing AND and OR operators, nested groups, author filters, and commands

Powerful syntax, built in.

Open /help for grouping, operators, scoped filters, and commands — right inside the app.

The query (GM or GN) by:@me with 374 results and a coffee image

Your posts. Your query.

Combine (GM or GN) with by:@me to find your own posts after connecting your signer.

Tappable example queries for authors, dates, highlights, and articles

Learn by searching.

Tap an example to try author filters, date ranges, or specific content types.

Search results for Liotta .gif with a Ray Liotta reaction image

Find that GIF.

Search for a name and .gif to find matching posts, with media right in the results.

Native article reader displaying Inalienable Property Rights with an illustration and formatted text

Settle into a longer read.

Open articles in a native reader with formatted text and inline images.

Full-screen Android image viewer with save, share, and background controls

Take a closer look.

Open images in the native gallery. Zoom, save, or share straight from your phone.

OPEN SOURCE. SHARED FOUNDATIONS.

The grammar is open, too.

The Android app and ants on the web share an ANTLR grammar and query fixtures. Explore how the language works, inspect the native app, or help improve both. It’s all open source.

Take a look under the hood

POWERFUL SEARCH. READY TO GO.

Nostr search.
Native. Fast. In your pocket.

Meet ants for Android.

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