The Native Mac Experience for HAVEN
Powered by the original Go codebase.
HAVEN for Mac brings the power of HAVEN to your desktop with a beautiful, native Swift interface. It combines the performance and reliability of the original Go implementation (100% of the code!) with a seamless macOS experience.
- Native Swift UI: Fast, responsive, and designed for macOS.
- Trusted Core: Runs the exact same Go code as the CLI version, ensuring compatibility and security.
- Easy Setup: Drag-and-drop installation. No command line required.
- Private Relay: Run your own Nostr relay effortlessly.
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Don't trust, verify. You can build HAVEN for Mac entirely from source, or just compile the Go backend yourself to ensure integrity.
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Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/btcforplebs/haven-mac.git cd haven-mac -
Build the Go Backend:
cd haven-go && go build .
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Open in Xcode:
open HavenApp/HavenApp.xcodeproj
For detailed instructions on verifying the Go binary, building from source, and installing, see VERIFY_BUILD.md.
haven-go/: The original Go source code (backend).HavenApp/: The native Swift application (frontend).docs/: Documentation and guides.
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