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Nym releases a new TypeScript SDK

Author: Nym

November 25, 20222 mins read

Nym releases a new TypeScript SDK to create apps that can use the Nym mixnet and Coconut credentials quickly.

The Nym SDK allows you to send data over the Nym mixnet with ease from browser-based applications. It has recently been updated to version 1.1.4.

This is the very first time that the full privacy powers of mixnets are available easily and directly from a browser window!

Any application that works from a browser or embeds a WebView can use this SDK to send data through the Nym mixnet to benefit from the network layer privacy protections it offers. This also includes client-side apps that use Electron, React Native, or Tauri frameworks (basically anything that can execute WebAssembly).

If you are a JavaScript or TypeScript developer and would like to give things a try and see how it works, have a look at our GitHub repository for examples on how to use the SDK.

As an example, here is a basic chat webapp. Texts are sent through the Nym mixnet and to the receiving party. Try running it between yourself and a friend or in two browsers! The code can be found here if you’d like to understand how it works.

We are currently working on reply SURBs, which will allow the recipient to reply to the sender without knowing their address. We are also working on a version that works with NodeJS and native workers, so you can use the mixnet from your Express webapps or from a CLI.

Experiment with the current version and watch NPM for upgrades.

We look forward to seeing what kind of apps people will build with this client!