diff --git a/fetch.go b/fetch.go
index e29c276..01946a9 100644
--- a/fetch.go
+++ b/fetch.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ var fetch = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		for code := range getStdinLinesOrArguments(c.Args()) {
+			code = strings.TrimPrefix(code, "nostr:")
 			var filter nostr.Filter
 			var authorHint nostr.PubKey
 			relays := c.StringSlice("relay")
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index fd7b504..0b36da3 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ func (t pubKeyOrAddressValue) ToString(b PubKeyOrAddress) string {
 }
 
 func (t *pubKeyOrAddressValue) Set(value string) error {
+	value = strings.TrimPrefix(value, "nostr:")
 	pubkey, err1 := parsePubKey(value)
 	if err1 == nil {
 		t.value = PubKeyOrAddress{PubKey: pubkey}
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index d6feed8..657d729 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ func askConfirmation(msg string) bool {
 }
 
 func parsePubKey(value string) (nostr.PubKey, error) {
+	value = strings.TrimPrefix(value, "nostr:")
 	if nip05.IsValidIdentifier(value) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*3)
 		pp, err := nip05.QueryIdentifier(ctx, value)
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ func parsePubKey(value string) (nostr.PubKey, error) {
 }
 
 func parseSecretKey(input string) (nostr.SecretKey, error) {
+	input = strings.TrimPrefix(input, "nostr:")
 	if prefix, ski, err := nip19.Decode(input); err == nil && prefix == "nsec" {
 		return ski.(nostr.SecretKey), nil
 	}
@@ -521,6 +523,7 @@ func parseSecretKey(input string) (nostr.SecretKey, error) {
 }
 
 func parseEventID(value string) (nostr.ID, error) {
+	value = strings.TrimPrefix(value, "nostr:")
 	id, err := nostr.IDFromHex(value)
 	if err == nil {
 		return id, nil