ETHSimple is just what its name says: a website that makes registering and managing .ETH names as simple as possible.

One-click registration and configuration

The average user doesn’t need as many options as ENS allows. For example: if a person wants to register and set up a .ETH name to accept payments, they have to send two transactions about a minute apart to register it (to prevent front-running), a transaction to set up their ENS records (likely using the Public Resolver), and another to set it to resolve to their Ethereum hex address. Even using the nice UI of our official ENS Manager app, this takes a few minutes, requires several clicks, and includes decision points that not all users need (though we believe it’s important to make these features available in the ENS Manager app for those who do).

ETHSimple simplifies this. You pick what .ETH name you want and then click one button. ETHSimple handles all the rest: registering the name and setting up your records so you can start receiving payments. Just a few minutes after clicking the button (you can even close the browser window), you’re all set up.

Yes, this means you briefly trust ETHSimple with the ETH you pay during the registration process, and you automatically use the ENS Public Resolver (rather than a custom resolver). But this is likely sufficient for most people.

Portfolio View

So you registered a bunch of .ETH names a while ago, but can’t remember all of them. If registered before May 4th, 2019, you have to migrate them to the permanent registrar by next year or lose them. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to look up a list of all the names you own and migrate them from there?

ETHSimple now provides this. Click “Domain Portfolio Explorer” in the top left-hand corner of the ETHSimple website, and if you’re logged into MetaMask or an Ethereum-enabled browser you’ll open up a list of all the names you own.

If you don’t have MetaMask or an Ethereum-enabled browser, then you can search for your portfolio either with a reverse-resolution enabled .ETH name or with your Ethereum hex address.

From the portfolio view, you can migrate names from the old registrar or add renewal time with the click of a button. Simple!

The Open Nature of ENS

Note that ETHSimple has no affiliation with ENS and didn’t have to get our permission to make this service.

That’s because ENS is simply a set of smart-contracts on Ethereum. We run no servers. No credentials are needed. Yes, we run the ENS Manager app, but that’s just a UI to make it easier for people to interact with the ENS smart-contracts. Anyone can build their own UI with their desired feature set or security parameters, and that’s exactly what ETHSimple has done.

EnCirca, the first ICANN-accredited registrar in the world to make ENS .ETH names available to their customers, has done the same, providing even more automation (and thus requiring more trust) than ETHSimple given their target audience. Portal Network and MyEtherWallet have also made ENS names available in different ways.

That’s the power of the open Ethereum ecosystem!