loop VS awesome-lnurl

I like RTL, services like loopd for channel rebalancing or if you're so inclined, the whole lightning terminal package. I love jochen's mempool explorer (source code) when estimating fees. I use blockstream's block explorer esplora (source) for my block explorer. There's so many fun tools out there I can't even come close to naming them all.

From https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop/blob/master/docs/faqs.md

I use RTL a lot but I have loop out problems in everything that’s why I use CLI. The command is easy https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop

This release packages LND v0.13.0-beta, Loop v0.13.0-beta, Pool v0.5.0-alpha, and Faraday v0.2.5-alpha.

No, you can also loop it out (https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop). It can use batched transactions to save on fees.

You can use loop in to refill channel with onchain funds. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-in-swaps

You would have more details on why it failed in loopd debug logs. If you have access to cli, you can try using command check github docs for command options. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop#loop-out-swaps

You don't have to close or open a channel to get funds in or out of the lightning network. https://github.com/lightninglabs/loop

Coincorner fees aside, this works on an open standard: https://github.com/fiatjaf/awesome-lnurl

What you are looking for is LNURL. Electrum has LNURL not implemented it yet. You find a list of LNURL capable wallets and solutions here: https://github.com/fiatjaf/awesome-lnurl

Awesome things done with lightning's lnurl protocol

Yes use a wallet that supports lnurl-auth. Full list here: https://github.com/fiatjaf/awesome-lnurl

Yes, but sender is not required to use Strike. Also, it's Strike API, not Strike app, but API details are not public, likely you will be able to link your account with other wallets too. With LNURL it should be possible.

I really like all the new things that keep popping up, like Lightning Address, and the lnurl protocol

The lnurl protocol makes things extremely smooth and nice. Also you can use Lightning wallets for authentication, and so many cool things keep popping up all the time, like Lightning Address so that you can setup a payment through lightning to any "internet static identifier" like an email, telegram username, whatever.

This faucet uses one of the new protocols for lightning, lnurl, and it makes the transfer of Bitcoin with Lightning literally as easy as clicking a link.