diff --git a/src/components/AccountManager/PrivateKeyLogin.tsx b/src/components/AccountManager/PrivateKeyLogin.tsx
index 1bf69bc..e54c33d 100644
--- a/src/components/AccountManager/PrivateKeyLogin.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AccountManager/PrivateKeyLogin.tsx
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ export default function PrivateKeyLogin({
 function NsecLogin({ back, onLoginSuccess }: { back: () => void; onLoginSuccess: () => void }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { nsecLogin } = useNostr()
-  const [nsec, setNsec] = useState('')
+  const [nsecOrHex, setNsecOrHex] = useState('')
   const [errMsg, setErrMsg] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
 
   const handleInputChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setNsec(e.target.value)
+    setNsecOrHex(e.target.value)
     setErrMsg(null)
   }
 
   const handleLogin = () => {
-    if (nsec === '') return
+    if (nsecOrHex === '') return
 
-    nsecLogin(nsec, password)
+    nsecLogin(nsecOrHex, password)
       .then(() => onLoginSuccess())
       .catch((err) => {
         setErrMsg(err.message)
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ function NsecLogin({ back, onLoginSuccess }: { back: () => void; onLoginSuccess:
         )}
       </div>
       <div className="space-y-1">
-        <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm font-semibold">nsec</div>
+        <div className="text-muted-foreground text-sm font-semibold">nsec or hex</div>
         <Input
           type="password"
-          placeholder="nsec1.."
-          value={nsec}
+          placeholder="nsec1.. or hex"
+          value={nsecOrHex}
           onChange={handleInputChange}
           className={errMsg ? 'border-destructive' : ''}
         />
diff --git a/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx b/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
index da6aaea..9276bef 100644
--- a/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/NostrProvider/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import client from '@/services/client.service'
 import indexedDb from '@/services/indexed-db.service'
 import storage from '@/services/local-storage.service'
 import { ISigner, TAccount, TAccountPointer, TDraftEvent, TProfile, TRelayList } from '@/types'
+import { bytesToHex, hexToBytes } from '@noble/hashes/utils'
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
 import { Event, kinds, VerifiedEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
 import * as nip19 from 'nostr-tools/nip19'
@@ -248,18 +249,26 @@ export function NostrProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     await loginWithAccountPointer(act)
   }
 
-  const nsecLogin = async (nsec: string, password?: string) => {
+  const nsecLogin = async (nsecOrHex: string, password?: string) => {
     const browserNsecSigner = new NsecSigner()
-    const { type, data: privkey } = nip19.decode(nsec)
-    if (type !== 'nsec') {
-      throw new Error('invalid nsec')
+    let privkey: Uint8Array
+    if (nsecOrHex.startsWith('nsec')) {
+      const { type, data } = nip19.decode(nsecOrHex)
+      if (type !== 'nsec') {
+        throw new Error('invalid nsec or hex')
+      }
+      privkey = data
+    } else if (/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/.test(nsecOrHex)) {
+      privkey = hexToBytes(nsecOrHex)
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('invalid nsec or hex')
     }
     const pubkey = browserNsecSigner.login(privkey)
     if (password) {
       const ncryptsec = nip49.encrypt(privkey, password)
       return login(browserNsecSigner, { pubkey, signerType: 'ncryptsec', ncryptsec })
     }
-    return login(browserNsecSigner, { pubkey, signerType: 'nsec', nsec })
+    return login(browserNsecSigner, { pubkey, signerType: 'nsec', nsec: nip19.nsecEncode(privkey) })
   }
 
   const ncryptsecLogin = async (ncryptsec: string) => {