diff --git a/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx b/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
index 2f12591..94e043e 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatViewer.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import Timestamp from "./Timestamp";
 import { ReplyPreview } from "./chat/ReplyPreview";
 import { MembersDropdown } from "./chat/MembersDropdown";
 import { RelaysDropdown } from "./chat/RelaysDropdown";
+import { ConversationList } from "./chat/ConversationList";
 import { StatusBadge } from "./live/StatusBadge";
 import { useGrimoire } from "@/core/state";
 import { Button } from "./ui/button";
@@ -319,6 +320,23 @@ export function ChatViewer({
 }: ChatViewerProps) {
   const { addWindow } = useGrimoire();
 
+  // Handle conversation list mode
+  const handleSelectConversation = useCallback(
+    (pubkey: string) => {
+      // Open a new chat window with the selected conversation
+      addWindow("chat", {
+        protocol: "nip-17",
+        identifier: { type: "chat-partner", value: pubkey },
+      });
+    },
+    [addWindow],
+  );
+
+  // Show conversation list if identifier is conversation-list type
+  if (identifier.type === "conversation-list") {
+    return <ConversationList onSelectConversation={handleSelectConversation} />;
+  }
+
   // Get active account
   const activeAccount = use$(accountManager.active$);
   const hasActiveAccount = !!activeAccount;
diff --git a/src/components/chat/ConversationList.tsx b/src/components/chat/ConversationList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1247f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/chat/ConversationList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import { MessageSquare, Lock, RefreshCw, User } from "lucide-react";
+import db, { type DecryptedRumor } from "@/services/db";
+import { useProfile } from "@/hooks/useProfile";
+import { getDisplayName } from "@/lib/nostr-utils";
+import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import accountManager from "@/services/accounts";
+import { use$ } from "applesauce-react/hooks";
+
+/**
+ * Format a timestamp as relative time (e.g., "2h ago", "3d ago")
+ */
+function formatRelativeTime(timestamp: number): string {
+  const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+  const diff = now - timestamp;
+
+  if (diff < 60) return "now";
+  if (diff < 3600) return `${Math.floor(diff / 60)}m`;
+  if (diff < 86400) return `${Math.floor(diff / 3600)}h`;
+  if (diff < 604800) return `${Math.floor(diff / 86400)}d`;
+  if (diff < 2592000) return `${Math.floor(diff / 604800)}w`;
+  return `${Math.floor(diff / 2592000)}mo`;
+}
+
+interface ConversationSummary {
+  conversationId: string;
+  partnerPubkey: string;
+  lastMessage: DecryptedRumor;
+  messageCount: number;
+}
+
+interface ConversationItemProps {
+  summary: ConversationSummary;
+  onClick: () => void;
+}
+
+function ConversationItem({ summary, onClick }: ConversationItemProps) {
+  const profile = useProfile(summary.partnerPubkey);
+  const displayName = getDisplayName(summary.partnerPubkey, profile);
+  const isSelfChat =
+    summary.partnerPubkey === accountManager.active$.value?.pubkey;
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={onClick}
+      className="w-full flex items-center gap-3 p-3 hover:bg-muted/50 transition-colors border-b border-border last:border-b-0 text-left"
+    >
+      <Avatar className="size-10 flex-shrink-0">
+        <AvatarImage src={profile?.picture} alt={displayName} />
+        <AvatarFallback>
+          {isSelfChat ? (
+            <User className="size-5" />
+          ) : (
+            displayName.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase()
+          )}
+        </AvatarFallback>
+      </Avatar>
+
+      <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <span className="font-medium truncate">
+            {isSelfChat ? "Notes to Self" : displayName}
+          </span>
+          <Lock className="size-3 text-muted-foreground flex-shrink-0" />
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground truncate">
+          {summary.lastMessage.content.slice(0, 100)}
+          {summary.lastMessage.content.length > 100 ? "..." : ""}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-1 flex-shrink-0">
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          {formatRelativeTime(summary.lastMessage.createdAt)}
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          {summary.messageCount} message{summary.messageCount !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+interface ConversationListProps {
+  onSelectConversation: (pubkey: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function ConversationList({
+  onSelectConversation,
+}: ConversationListProps) {
+  const account = use$(accountManager.active$);
+  const [conversations, setConversations] = useState<ConversationSummary[]>([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const loadConversations = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!account?.pubkey) {
+      setConversations([]);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setLoading(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    try {
+      // Get all kind 14 (DM) rumors from DB
+      const allRumors = await db.decryptedRumors
+        .where("kind")
+        .equals(14)
+        .toArray();
+
+      // Group by conversation ID
+      const conversationMap = new Map<string, DecryptedRumor[]>();
+
+      for (const rumor of allRumors) {
+        if (!rumor.conversationId) continue;
+
+        const existing = conversationMap.get(rumor.conversationId);
+        if (existing) {
+          existing.push(rumor);
+        } else {
+          conversationMap.set(rumor.conversationId, [rumor]);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Build summaries
+      const summaries: ConversationSummary[] = [];
+
+      for (const [conversationId, rumors] of conversationMap) {
+        // Sort by timestamp to get latest
+        rumors.sort((a, b) => b.createdAt - a.createdAt);
+        const lastMessage = rumors[0];
+
+        // Extract partner pubkey from conversation ID (nip-17:pubkey)
+        const partnerPubkey = conversationId.replace("nip-17:", "");
+
+        summaries.push({
+          conversationId,
+          partnerPubkey,
+          lastMessage,
+          messageCount: rumors.length,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Sort by most recent message
+      summaries.sort(
+        (a, b) => b.lastMessage.createdAt - a.lastMessage.createdAt,
+      );
+
+      setConversations(summaries);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("[ConversationList] Failed to load conversations:", err);
+      setError("Failed to load conversations");
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
+  }, [account?.pubkey]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadConversations();
+  }, [loadConversations]);
+
+  const handleSelectConversation = useCallback(
+    (pubkey: string) => {
+      onSelectConversation(pubkey);
+    },
+    [onSelectConversation],
+  );
+
+  if (!account) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full p-8 text-center">
+        <Lock className="size-12 text-muted-foreground mb-4" />
+        <h3 className="text-lg font-medium mb-2">Login Required</h3>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Log in to view your encrypted DM conversations.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full p-8">
+        <RefreshCw className="size-8 text-muted-foreground animate-spin mb-4" />
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          Loading conversations...
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full p-8 text-center">
+        <p className="text-sm text-destructive mb-4">{error}</p>
+        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={loadConversations}>
+          <RefreshCw className="size-4 mr-2" />
+          Retry
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (conversations.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center h-full p-8 text-center">
+        <MessageSquare className="size-12 text-muted-foreground mb-4" />
+        <h3 className="text-lg font-medium mb-2">No Conversations Yet</h3>
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+          Start a new encrypted DM by running:
+        </p>
+        <code className="px-3 py-2 bg-muted rounded text-sm font-mono">
+          chat npub1... or chat user@domain.com
+        </code>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-4">
+          Conversations are cached locally after decryption.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
+      {/* Header */}
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between p-3 border-b border-border">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <Lock className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />
+          <h2 className="font-medium">Encrypted DMs</h2>
+          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            ({conversations.length})
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={loadConversations}>
+          <RefreshCw className="size-4" />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Conversation list */}
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+        {conversations.map((summary) => (
+          <ConversationItem
+            key={summary.conversationId}
+            summary={summary}
+            onClick={() => handleSelectConversation(summary.partnerPubkey)}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Footer hint */}
+      <div className="p-2 border-t border-border text-center">
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          Click a conversation to open it, or use{" "}
+          <code className="px-1 py-0.5 bg-muted rounded">chat npub...</code> for
+          new chats
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/chat-parser.test.ts b/src/lib/chat-parser.test.ts
index d0f430c..7940042 100644
--- a/src/lib/chat-parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chat-parser.test.ts
@@ -55,24 +55,33 @@ describe("parseChatCommand", () => {
       const result = parseChatCommand(["relay.example.com'bitcoin-dev"]);
 
       expect(result.protocol).toBe("nip-29");
-      expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
-      expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      expect(result.identifier.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result.identifier.type === "group") {
+        expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
+        expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      }
     });
 
     it("should parse NIP-29 group with different relay when split", () => {
       const result = parseChatCommand(["relay.example.com", "bitcoin-dev"]);
 
       expect(result.protocol).toBe("nip-29");
-      expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
-      expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      expect(result.identifier.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result.identifier.type === "group") {
+        expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
+        expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      }
     });
 
     it("should parse NIP-29 group from nos.lol", () => {
       const result = parseChatCommand(["nos.lol'welcome"]);
 
       expect(result.protocol).toBe("nip-29");
-      expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("welcome");
-      expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://nos.lol"]);
+      expect(result.identifier.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result.identifier.type === "group") {
+        expect(result.identifier.value).toBe("welcome");
+        expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual(["wss://nos.lol"]);
+      }
     });
   });
 
@@ -146,16 +155,19 @@ describe("parseChatCommand", () => {
       const result = parseChatCommand([naddr]);
 
       expect(result.protocol).toBe("nip-53");
-      expect(result.identifier.value).toEqual({
-        kind: 30311,
-        pubkey:
-          "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
-        identifier: "podcast-episode-42",
-      });
-      expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual([
-        "wss://relay1.example.com",
-        "wss://relay2.example.com",
-      ]);
+      expect(result.identifier.type).toBe("live-activity");
+      if (result.identifier.type === "live-activity") {
+        expect(result.identifier.value).toEqual({
+          kind: 30311,
+          pubkey:
+            "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
+          identifier: "podcast-episode-42",
+        });
+        expect(result.identifier.relays).toEqual([
+          "wss://relay1.example.com",
+          "wss://relay2.example.com",
+        ]);
+      }
     });
 
     it("should not parse NIP-29 group naddr as NIP-53", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/chat-parser.ts b/src/lib/chat-parser.ts
index dca046d..f3a9428 100644
--- a/src/lib/chat-parser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chat-parser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ChatCommandResult } from "@/types/chat";
+import type { ChatCommandResult, ChatProtocol } from "@/types/chat";
 // import { NipC7Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-c7-adapter";
 import { Nip17Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-17-adapter";
 import { Nip29Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter";
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { Nip53Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-53-adapter";
 // Import other adapters as they're implemented
 // import { Nip28Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-28-adapter";
 
+/**
+ * Protocols that support conversation list view
+ */
+const LISTABLE_PROTOCOLS: ChatProtocol[] = ["nip-17"];
+
 /**
  * Parse a chat command identifier and auto-detect the protocol
  *
@@ -16,6 +21,8 @@ import { Nip53Adapter } from "./chat/adapters/nip-53-adapter";
  * 4. NIP-53 (live chat) - specific addressable format (kind 30311)
  * 5. NIP-C7 (simple chat) - fallback for generic pubkeys
  *
+ * Special case: `chat nip-17` shows conversation list
+ *
  * @param args - Command arguments (first arg is the identifier)
  * @returns Parsed result with protocol and identifier
  * @throws Error if no adapter can parse the identifier
@@ -25,6 +32,19 @@ export function parseChatCommand(args: string[]): ChatCommandResult {
     throw new Error("Chat identifier required. Usage: chat <identifier>");
   }
 
+  // Check for conversation list mode: `chat nip-17`
+  const protocolArg = args[0].toLowerCase();
+  if (LISTABLE_PROTOCOLS.includes(protocolArg as ChatProtocol)) {
+    return {
+      protocol: protocolArg as ChatProtocol,
+      identifier: {
+        type: "conversation-list",
+        protocol: protocolArg as ChatProtocol,
+      },
+      adapter: protocolArg === "nip-17" ? new Nip17Adapter() : null,
+    };
+  }
+
   // Handle NIP-29 format that may be split by shell-quote
   // If we have 2 args and they look like relay + group-id, join them with '
   let identifier = args[0];
@@ -58,6 +78,7 @@ export function parseChatCommand(args: string[]): ChatCommandResult {
     `Unable to determine chat protocol from identifier: ${identifier}
 
 Supported formats:
+  - nip-17 (show all encrypted DM conversations)
   - npub1... / nprofile1... (NIP-17 encrypted DM)
   - hex pubkey (NIP-17 encrypted DM)
   - user@domain.com (NIP-05 → NIP-17 encrypted DM)
@@ -66,6 +87,7 @@ Supported formats:
   - naddr1... kind 30311 (NIP-53 live activity chat)
 
 Examples:
+  chat nip-17                      # List all DM conversations
   chat npub1abc123...              # DM with user
   chat alice@example.com           # DM via NIP-05
   chat relay.example.com'bitcoin   # Join relay group
diff --git a/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.test.ts b/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.test.ts
index 335246d..f545f99 100644
--- a/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chat/adapters/nip-29-adapter.test.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,25 @@ describe("Nip29Adapter", () => {
 
     it("should parse various group-id formats", () => {
       const result1 = adapter.parseIdentifier("relay.example.com'bitcoin-dev");
-      expect(result1?.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
-      expect(result1?.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      expect(result1?.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result1?.type === "group") {
+        expect(result1.value).toBe("bitcoin-dev");
+        expect(result1.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.example.com"]);
+      }
 
       const result2 = adapter.parseIdentifier("nos.lol'welcome");
-      expect(result2?.value).toBe("welcome");
-      expect(result2?.relays).toEqual(["wss://nos.lol"]);
+      expect(result2?.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result2?.type === "group") {
+        expect(result2.value).toBe("welcome");
+        expect(result2.relays).toEqual(["wss://nos.lol"]);
+      }
 
       const result3 = adapter.parseIdentifier("relay.test.com'my_group_123");
-      expect(result3?.value).toBe("my_group_123");
-      expect(result3?.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.test.com"]);
+      expect(result3?.type).toBe("group");
+      if (result3?.type === "group") {
+        expect(result3.value).toBe("my_group_123");
+        expect(result3.relays).toEqual(["wss://relay.test.com"]);
+      }
     });
 
     it("should handle relay URLs with ports", () => {
diff --git a/src/types/chat.ts b/src/types/chat.ts
index 15f67c0..1defbe2 100644
--- a/src/types/chat.ts
+++ b/src/types/chat.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ export interface ChannelIdentifier {
   relays?: string[];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Conversation list identifier - shows all conversations for a protocol
+ */
+export interface ConversationListIdentifier {
+  type: "conversation-list";
+  /** Protocol to show conversations for */
+  protocol: ChatProtocol;
+}
+
 /**
  * Protocol-specific identifier - discriminated union
  * Returned by adapter parseIdentifier()
@@ -188,7 +197,8 @@ export type ProtocolIdentifier =
   | LiveActivityIdentifier
   | DMIdentifier
   | NIP05Identifier
-  | ChannelIdentifier;
+  | ChannelIdentifier
+  | ConversationListIdentifier;
 
 /**
  * Chat command parsing result