Sparrow is a modern desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets and built on common standards such as PSBT, with an emphasis on transparency and usability.
Sparrow contains a fully featured transaction editor that also functions as a blockchain explorer. This feature not only allows editing of all of a transaction’s fields, also easy inspection of the transaction bytes before broadcasting.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Full support for single sig and multisig wallets on common script types.
- A range of connection options: Public servers, Bitcoin Core and private Electrum servers.
- Standards based including full PSBT support.
- Support for all common hardware wallets in USB and airgapped modes.
- Full coin and fee control with comprehensive coin selection.
- Labeling of all transactions, inputs and outputs.
- Lightweight and multi platform.
- Send and receive to PayNyms, both directly (BIP47) and collaboratively.
- Built in Tor.
- Testnet, regtest and signet support.
Website: github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow
Support:
Developer: craigraw
License: Apache License 2.0
Sparrow is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
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|---|---|
| Electrum | Lightweight, easy to use, open source client |
| Sparrow | Desktop Bitcoin wallet application supporting most hardware wallets |
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| Bitcoin Knots | Run your own node on your own wallet |
| Armory | Wallet management with cold storage and multi-signature support |
| Nunchuk Desktop | Collaborative signing wallet for shared custody |
| Blockstream | Secure desktop wallet with Liquid network support |
| Ginger Wallet | Privacy-focused wallet with coin control tools |
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