Specter Desktop is a graphical application for managing Bitcoin wallets through a local Bitcoin Core node, with a particular focus on hardware wallets, multisignature setups, and airgapped signing workflows.
It offers a friendlier interface around Bitcoin Core’s more technical features, helping users create wallets, manage signing devices, inspect transactions, and coordinate secure spending without relying on a hosted wallet service.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Creates and manages single-signature and multisignature Bitcoin wallets.
- Works with major hardware wallets including Coldcard, Trezor, Ledger, BitBox02, Blockstream Jade, SeedSigner, Passport, Keystone, and KeepKey.
- Supports airgapped signing workflows using QR codes or SD cards where supported by the signing device.
- Provides wallet views for transactions, UTXOs, receive addresses, change addresses, and sending funds.
- Can connect to Bitcoin Core and includes options for Tor, HTTPS, and service-based deployment.
Website: github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop
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Developer: Crypto Advance
License: MIT License
Specter Desktop is written in Python and JavaScript. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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