Notes 
Built-in trustless CoinJoin. Easy to use and offers users a quick start guide.
Reviewed by Marcus Holmberg
Sparrow Wallet
sparrowwallet.com 1 rating so far*
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Threat level
Targeted
A targeted-tier tool. Built for a real, capable adversary. Overkill for everyone below. Threat levels
Our take
Built for people who take Bitcoin self-custody and wallet privacy seriously, with built-in CoinJoin and strong Tor support that keep your transaction history harder to link on-chain. The trade is that it’s desktop-only and assumes you understand coin control and UTXOs, so it’s overkill for someone who just wants a simple balance. Pick Sparrow if you run your own node or want fine-grained control over your wallet’s privacy footprint. Casual holders who don’t want to learn UTXO management will find it intimidating.
GitHub at a glance
sparrowwallet/sparrow Apache-2.0 bitcoinbitcoin-wallet
Stars
2,174
+5 this week
Forks
348
48 watching
Last commit
today
healthy
Latest release
2.5.6
5d ago, 81 total
Star history
Issues
88% closed
222
open
1,703
closed
+10 / -7
opened / closed, last 4 weeks
Opened vs closed, last 12 weeks
Commits, last 26 weeks
339 commits, active 24 of 26 weeks
32 contributors since Mar 2020
Languages
- Java 98.7%
- CSS 1.2%
- Shell 0.1%
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Website at a glance
sparrowwallet.com
C score 55
Basic website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested today
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
Sparrow Wallet alternatives
Cake Wallet Open-source, non-custodial wallet for Monero and Bitcoin where your keys never leave the device.
Edge Touch ID (fingerprint) support, offers in-app buy and sell.
Electrum Decentralized servers, encrypted, cached blockchain for improved speeds.
Wasabi Non-custodial, privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet for Desktop, that implements trustless CoinJoin.
Sparrow Wallet license, in plain English
Apache-2.0 Permissive
Permissive like MIT, with an explicit patent grant and a requirement to flag any changes you make.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- License and copyright notice
- State changes
Does not provide
- Trademark use
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.
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