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Sparrow Wallet

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Targeted

A targeted-tier tool. Built for a real, capable adversary. Overkill for everyone below. Threat levels

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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
Stars
2,035
+ 16 this week
Last commit
8d ago
healthy
License
Apache-2.0
Latest release
2.5.2
1mo ago
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Website at a glance
sparrowwallet.com
C score 55
Basic website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 13d ago
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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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