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This table compares the features of the different clients.
==Overview==
 
This table compares the features of the different clients. All of the listed clients are open-source.


===Feature key===
===Feature key===
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{| class='wikitable' style='text-align: center'
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align: center'
! Client !! Get Started !! Audience !! Wallet Security !! Network Security !! Backups !! Setup Time !! Disk Space !! Maturity !! License !! Multi-user !! Available for
! Client !! Get Started !! Audience !! Wallet Security !! Network Security !! Backups !! Setup Time !! Disk Space !! Maturity !! Multi-user !! Available for
|-
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! Armory || [http://bitcoinarmory.com/index.php/get-armory Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || Addon || {{CLBest|One-time}} || Varies || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || Jul 2011 || AGPLv3 || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
! Armory || [http://bitcoinarmory.com/index.php/get-armory Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || Addon || {{CLBest|One-time}} || Varies || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || Jul 2011 || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
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|-
! Bitcoin Wallet || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood|Isolated}} || Partial || Manual || 1 hour || 30 MB || Mar 2011 || GPLv3 || No || {{CLAndroid}}
! Bitcoin Wallet || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood|Isolated}} || Partial || Manual || 1 hour || 30 MB || Mar 2011 || No || {{CLAndroid}}
|-
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! {{CLGood|Bitcoin-Qt}} || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLGood|May 2011}} || MIT || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
! {{CLGood|Bitcoin-Qt}} || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLGood|May 2011}} || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
|-
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! bitcoind || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || Programmers || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLBest|Aug 2009}} || MIT || {{CLGood|Virtual accounts}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
! bitcoind || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || Programmers || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLBest|Aug 2009}} || {{CLGood|Virtual accounts}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
|-
|-
! Electrum || [http://ecdsa.org/electrum/ Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || Minimal || {{CLBest|Memorized}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLGood|5 MB}} || Nov 2011 || GPLv3 || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
! Electrum || [http://ecdsa.org/electrum/ Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || Minimal || {{CLBest|Memorized}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLGood|5 MB}} || Nov 2011 || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}}
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! MultiBit || [http://multibit.org/releases.html Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLBad|None}} || Partial || {{CLBad|No}} || 1 hour || 50 MB || Jul 2011 || MIT || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
! MultiBit || [http://multibit.org/releases.html Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLBad|None}} || Partial || {{CLBad|No}} || 1 hour || 50 MB || Jul 2011 || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
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! My Wallet || [https://blockchain.info/wallet/new eWallet] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBad|Remote}} || {{CLGood|Automatic}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLBest|None}} || Dec 2011 || BSD* || {{CLBest|Yes}} || {{CLAndroid}}{{CLiOS}}{{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
! My Wallet || [https://blockchain.info/wallet/new eWallet] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || {{CLGood|Encryption}} || {{CLBad|Remote}} || {{CLGood|Automatic}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLBest|None}} || Dec 2011 || {{CLBest|Yes}} || {{CLAndroid}}{{CLiOS}}{{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}}
|}
|}


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==For developers==
This table shows additional information about various Bitcoin clients that may be relevant to developers.
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align: center'
! Client !! Website !! Source Code !! License !! Discussion !! Architecture
|-
! Armory || [http://bitcoinarmory.com/ Link] ||[https://github.com/etotheipi/BitcoinArmory/ Github] || AGPLv3 || [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=56424.0 Bitcointalk] || Integrated
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! Bitcoin Wallet || [http://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/ Link] || [http://code.google.com/p/bitcoin-wallet/source/checkout Google Code] || GPLv3 || None / [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/bitcoinj Google Groups] || [[Thin Client Security#Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)|SPV]]
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! Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind || [http://bitcoin.org/ Link] || [https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin Github] || MIT || [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development Sourceforge] || Integrated
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! Electrum || [http://ecdsa.org/electrum/ Link] || [https://gitorious.org/electrum Gitorious] || GPLv3 || [https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/electrum-discuss Sourceforge] || [[Thin Client Security#Server-Trusting Clients|Server-Client]]
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! MultiBit || [http://multibit.org/ Link] || [https://github.com/jim618/multibit Github] || MIT || [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/bitcoin-multibit Google Groups] || [[Thin Client Security#Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)|SPV]]
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! My Wallet || [https://blockchain.info/wallet/ Link] || [https://github.com/blockchain/My-Wallet/ Github] || BSD* || None || [[Thin Client Security#Server-Trusting Clients|Server-Client]]
|}


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Revision as of 09:54, 2 August 2012

Overview

This table compares the features of the different clients. All of the listed clients are open-source.

Feature key

Wallet Security
How well the client protects your private keys from people with access to the machine the wallet is stored on. The private keys can be encrypted, for example.
Network Security
Clients which more fully implement the Bitcoin network protocol are safer -- they can't be as easily tricked by powerful attackers. A client which fully implements the protocol will always use the correct block chain and will never allow double-spends or invalid transactions to exist in the block chain under any circumstances. Clients which only partially implement the protocol typically trust that 50% or more of the network's mining power is honest. Some clients trust one or more remote servers to protect them from double-spends and other network attacks.
Setup Time
Some clients require that you download and verify a large amount of data before you can send or receive BTC.
Maturity
When the project was started.

Table

Client Get Started Audience Wallet Security Network Security Backups Setup Time Disk Space Maturity Multi-user Available for
Armory Download Power users Encryption Addon One-time Varies 2+ GB Jul 2011 Multi-wallet
Bitcoin Wallet Download End-users Isolated Partial Manual 1 hour 30 MB Mar 2011 No
Bitcoin-Qt Download End-users Encryption Full Manual Hours 2+ GB May 2011 No
bitcoind Download Programmers Encryption Full Manual Hours 2+ GB Aug 2009 Virtual accounts
Electrum Download Power users Encryption Minimal Memorized Minutes 5 MB Nov 2011 No
MultiBit Download End-users None Partial No 1 hour 50 MB Jul 2011 Multi-wallet
My Wallet eWallet Everyone Encryption Remote Automatic Minutes None Dec 2011 Yes


For developers

This table shows additional information about various Bitcoin clients that may be relevant to developers.

Client Website Source Code License Discussion Architecture
Armory Link Github AGPLv3 Bitcointalk Integrated
Bitcoin Wallet Link Google Code GPLv3 None / Google Groups SPV
Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind Link Github MIT Sourceforge Integrated
Electrum Link Gitorious GPLv3 Sourceforge Server-Client
MultiBit Link Github MIT Google Groups SPV
My Wallet Link Github BSD* None Server-Client


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