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! Armory | ! Armory | ||
|| [http://bitcoinarmory.com/index.php/get-armory Download] || Power users || {{CLGood| | || [http://bitcoinarmory.com/index.php/get-armory Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encrypted, on-device}} || Addon || {{CLBest|One-time}} || Varies || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || Jul 2011 || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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! Bitcoin Wallet | ! Bitcoin Wallet | ||
|| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet Download] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || {{CLGood|Isolated}} || Partial || Manual || 1 hour || 30 MB || {{CLGood|Mar 2011}} || on JB tablets || {{CLAndroid}} & BB | || [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.wallet Download] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || {{CLGood|Isolated, on-device}} || Partial || Manual || 1 hour || 30 MB || {{CLGood|Mar 2011}} || on JB tablets || {{CLAndroid}} & BB | ||
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! {{CLGood|Bitcoin-Qt}} | ! {{CLGood|Bitcoin-Qt}} | ||
|| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood| | || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLGood|Encrypted, on-device}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLGood|May 2011}} || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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! bitcoind | ! bitcoind | ||
|| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || Programmers || {{CLGood| | || [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/ Download] || Programmers || {{CLGood|Encrypted, on-device}} || {{CLBest|Full}} || Manual || {{CLBad|Hours}} || {{CLBad|2+ GB}} || {{CLBest|Aug 2009}} || {{CLGood|Virtual accounts}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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! Electrum | ! Electrum | ||
|| [http://ecdsa.org/electrum/ Download] || Power users || {{CLGood| | || [http://ecdsa.org/electrum/ Download] || Power users || {{CLGood|Encrypted, on-device}} || Minimal || {{CLBest|Memorized}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLGood|5 MB}} || Nov 2011 || No || {{CLLinux}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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! MultiBit | ! 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}} | || [http://multibit.org/releases.html Download] || {{CLGood|End-users}} || {{CLBad|None, on-device}} || Partial || {{CLBad|No}} || 1 hour || 50 MB || Jul 2011 || {{CLBest|Multi-wallet}} || {{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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! My Wallet | ! My Wallet | ||
|| [https://blockchain.info/wallet/new Web-based] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || | || [https://blockchain.info/wallet/new Web-based] || {{CLBest|Everyone}} || Encrypted, on a server || {{CLBad|Remote}} || {{CLGood|Automatic}} || {{CLGood|Minutes}} || {{CLBest|None}} || Dec 2011 || {{CLBest|Yes}} || {{CLAndroid}}{{CLiOS}}{{CLLinux}}{{CLMac}}{{CLWin}} | ||
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Revision as of 23:51, 19 January 2013
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 | Encrypted, on-device | Addon | One-time | Varies | 2+ GB | Jul 2011 | Multi-wallet |  
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| Bitcoin Wallet | Download | Everyone | Isolated, on-device | Partial | Manual | 1 hour | 30 MB | Mar 2011 | on JB tablets |  & BB
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| Bitcoin-Qt | Download | End-users | Encrypted, on-device | Full | Manual | Hours | 2+ GB | May 2011 | No | 
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| bitcoind | Download | Programmers | Encrypted, on-device | Full | Manual | Hours | 2+ GB | Aug 2009 | Virtual accounts |
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| Electrum | Download | Power users | Encrypted, on-device | Minimal | Memorized | Minutes | 5 MB | Nov 2011 | No |
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| MultiBit | Download | End-users | None, on-device | Partial | No | 1 hour | 50 MB | Jul 2011 | Multi-wallet |
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| My Wallet | Web-based | Everyone | Encrypted, on a server | Remote | Automatic | Minutes | None | Dec 2011 | Yes | 
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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 | Bitcointalk / 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 |
See Also