Electrum (software)
| Electrum | |
|---|---|
| Original author(s) | Electrum Technologies GmbH |
| Initial release | 2011 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS, Android |
| Type | Cryptocurrency wallet |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | electrum |
Electrum is a free non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet for Bitcoin and Lightning Network. It is available for Windows, Linux (pre-installed on Tails OS), macOS and Android. Electrum is written in Python and uses the Qt widget toolkit for the user interface. Electrum is a lightweight client: it does not download the entire blockchain and instead uses simplified payment verification. Transactions are sent to public servers. It was released in 2011.