# bitcoindevkit/bdk

A modern, lightweight, descriptor-based wallet library written in Rust!

Repository: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bdk
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: bitcoin, bitcoin-wallet, miniscript, descriptors, multisig-wallets, rust, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-09-02T00:52:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 76, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2415, "days_push": 1, "days_rel": 160, "gap_med": 28, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1065, forks 478 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:09.605366+00:00)

## What it is
A suite of Rust libraries for building modern, lightweight, descriptor-based Bitcoin wallets, built on rust-bitcoin and rust-miniscript. It provides modular crates for chain data indexing and syncing via Electrum, Esplora, or bitcoind RPC backends.

## Use cases
- build a bitcoin wallet application in rust
- create descriptor-based bitcoin wallets
- handle multisig bitcoin wallets with miniscript
- sync wallet state from an electrum or esplora server
- construct and sign PSBTs for bitcoin transactions
- embed bitcoin wallet functionality into a mobile or desktop app

## When to choose
- you need a well-reviewed, modular Rust library for Bitcoin wallet logic
- you want descriptor-based wallet management with flexible chain data sources
- you're building lightweight (non-full-node) wallets

## When to avoid
- you need a full-node wallet implementation
- you want a ready-made wallet application rather than a library
- you need non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, sdk, developer-tools
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin, wallet, descriptors, miniscript, psbt, multisig, blockchain-data-indexing, cryptocurrency

## Member repositories
- bitcoindevkit/bdk (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:09.605366+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:55:48.690536+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:09.605366+00:00, sha f2d358b081ff)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/bdk (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:36.264692+00:00, sha 505c1e2ff2cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.