spesmilo/electrum

Electrum Bitcoin Wallet observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/spesmilo/electrum · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 35
Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 5144
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

8572 stars · 3476 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Electrum is a lightweight Bitcoin wallet client written in Python that uses SPV verification instead of downloading the full blockchain. It supports the Lightning Network, hardware wallets, and ships as a desktop GUI (Qt), mobile app, and command-line tool.

Use cases

store and spend bitcoin without running a full node
send and receive Lightning Network payments
manage a bitcoin wallet from the command line or with cold storage
use a hardware wallet with a lightweight desktop interface
recover a bitcoin wallet from a seed phrase
run a bitcoin wallet on Android or a portable USB stick

When to choose

you want a fast, mature, self-custodial Bitcoin wallet without syncing the whole blockchain
you need Lightning Network support in a desktop or mobile wallet
you want reproducible, GPG-signed binaries and broad platform coverage
you want scriptable wallet automation via the CLI/daemon

When to avoid

you need a full validating node rather than SPV trust assumptions
you need a wallet for cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin
you need a graphical wallet on iOS, which is not supported

Facets

application · maturity stable

cryptography security cli gui security privacy cross-platform windows python cli bitcoin-wallet lightning-network spv hardware-wallet self-custody reproducible-builds cryptocurrency linux macos android desktop mobile

3 sources

readme: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3fe77cf818aa
homepage: https://electrum.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · cf1f7d81b546
site_page: https://download.electrum.org?C=M%3BO%3DD · fetched 2026-08-29 · ceeed72021eb

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
spesmilo/electrum	main	77

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