# spesmilo/electrum

Electrum Bitcoin Wallet

Repository: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electrum
Homepage: https://electrum.org
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bitcoin, bitcoin-wallet, python, electrum, lightning, lightning-network
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:52:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5144, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8572, forks 3476 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.605225+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: cryptography, security, cli, gui
- domain: security, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: bitcoin-wallet, lightning-network, spv, hardware-wallet, self-custody, reproducible-builds, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, android, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- spesmilo/electrum (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.605225+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 2026-08-29T17:26:16.654627+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.605225+00:00, sha 3fe77cf818aa)
  - homepage: https://electrum.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:35.520485+00:00, sha cf1f7d81b546)
  - site_page: https://download.electrum.org?C=M%3BO%3DD (fetched 2026-08-29T08:26:35.523723+00:00, sha ceeed72021eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.