---
Type: desktop-application
ID: electrum.desktop
Package: electrum
Name:
en-US: Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
C: Electrum Bitcoin Wallet
Summary:
C: Lightweight Bitcoin Client
Description:
C: >-
<p>This package provides a lightweight Bitcoin client which protects you from losing your bitcoins in a backup mistake
or computer failure. Also, Electrum does not require waiting time because it does not download the Bitcoin blockchain.</p>
<p>Features of Electrum:</p>
<p> * Instant on: Your client does not download the blockchain. It uses a network of specialized servers that index
the blockchain. * Forgiving: Your wallet can be recovered from a secret seed. * Safe: Your seed and private keys are
encrypted on your hard drive. They are never sent to the servers. * Low trust: Information received from the servers
is verified using SPV. Servers are authenticated using SSL. * No downtimes: Your client is not tied to a particular
server; it will switch instantly if your server is down. * Ubiquitous: You can use the same wallet on different
computers, they will synchronize automatically. * Cold Storage: Sign transactions from a computer that is always
offline. Broadcast them using a machine that does not have your keys. * Reachable: You can export your private keys
into other Bitcoin clients. * Established: Electrum is open source and was first released in November 2011.</p>
en: >-
<p>This package provides a lightweight Bitcoin client which protects you from losing your bitcoins in a backup mistake
or computer failure. Also, Electrum does not require waiting time because it does not download the Bitcoin blockchain.</p>
<p>Features of Electrum:</p>
<p> * Instant on: Your client does not download the blockchain. It uses a network of specialized servers that index
the blockchain. * Forgiving: Your wallet can be recovered from a secret seed. * Safe: Your seed and private keys are
encrypted on your hard drive. They are never sent to the servers. * Low trust: Information received from the servers
is verified using SPV. Servers are authenticated using SSL. * No downtimes: Your client is not tied to a particular
server; it will switch instantly if your server is down. * Ubiquitous: You can use the same wallet on different
computers, they will synchronize automatically. * Cold Storage: Sign transactions from a computer that is always
offline. Broadcast them using a machine that does not have your keys. * Reachable: You can export your private keys
into other Bitcoin clients. * Established: Electrum is open source and was first released in November 2011.</p>
Categories:
- Finance
- Network
Icon:
cached:
- name: electrum_electrum.png
width: 64
height: 64
stock: electrum
Launchable:
desktop-id:
- electrum.desktop
Provides:
mediatypes:
- x-scheme-handler/bitcoin
