Built-in trustless CoinJoin. Easy to use and offers users a quick start guide.
Official website sparrowwallet.com
Our take
Built for people who take Bitcoin self-custody and wallet privacy seriously, with built-in CoinJoin and strong Tor support that keep your transaction history harder to link on-chain. The trade is that it’s desktop-only and assumes you understand coin control and UTXOs, so it’s overkill for someone who just wants a simple balance. Pick Sparrow if you run your own node or want fine-grained control over your wallet’s privacy footprint. Casual holders who don’t want to learn UTXO management will find it intimidating.
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Sparrow Wallet license, in plain English
Apache-2.0 Permissive
Permissive like MIT, with an explicit patent grant and a requirement to flag any changes you make.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- License and copyright notice
- State changes
Does not provide
- Trademark use
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Permissive licensing lets anyone reuse this, including inside closed products. That is freedom to build on, but no guarantee that downstream copies stay open.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.