specter-desktop vs firmware

specter-desktop

A desktop GUI for Bitcoin Core optimised to work with hardware wallets (by cryptoadvance)

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❄️ Firmware and simulator for Coldcard Hardware Wallet (by Coldcard)

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specter-desktop		firmware
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75	Mentions	260
787	Stars	524
-0.1%	Growth	2.9%
6.4	Activity	9.9
1 day ago	Latest Commit	7 days ago
Python	Language	Python
MIT License	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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specter-desktop

Posts with mentions or reviews of specter-desktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-19.

Don't rush straight to another hardware signing device, learn the basics of Bitcoin self custody first [Serious]
2 projects | /r/CryptoCurrency | 19 May 2023

https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow
Running a BTC node (Citadel) - now what?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 10 May 2023

You can for example use it to run specter-desktop (https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop) on top for example, to use your hardware wallet with improved privacy or even mix them together to create multi-sig setups.
What happens if Trezor, Ledger ect wont exist anymore?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 20 Mar 2023

Also, the functioning of your hardware wallet isn't dependent on this corporations still existing. There is various free and open source software that lets you manage your hardware wallet, and even combine them to make multi-sig wallets (https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop) . This lets you access all information via your own Bitcoin node, no third party system required, fully decentralized.
Running Core as a wallet
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 12 Feb 2023

Take a look at Specter Desktop (https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop) , which is a web interface for Bitcoin Core that lets you use basically every hardware wallet directly with your node.
📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
34 projects | /r/minibolt | 15 Dec 2022

Specter Desktop v1.14.1 (Released: 08th December 2022) - https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases
Why does everybody trust wallets so much?
3 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 14 Nov 2022

Alternatively you can purchase multiple devices from different manufacturers and create a multisig wallet that requires multiple signatures from multiple devices. Wallet software like Specter-Desktop can help you with this. They also have a DIY signer https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-diy
How safe is Ledger/Trezor really?
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 13 Nov 2022

What you can do is to use one or more of this hardware wallets with your own node and a software like specter-desktop (https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop) on top. This way you are completely self sufficient.
Ledger Error '0x6a80'
1 project | /r/ledgerwallet | 13 Oct 2022

It is most likely an issue that is solved in the upcoming version of Specter; you might be interested in trying this prerelease, or wait for the official release: https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v1.13.1-pre1
Bitcoin Browser Wallet?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 22 Aug 2022

Specter runs in Electrum, but you can technically set it up to be run through a web browser, as long as you're hosting the service yourself.
⚡ Raspibolt Monthly Rundown 🌕 May 16th, 2022 - Guide & software updates, new Github pull requests & issues and other news
10 projects | /r/raspibolt | 16 May 2022

Specter Desktop v1.9.4 - Release page - Upgrade guide UIUX: Overhaul of UTXO list, handling of locked UTXOs and scrollbar added to tx-table web component; + various bug fixes, chores and docs. See release page for full notes.

firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-23.

Github repo
1 project | /r/coldcard | 10 Dec 2023
I can't find some components in this schematic.
1 project | /r/PCB | 7 Dec 2023

TIP: Use the BoM as well as the schematic.
Coldcard post anti-forensics for paranoid people
2 projects | /r/coldcard | 23 Aug 2023

As you can see, the default firmware of Coldcard is hardcoded with values d13e and cc10. We are going to change it to make it look like a benign USB device, more on it later. First, clone the original firmware from Github: https://github.com/Coldcard/firmware We now need to edit the file called ./stm32/COLDCARD/shared/usb.py: COINKITE_VID = 0xd13e CKCC_PID = 0xcc10
Hardware/Software wallets and backdoors implemented by different nations?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 10 Jul 2023

Software altered? You were supposed to download from source and flash it yourself. So why did you alter it? No one other than you could have altered it! https://github.com/Coldcard/firmware
Multisig 2 of 3 for a single person, with all cold wallets as Tails + Electrum? Is it a good idea for safer security? Or just an unnecessary overkill?
2 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 1 Jul 2023
Hardware wallet security
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 28 Jun 2023

Coldcard
5 year old tails safe?
1 project | /r/tails | 26 Jun 2023

Consider holding long term with a solution like this. Have you ever use a hardware wallet like a coldcard
Is it safe to buy bitcoin on a fidelity account?
1 project | /r/investing | 24 Jun 2023

Coldcard has many other security features as well. You can find more about them online. Probably the safest hard & cold wallet on the market right now. But most people don't buy it because of their $400 price tag. But definitely worth it for anyone holding more than a pretty penny.
Safety
1 project | /r/coldcard | 23 Jun 2023

You can check it
Daily reminder to move your crypto off exchanges
1 project | /r/Bitcoin | 22 Jun 2023

it’s a cold wallet that only holds BTC

What are some alternatives?

When comparing specter-desktop and firmware you can also consider the following projects:

sparrow - Desktop Bitcoin Wallet focused on security and privacy. Free and open source.

seedsigner - Use an air-gapped Raspberry Pi Zero to sign for Bitcoin transactions! (and do other cool stuff)

electrum-personal-server - Maximally lightweight electrum server for a single user

trezor-firmware - :lock: Trezor Firmware Monorepo

electrum - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet

bisq - A decentralized bitcoin exchange network

bitbox02-firmware - Firmware code of the BitBox02 hardware wallet

BlueWallet - Bitcoin wallet for iOS & Android. Built with React Native

electrs - An efficient re-implementation of Electrum Server in Rust

umbrel - A beautiful home server OS for self-hosting with an app store. Buy a pre-built Umbrel Home with umbrelOS, or install on a Raspberry Pi 4, Pi 5, any Ubuntu/Debian system, or a VPS.