zap-desktop vs electrum-personal-server

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Zap Wallet - Cross platform Lightning Network wallet focused on user experience and ease of use ⚡️ (by LN-Zap)

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Maximally lightweight electrum server for a single user (by chris-belcher)

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zap-desktop		electrum-personal-server
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8	Mentions	66
1,276	Stars	588
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0.0	Activity	0.0
6 months ago	Latest Commit	3 months ago
JavaScript	Language	Python
MIT License	License	MIT License

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zap-desktop

Posts with mentions or reviews of zap-desktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-15.

📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
34 projects | /r/minibolt | 15 Dec 2022

Zap Desktop v0.7.6 beta (Released: 23th January 2022) - https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/releases
Newbie Question - Wallets
2 projects | /r/lightningnetwork | 27 Sep 2022

Okay if custody of your own coins is priority for you, and you don't want to run a node straight away, I guess my recommendation is Zap Desktop. You can also get it from its github page. Basically it's running an lnd node in the background, but it presents a nice GUI as a front end.
I've been out a couple of years, anyone was here?
4 projects | /r/litecoin | 29 Jan 2022
ZAP Windows Desktop Wallet, error msg, invalid date for on-chain transactions and can not open LN channels.
1 project | /r/lightningnetwork | 3 Dec 2021

Seems like a bug with Zap Desktop.
PSA: Zap Desktop does not currently support LND v0.13
1 project | /r/raspibolt | 23 Jul 2021

See discussion here: https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/issues/3730
Zap and the Raspibolt
1 project | /r/raspibolt | 21 Jul 2021
My reply to people who tell me to “just use lightning”
9 projects | /r/btc | 6 Jun 2021

There are various wallets for the desktop, but I never used one. I think Electrum has Lightning intergration, there is also Zap (https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop) I use a https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz with Zap mobile wallet connecting to the node for payments (there is an app and desktop version).
money stuck in Zap?
1 project | /r/lightningnetwork | 7 Jan 2021

I would recommend opening an issue in their GitHub repository https://github.com/LN-Zap/zap-desktop/issues.

electrum-personal-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of electrum-personal-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-22.

how can i link my electrum to bitcoind if they are on the same computer?
1 project | /r/Electrum | 17 May 2023

Follow the instructions on Electrum Personal Server. Don't let the word "server" deter you. Often this can mean "open a localhost http port". Assuming you have enough privledge on your PC to bind a TCP/IP port, you should be fine.
how can i create bitcoin core on server? Is there such a guide?
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 27 Feb 2023
Is there any way to not dox al your addresses without running your own node?
1 project | /r/Electrum | 23 Feb 2023

There are some server implementations that make use of XPUBs. For instance, Electrum Private Server is an implementation that must be configured with XPUBs of all wallets you want to use with it, so it can scan the blockchain for them, in return for much lower resource usage than regular servers that have to index the necessary information of every transaction ever made. But EPS is only suitable for private use, hence the name.
Electrum has the Lightning network seamlessly integrated now
1 project | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 19 Jan 2023
New to crypto
4 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 22 Dec 2022

(A) Link it to your own Bitcoin Core node. You will need a little indexer called Electrum Private Server. https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server/releases . Once you do that, you won't have to ask any other Bitcoin node for transaction history or to broadcast your transactions. You become your own bank, literally.
What can I do with my skill of writing Python in the Bitcoin space?
13 projects | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 19 Dec 2022
📑 MiniBolt resources 📚 List of the MiniBolt core/bonus guides + latest versions
34 projects | /r/minibolt | 15 Dec 2022

Electrum Personal server v0.2.4 (Released: 16th June 2022) - https://github.com/chris-belcher/electrum-personal-server/releases
Having trouble setting up my nodes.
4 projects | /r/Bitcoin | 3 Dec 2022

You need Electrum PERSONAL Server, not Electrum Server. Big difference!
Wasabi vs Electrum
4 projects | /r/WasabiWallet | 1 Nov 2022

To gain some privacy by using Electrum you should set up Tor on Network preferences or by installing your own Electrum server via Electrum Personal Server, ElectrumX or Electrs.
Electrum Personal Server vs Bitcoin Core: Which is Better for Verifying Your Own BTC Transactions?
2 projects | /r/BitcoinBeginners | 29 Oct 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zap-desktop and electrum-personal-server you can also consider the following projects:

raspiblitz - Get your own Bitcoin & Lightning Node running - on a RaspberryPi with a nice LCD

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.

awesome-lnurl - A curated list of awesome lnurl things.

specter-desktop - A desktop GUI for Bitcoin Core optimised to work with hardware wallets

lnd - Lightning Network Daemon ⚡️

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

loop - Lightning Loop: A Non-Custodial Off/On Chain Bridge

electrum - Electrum Bitcoin Wallet

zap-android - Zap Wallet - Native android lightning wallet for node operators focused on user experience and ease of use ⚡️

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

bitbox-wallet-app - The BitBoxApp for desktop and mobile.

electrumx - Alternative implementation of spesmilo/electrum-server