Alternatives to Specter Desktop
Open-source Bitcoin wallet software for multisig setups using hardware wallets and your own node. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Specter Desktop
Open-source Bitcoin wallet software for multisig setups using hardware wallets and your own node.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Specter Desktop.
Sparrow Wallet
Power-user desktop Bitcoin wallet with broad hardware wallet support.
Sparrow Wallet is an open-source desktop Bitcoin wallet with broad hardware wallet support and PSBT, and it does not center everything on multisig with your own node.
Nunchuk
A Bitcoin multisig wallet with hardware wallet support and non-KYC inheritance planning using on-chain timelocks.
Nunchuk offers Bitcoin multisig with hardware wallets on Android and iOS plus timelock inheritance, but it is not open source and inheritance requires a paid plan.
Liana
An open-source, self-custody Bitcoin wallet with built-in recovery paths so you are not locked out of your coins.
Liana is an open source desktop Bitcoin wallet that uses your own node and adds built-in recovery paths, with community support only in the free edition.
Electrum
A lightweight open-source Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android, developed continuously since 2011.
Electrum is a lightweight open-source Bitcoin wallet for desktop and Android with reproducible builds, and it does not assume you run your own node.
Wasabi Wallet
Privacy-focused Bitcoin desktop wallet with built-in CoinJoin mixing.
Wasabi Wallet is an open source desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on privacy, with built-in CoinJoin and Tor by default, rather than multisig with hardware signers.
Bitcoin Core
Run a Bitcoin node that independently validates the blockchain.
Bitcoin Core combines a validating Bitcoin node with a basic wallet and graphical interface, without the hardware-wallet multisig coordination Specter Desktop focuses on.
BlueWallet
Open-source self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet for iOS and Android.
BlueWallet supports multisig vaults and hardware wallet connections on iOS and Android, moving your setup from desktop to a mobile-only open-source wallet.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Specter Desktop as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Ledger Wallet
Ledger's companion app for managing crypto assets secured on Ledger hardware signers, formerly called Ledger Live.
Specter Desktop is MIT-licensed Bitcoin-only software for multisig setups with hardware signing devices and your own node, assuming familiarity with running a node.
Trezor Suite
The official desktop, web and mobile app for managing cryptocurrency held on a Trezor hardware wallet.
Specter Desktop is an MIT-licensed desktop app for Bitcoin multisig with hardware signing devices, and it assumes you run your own Bitcoin node.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
MyNode
A Bitcoin and Lightning node distribution with a web interface and an app marketplace.
BTCPay Server
A self-hosted, open-source payment processor for accepting Bitcoin without a third party or fees.
Zeus
Open-source Lightning wallet that connects directly to your own Bitcoin node.
