Practical overview
When it fits
Use Cove when you want to manage Bitcoin wallets on a phone and need hot-wallet, watch-only or compatible hardware-wallet workflows, including PSBT transfers, transaction review or UTXO selection.
Who it is for
- Bitcoin users who want a mobile hot wallet with recovery-word verification and SeedQR backup options.
- Hardware-wallet users who want to prepare and transfer PSBT transactions from a phone.
- Users who need watch-only wallet views or coin-control tools for selecting individual UTXOs.
- Bitcoin users who want to connect a mobile wallet to their own Electrum or Esplora node.
Documented uses
- Create or import a hot wallet and verify its recovery words.
- Import a watch-only or hardware wallet from an xpub, public descriptor or key expression.
- Send Bitcoin using a hot wallet or transfer a PSBT to compatible hardware for signing.
- Inspect transactions and UTXOs, and select, label or lock UTXOs for coin control.
- Back up or restore a wallet using SeedQR or the documented encrypted cloud-backup option.
Requirements & limits
The project documentation lists iOS and Android availability and describes the app as open source under the MIT license.
- Cove supports Bitcoin, Signet, Testnet and Testnet4, with Native Segwit, Wrapped Segwit and Legacy address types.
- Hardware-wallet PSBT transfer methods include QR codes, NFC and files; supported examples include Coldcard, TAPSIGNER, Krux, Jade, SeedSigner and Foundation Passport.
- Encrypted cloud backup is described as passkey-protected and uses iCloud Drive on iOS or Google Drive on Android.
- Users can connect their own Electrum or Esplora node.
- Coin-control tools include searching, sorting, filtering, labeling, locking, unlocking and selecting UTXOs.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Import a watch-only wallet into Cove
Add a wallet for viewing Bitcoin addresses and activity without importing a hot-wallet key.
Before you start
- Cove on iOS or Android
- An xpub, public descriptor, or key expression for the wallet
- A way to provide it by NFC, file, or QR code
Steps
Open Cove on a mobile device.
Import a watch-only wallet using its xpub, public descriptor, or key expression.
Provide the wallet information using NFC, a file, or a QR code.
Expected outcome
The watch-only wallet is available for inspection; Cove lists address and transaction details and supports viewing UTXOs.
Guide limitations
- The documented import methods are limited to NFC, files, or QR codes.
- A watch-only import is not described as a way to sign transactions.
Send Bitcoin using a hardware wallet and PSBT transfer
Use Cove to prepare and send a Bitcoin transaction with a compatible hardware wallet.
Before you start
- Cove on iOS or Android
- A PSBT-compatible hardware wallet
- A transfer method supported by the workflow: QR (BBQr or UR), NFC, or files
Steps
Import or use a hardware wallet in Cove.
Prepare a Bitcoin send and choose a fee rate; review any fee warnings.
Transfer the PSBT using QR, NFC, or files for signing with the hardware wallet.
Use the signed transaction in the send workflow.
Expected outcome
Cove supports sending with hardware wallets through PSBT transfer and signing.
Guide limitations
- The README does not specify device-by-device setup steps or the exact transaction submission sequence.
- Hardware-wallet use is limited to compatible devices and the listed transfer methods.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 13 October 2026
- Original website title
- bitcoinppl/cove · Official homepage title · retained in its source language