Practical overview
When it fits
Use Coinfox for a manually entered overview of holdings, cost basis and price history, or to transfer saved portfolio data between devices.
Who it is for
- People who want to record cryptocurrency holdings and cost basis.
- Portfolio holders who want to review coin-level values and overall gains or losses.
- Users who want to move saved holdings between devices.
Documented uses
- Record a coin ticker, quantity held and average cost basis.
- Review portfolio value and gains or losses alongside current coin prices.
- Check a coin's portfolio share and one-year price history.
- Export and import saved holdings to transfer them between devices.
Requirements & limits
- The add form requires ticker, average cost basis per coin in dollars, and quantity held.
- The README lists multi-currency display, including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY and AUD.
- Holdings transfer uses a downloaded save file and copying its contents into the import area on another device.
- The project is public JavaScript software licensed under GPL-3.0.
- The project states that price data is not guaranteed accurate and cautions against trading based on it.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Record a cryptocurrency holding
Add a coin and view it in the portfolio holdings list.
Before you start
- The coin ticker, such as BTC, LTC, ETC or DOGE
- The average cost basis per coin in dollars
- The quantity of coins held
Steps
Open the coin-add form from the hamburger menu.
Enter the ticker, average cost basis per coin, and quantity held.
Review the holdings list, which includes total portfolio value and gain or loss.
Expected outcome
The coin is represented in the holdings list, with portfolio totals and per-coin information.
Guide limitations
- Coinfox says its price data is not guaranteed accurate and cautions against executing trades based on it.
Transfer saved holdings to another device
Carry portfolio data to another device using Coinfox's save file.
Before you start
- Access to Coinfox on the device with the saved holdings
- Access to Coinfox on the destination device
Steps
Use the menu to download the save file on the device containing the holdings.
On the destination device, copy the save-file contents into the import area near the bottom of the menu.
Save the imported contents.
Expected outcome
The README describes the destination device as holding the transferred portfolio data.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 8 October 2026
- Original website title
- vinniejames/coinfox · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

