Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Firefly when a desktop wallet for Shimmer token and asset management is the relevant requirement, or when an open codebase is useful for development work.
Who it is for
- Shimmer users managing network tokens and assets
- Developers studying or building from a TypeScript desktop wallet codebase
- Community contributors working with the public Firefly repository
Documented uses
- Manage Shimmer tokens and assets through a desktop wallet
- Install the wallet from the official website or a GitHub release
- Build the wallet from source using the project’s environment setup guidance
- Review, report issues against or contribute to the public codebase
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The project describes installation through the official Firefly website, a GitHub release, or a source build. The repository is public and licensed under Apache-2.0.
- The wallet targets the Shimmer network rather than presenting a general multi-network scope in the supplied documentation.
- Windows, Linux and macOS desktop platforms are identified.
- The repository uses TypeScript and is licensed under Apache-2.0.
- The repository is deprecated; the IOTA Foundation says it will no longer actively maintain it, although community contributions are welcome.
- Source setup is linked through the project’s development handbook.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 3 October 2026
- Original website title
- iotaledger/firefly · Official homepage title · retained in its source language