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Sparrow

Sparrow is an open-source desktop application for managing Bitcoin wallets, supporting most hardware wallets and the PSBT transaction standard.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use Sparrow when you want a desktop Bitcoin wallet that supports most hardware wallets, or when you need to configure the application for a specific listed Bitcoin network.

Who it is for

  • Bitcoin users who want a desktop wallet with hardware-wallet support.
  • Users working with PSBT-based Bitcoin transaction signing.
  • Developers who want to build the wallet from its public Java repository.

Documented uses

  • Manage Bitcoin wallets in a desktop application.
  • Work with a Bitcoin transaction workflow based on PSBT.
  • Configure Sparrow for mainnet, testnet, testnet4, regtest or signet.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

  • Sparrow is a desktop application, not a browser-based wallet.
  • The repository documents support for most hardware wallets but does not name specific devices in the provided material.
  • Testnet use with an Electrum server requires that server to be configured for the same test network.
  • The public repository identifies Java as the primary language and Apache-2.0 as the license.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Build Sparrow from its source repository

Prepare the project and build Sparrow binaries from source.

Before you start

  • Java 25 or higher.
  • Git access to the public Sparrow repository.
  • Platform-specific packaging tools may be needed; the repository lists rpm, fakeroot and binutils for Debian or Ubuntu, and WiX for a Windows installer.

Steps

  1. Clone the repository recursively using SSH or HTTPS.

  2. Run ./gradlew jpackage from the project directory.

  3. On Linux distributions without deb or rpm packaging tools, use ./gradlew jpackage -PskipInstallers=true to skip installer packaging.

Expected outcome

The documented build process packages Sparrow binaries from source; installer packaging can be skipped on Linux distributions without the listed packaging tools.

Guide limitations

  • Java 25 or higher is required.
  • The repository notes that additional packages may be required depending on the platform.
  • Building a Windows installer requires WiX.
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