The Best Bitcoin Hardware Wallets & Seed Phrase Backup Tools
A simple directory of the best Bitcoin signing devices, metal seed backup tools, and supporting wallet software — because your sats are best stored cold.
Electrum
Veteran Bitcoin-only desktop and Android wallet. Lightweight SPV, hardware wallet support, multisig, optional Lightning, and Tor. Since 2011.
Electrum is one of Bitcoin's longest-running and most trusted wallets, first released in November 2011 by Thomas Voegtlin. It operates as a lightweight SPV client backed by community-run Electrum servers, enabling fast startup without downloading the full blockchain. Private keys never leave your device, and the wallet can be connected to your own Electrum Personal Server for full-node-level privacy. Supports hardware wallet signing (Ledger, Trezor, ColdCard, Jade, and more via plugins), multisig, coin control, and fee bumping (RBF/CPFP). Lightning Network is built in since v4.0, and Tor routing is available. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Open source under the MIT license with deterministic builds. Private keys are exportable and compatible with any standard Bitcoin wallet.
