zec-qt-wallet is a z-Addr first, Sapling compatible wallet and full node for zcashd that runs on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Installation

Head over to the releases page and grab the latest binary. https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet/releases

Linux

Extract and run the binary.

tar -xvf zec-qt-wallet-v0.4.3.tar.gz
./zec-qt-wallet-v0.4.3/zec-qt-wallet

Windows

Unzip the release binary and double click on zec-qt-wallet to start.

macOS

Double-click on the .dmg file to open it, and drag zec-qt-wallet on to the Applications link to install.

zcashd

zec-qt-wallet needs a Zcash node running zcashd. If you already have a zcashd node running, zec-qt-wallet will connect to it.

If you don't have one, zec-qt-wallet will start its embedded zcashd node.

Additionally, if this is the first time you're running zec-qt-wallet or a zcashd daemon, zec-qt-wallet will download the zcash params (~1.7 GB) and configure zcash.conf for you.

Pass --no-embedded to disable the embedded zcashd and force zec-qt-wallet to connect to an external node.

Compiling from source

zec-qt-wallet is written in C++ 14, and can be compiled with g++/clang++/visual c++. It also depends on Qt5, which you can get from here

See detailed build instructions on the wiki

Building on Linux

git clone https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet.git
cd zec-qt-wallet
/path/to/qt5/bin/qmake zec-qt-wallet.pro CONFIG+=debug
make -j$(nproc)

./zec-qt-wallet

Building on Windows

You need Visual Studio 2017 (The free C++ Community Edition works just fine).

From the VS Tools command prompt

git clone https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet.git
cd zec-qt-wallet
c:\Qt5\bin\qmake.exe zec-qt-wallet.pro -spec win32-msvc CONFIG+=debug
nmake

debug\zec-qt-wallet.exe

To create the Visual Studio project files so you can compile and run from Visual Studio:

c:\Qt5\bin\qmake.exe zec-qt-wallet.pro -tp vc CONFIG+=debug

Building on macOS

You need to install the Xcode app or the Xcode command line tools first, and then install Qt.

git clone https://github.com/adityapk00/zec-qt-wallet.git
cd zec-qt-wallet
/path/to/qt5/bin/qmake zec-qt-wallet.pro CONFIG+=debug
make

./zec-qt-wallet.app/Contents/MacOS/zec-qt-wallet

Troubleshooting Guide & FAQ

Please read the troubleshooting guide for common problems and solutions. For support or other questions, tweet at @zecqtwallet or file an issue.

PS: zec-qt-wallet is NOT an official wallet, and is not affiliated with the Zerocoin Electric Coin Company in any way.