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

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-v0.3.1.tar.gz
./zec-qt-wallet-v0.3.1/zec-qt-wallet

Windows

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

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: https://www.qt.io/download

Compiling on Linux

sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dev

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

Compiling 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

Troubleshooting FAQ

1. "Connection Error"

Normally, zec-qt-wallet can pick up the rpcuser/rpcpassword from zcash.conf. If it doesn't for some reason, you can set the username/password in the File->Settings menu. If you are connecting to a remote node, make sure that zcashd on the remote machine is accepting connections from your machine. The target machine's firewall needs to allow connections from your host and also zcashd is set to be configured to accept connections from this host.

The easiest way to connect to a remote node is probably to ssh to it with port forwarding like this:

ssh -L8232:127.0.0.1:8232 user@remotehost

2. "Not enough balance" when sending transactions

The most likely cause for this is that you are trying to spend unconfirmed funds. Unlike Bitcoin, the Zcash protocol doesn't let you spent unconfirmed funds yet. Please wait for 1-2 blocks for the funds to confirm and retry the transaction.

Support or other questions

Tweet at @zecqtwallet for help.

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