Cake Wallet

iOS + Android. Open-source. Built-in exchange. XMR, BTC, LTC support. Also: monero.com (XMR-only) and Cupcake (cold storage).

cakewallet.com

Mobile best

Feather Wallet

Desktop (Win/Mac/Linux). Power-user features. Tor built-in. Coin control. Advanced send. Keystone hardware wallet support.

featherwallet.org

Desktop best

Official GUI

Full node or remote node. Built by core team. Most secure. Ledger + Trezor support.

getmonero.org/downloads

Official CLI

Command-line wallet. Maximum control. Scripting support. For power users and developers.

getmonero.org (CLI)

MyMonero

Web + desktop. Light wallet. Fast sync. Open-source client.

mymonero.com

Monerujo

Android-only. Open-source. Tor/i2p support. SideKick air-gap mode.

monerujo.io

Ledger

Hardware wallet. Monero app via CLI/GUI. Nano S/X/S+ supported.

ledger.com

Trezor

Model T supports Monero. Passphrase protection. Open-source firmware.

trezor.io

Keystone Pro 3

Air-gapped QR signing. Pairs with Feather Desktop. New integration.

keyst.one

⚠ Feather-Keystone integration still maturing

Wagyu.xyz

No-KYC. Exchange-level rates via Hyperliquid market makers. Zero forced selling. Best for ecosystem health.

wagyu.xyz

Best rates · No KYC

ChangeNOW

No-KYC swap aggregator. 200+ coins. Fixed & floating rates. Widget available for embedding.

changenow.io

Easiest · No KYC

Haveno DEX

Decentralized exchange. P2P trading. No central point of failure. Fiat on/off ramps.

haveno.exchange

DEX · P2P

TradeOgre

Privacy-focused exchange. No KYC for small amounts. Order book trading.

tradeogre.com

Trocador

Swap aggregator. Tor-accessible. Compares rates across 20+ services.

trocador.app

Bisq

Decentralized, open-source. P2P. Requires BTC as collateral.

bisq.network

Majestic Bank

No-KYC. Tor-first. XMR/BTC swaps. Community-run.

majesticbank.sc

Kraken

Major exchange. Full KYC required. Still lists XMR (one of few). US access varies by state.

kraken.com

⚠ Full KYC — links your identity to XMR

UnstoppableSwap

Open-source desktop client for BTC ↔ XMR atomic swaps. Maker/taker model. Trustless — neither party can run with the funds.

unstoppableswap.net

Atomic swap

comit-network/xmr-btc-swap

Reference COMIT atomic swap implementation. Source code and protocol spec. The base UnstoppableSwap builds on.

github.com/comit-network

Protocol

XMRig

Industry standard. CPU/GPU. Open-source. RandomX optimized. 1% dev fee (removable).

xmrig.com

P2Pool

Decentralized pool. No registration. Run your own mini-blockchain. 0% fee.

p2pool.io

MiningPoolStats

Pool comparison dashboard. Hashrate, fees, payout methods. Live data.

miningpoolstats.stream

monero.com

Network stats dashboard by Cake Wallet. Hashrate, block explorer, pricing.

monero.com/network

xmr.irish explorer

Privacy-respecting explorer. No third-party trackers, no CDN beacons. Self-hosted Canvas charts. First-party.

xmr.irish/mempool-explorer

First-party · No trackers

xmrchain.net

Long-standing community-run explorer. Open source. Useful as a reference source for cross-checks.

xmrchain.net

LocalMonero blocks

Alternative explorer with a slightly different feature set. Useful as a second source for verification.

localmonero.co/blocks

Monerica.com

Directory of merchants accepting Monero. Hundreds of listings. Community maintained.

monerica.com

XMR Bazaar

Marketplace for goods and services. Monero-only payments.

xmrbazaar.com

Monero.how

Guides and tutorials. Remote node list. Mining calculators.

monero.how

Moneroj.net

Charts and analytics. Supply, inflation, emission, transaction metrics.

moneroj.net

r/Monero

Largest English-language Monero community. Good entry point for newcomers; heavily moderated against scams.

reddit.com/r/Monero

Reddit · 400K+

Matrix / IRC

Federated, end-to-end-encrypted group chat. Bridged to #monero on Libera.Chat. Where developers and researchers hang out.

#monero:monero.social

E2E · Dev chat

Monero Forum

Long-form discussion. Governance debates, research threads, CCS proposals. Active since 2014.

forum.getmonero.org

Monero Stack Exchange

Searchable technical Q&A archive. Mining, wallets, protocol questions. 92% answer rate.

monero.stackexchange.com

Telegram

Multi-language chat groups. English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish. Lower-friction onboarding.

t.me/monero

GitHub

580+ contributors across 50+ repos. Where the actual code review and protocol decisions happen.

github.com/monero-project

monero (core)

C++ daemon, wallet, and RPC server. The protocol implementation.

github.com/monero-project

MRL (Research Lab)

Cryptographic research papers. Ring signatures, bulletproofs, FCMP.

github.com/monero-project/research-lab

Developer guides

RPC API docs, integration guides, library references.

getmonero.org/developer-guides

LocalMonero knowledge

Educational articles archive. Privacy concepts, Monero internals.

localmonero.co/knowledge

Community Crowdfunding (CCS)

How development gets funded. Contributors propose, the community funds, milestones deliver. Transparent on-chain accounting.

ccs.getmonero.org

Funding