# These env vars no longer work from v2.0.0 onwards (after introduction of public electrum server option). Keeping them here for potential future use if Specter Desktop adds support for them again.
Specter Desktop connects to the Bitcoin Core running on your Umbrel
and functions as a watch-only coordinator for multi-signature and single-key
Specter Desktop can be used to connect to the Bitcoin Core running on your Umbrel or an Electrum Server.
It functions as a watch-only coordinator for multi-signature and single-key
Bitcoin wallets. At the moment Specter Desktop is working with all major
hardware wallets including:
- Trezor
- Ledger
- SeedSigner
- KeepKey
- Specter DIY (optionally airgapped, using QR codes)
- BitBox02
- Blockstream Jade
- ColdCard (optionally airgapped, using an SD card)
- Passport
- BitBox02
- Electrum (optionally airgapped, if running Electrum on an airgapped computer/phone)
- Specter DIY (optionally airgapped, using QR codes)
- Keystone (airgapped, using QR codes)
- Trezor
- Cobo (airgapped, using QR codes)
- Ledger
- KeepKey
Specter Desktop also supports using the Bitcoin Core on your Umbrel as a hot wallet, by importing or generating a random BIP39 mnemonic, but this feature is experimental and we do not recommend using it at this stage. We plan to add support for other hardware wallets as they come up.
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defaultUsername:""
defaultPassword:""
releaseNotes:>-
This release updates Specter Desktop to version 1.14.5, which is the latest version that maintains full compatibility
with node implementations like the Bitcoin Node app on Umbrel. Compatibility for future versions is on the Specter Desktop
development roadmap, and these versions will be brought to Umbrel as soon as they are available!
⚠️ As usual, please create a full backup of Specter before updating by going to Settings in the app and clicking "Download Specter backup (zip file).
Full release notes and detailed information is available at https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases
This is a large update that takes Specter Desktop from 1.14.5 to 2.0.2! Full release notes and detailed information is available at https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases