Bitcoin-Safe, the multisig-focused Bitcoin savings wallet specializing in multi-signature security and user-friendly design, today announced the release of version 1.5. This major update delivers a comprehensive visual redesign, live Bitcoin-to-fiat conversion, instant transaction notifications, and numerous user experience improvements, reinforcing Bitcoin-Safe's position as the premier Bitcoin wallet for multisig savings and self-custody. The application feature a wizard onboarding tutorial, testnet3 and testnet4 coins in the playground demo wallets and many other unique features like Chat&Sync to facilitate remote multisig.
Key Features and Improvements in Version 1.5.0
💡 Comprehensive Design Overhaul: Thanks to the exceptional work made by nostr: nostr:npub12lg6yexfh0gsk8aupv5cr5fnj46l0kxg6lp6rz0zw6kwx603lmsshmac9c, Bitcoin-Safe 1.5.0 now features a complete visual refresh across multiple critical areas:
- Sidebar Navigation: New intuitive sidebar for managing multiple open wallets simultaneously providing a full overview and operability cross-wallet
- Enhanced Transaction Views: Redesigned Send, Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction (PSBT), and other screen interfaces tho improve the sending process
- Category Management: Improved organization tools for address categorization and labelling that are now stored and sync via nostr across the multisig participants (signers).
- Mempool Display: Real-time mempool blocks and fees visualization to provide network awareness when sending and signing transactions.
💱 Live Bitcoin ↔ Fiat Conversion:
- Real-time currency conversion support for all major fiat currencies worldwide (over 123 currencies now supported)
- Integrated throughout the application interface for automatic assets' value tracking in real time
- Include ~~easter~~ summer egg/bonus that convert bitcoin amounts in gold or silver values (oz and grams) ideal for gold bug boomers and chrysomaniacs!
⚡ Instant Transaction Notifications:
- Real-time alerts for Bitcoin transactions as they are placed in the mempool and propagate across the P2P network
- Opt-in feature for existing users, opt-out default for new installations
- Fully customizable through Network Settings
🔓 Streamlined Multi-Wallet Management:
- Faster Wallet Unlocking: When multiple wallets share the same encryption password, users need to enter it only once, making it easy to access and manage funds across multiple wallets simultaneously.
⌨️ Enhanced User Experience:
- Expanded keyboard shortcut support for power users
- Additional tooltips and contextual help throughout the interface
- Clearer, more informative error messages
- Comprehensive bug fixes and user experience refinements
About Bitcoin-Safe
Bitcoin-Safe is an open-source Bitcoin savings wallet designed specifically for families and individuals seeking secure, long-term Bitcoin storage. The wallet emphasizes multi-signature technology, user-friendly design, and comprehensive self-custody solutions that make Bitcoin accessible to users of all technical backgrounds.
Key characteristics of Bitcoin-Safe include:
- Design-Focused: Intuitive interface suitable for entire all users, from beginners to advanced users of all major OS of Linux, MacOS and Windows.
- Single & Multi-signature Security: Robust single and multi-signature wallet creation and management with Onboarding wizard
- Hardware Wallet Integration: Broad compatibility with the majority of hardware wallet devices, both commercial and open source.
- Open-Source Transparency: Fully auditable code with active community feedback and translations
- Global Accessibility: Now the Desktop application and the website are both available in multiple language, with support for English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Hindi, Italian, French, German, Myanmar, Korean, Thai, Persian, Polish, and more to come soon depending on the community preferences.
- Self-Custody Focus: Complete user control over Bitcoin keys and funds, no intermediaries, full sovereignty, anonymity and privacy for all signers.
- Remote Signing: Sign transactions offline and broadcast PSBT with your other multisig signers with the Chat&Sync functionality over the nostr protocol, fully encrypted and anonymous.
Availability and Download
Bitcoin-Safe 1.5.0 is available from the official website at https://Bitcoin-Safe.org/en/download/ . The software is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems and is completely free to use.
The open-source code is available for review and contribution on the project's repository, reinforcing the wallet's commitment to transparency and community-driven development.
📥 Download: 🔗 https://Bitcoin-Safe.org/en/download/
How can the global bitcoin community help drive Bitcoin-Safe’s vision?
People do not need to be a developer to support the project. There are multiple ways to contribute, here some options below:
- Discuss and write about Bitcoin-Safe app with your community
- Download the app, play with testnet (tBTC) coins, and provide feedback
- Contribute to language translations on Weblate
- Report bugs and issues on GitHub
- Let us know which features you’d like to have implemented in next release
- Join our community at Chorus.community
- Follow future updates on X in English, X in Chinese and Nostr,
- Donate sats via Lightning and Onchain to support our Free(dom) & Open Source Software
For more information about Bitcoin-Safe:
- Website: https://Bitcoin-Safe.org
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🙏 And as always, a huge thanks to our amazing supporters! nostr:nprofile1qqs8suecw4luyht9ekff89x4uacneapk8r5dyk0gmn6uwwurf6u9ruspzpmhxue69uhkumewwd68ytnrwghszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs2juazd and nostr:nprofile1qqsqx84rqcvglmnrr2r0rg8ynnhg70tzty4ju7l9lr430z8ryldngzspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgjwaehxw309ac82unsd3jhqct89ejhxqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcm43g9u and nostr:nprofile1qqs9500z3l7sn46sdnls5fnjm0d3lqmrq7707qshes2y7j8pnm4rllcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcwhhjgq
Bitcoin-Safe.org is only possible because of the awesome libraries: 🛡️ nostr:nprofile1qqsgkmgkmv63djkxmwvdlyaxx0xtsytvkyyg5fwzmp48pwd30f3jtxspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtcpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9ujkwcxx and 🦀 rust-nostr nostr:nprofile1qqsx3kq3vkgczq9hmfplc28h687py42yvms3zkyxh8nmkvn0vhkyyuspz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09uq32amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvtc8quffm and HWI 💛 Huge respect to all maintainers & contributors!