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Is Monero GUI Wallet Safe?

Yes. Monero GUI is the official Monero wallet, maintained by the Monero core development team. Open source, non-custodial, widely-reviewed.

Monero GUI is the official desktop wallet for the Monero blockchain, distributed by the Monero project at getmonero.org. It is open source, non-custodial, and maintained by the same team that maintains the Monero protocol. There have been no significant breach incidents in its history.

The standard safety practices apply: download from the Monero project's official distribution channel, back up your seed phrase, do not share your seed with anyone.

What "safe" means here

For a wallet, "safe" typically means three things:

  1. The wallet does not steal your funds. Monero GUI is non-custodial and the code is public — anyone can inspect it and confirm there is no key exfiltration.
  2. The wallet does not expose you to network surveillance unnecessarily. Monero GUI supports running over Tor or with a remote node; default behavior connects to a remote node that can see your IP if you do not configure Tor.
  3. The binary you download is the one that was built from the published source. The Monero project publishes its source code openly and reproducible builds are achievable.

All three boxes are checked, with the caveat that #2 requires explicit Tor configuration if your threat model includes network observers.

How to download safely

  1. Download from the Monero project's official distribution channel only.
  2. Confirm you are on the project's official domain (not a typo-squat).
  3. Avoid mirrors, archive sites, and third-party download portals.

If anything about the download looks unusual, stop and consult the Monero project's published guidance directly.

A different choice for a different chain

Monero GUI is excellent for Monero. We are not competing with it on its chain — Zano Wallet does not support Monero. If you specifically want the Zano chain (with its different feature surface: Confidential Assets, hidden-amount staking, aliases, atomic swaps), Zano Wallet is the desktop way to use it. Posture is similar: desktop, open source, single official distribution source, no signup.

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