Install
Install the official Monero wallet: download, verify, sync, send
Zero-to-receiving-XMR: official sources, SHA256 verification, creating your wallet and the first transfer.
Private · Decentralized · Fully Open Source
Monero. Money that is truly your own.
Private, decentralized and untraceable. The official wallet is open source and free for Windows, Linux and macOS — set up your first send and receive in minutes.
Secure · Private · Free
Privacy comes from cryptography and open verification, not promises
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Secure
Fully open source with over a decade of audits; the official release publishes full SHA256 checksums — nothing can be forged or injected behind your back.
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Private
Ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT hide amounts, senders and receivers. Privacy guaranteed by cryptography, not by promise.
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Free
Decentralized PoW (RandomX) keeps mining open to ordinary CPUs; no permission needed for anyone to use or contribute.
Monero Means Money
Your money, your secret
Every purchase in regular money leaves a digital trace. Monero makes your financial movement yours alone: amounts, senders and receivers all hidden. It is a private rewrite of what money means — open source and free.
Privacy, proven by math
Four core technologies that turn "invisible" into "provable"
Untraceable
Ring signatures: proven anonymity
- Each transaction mixes your signature with other historical signers in a ring; outsiders cannot tell which member really signed.
- Stealth addresses hide the payee from the public ledger; only key holders can recognize their own transactions.
Hiding amounts
RingCT: amounts fully encrypted on-chain
- RingCT encrypts every amount with homomorphic commitments — the chain shows transfers without showing values.
- Monetary supply integrity is provable without trusting any institution.
Decentralized
RandomX consensus, CPU friendly
- RandomX proof-of-work is optimized for ordinary CPUs, keeping personal and community mining possible.
- No ASIC arms race: decentralization is designed in, at the supply layer.
Community
Open source, built by hundreds
- Wallets and nodes fully open source in 30+ languages; the Monero Research Lab publishes peer-reviewed cryptography.
- Community crowdfunding drives features, security and the ecosystem forward.
Three ways to start with Monero
Simple mode: ready in minutes
Built for users who just want to send and receive XMR: open the wallet, auto-connect a remote node, done. No node knowledge required.
Advanced mode: full control
Full node management, blockchain pruning (about 1/3 of the chain), custom nodes and Tor/I2P connectivity for power users and merchants.
Hardware wallet compatibility
Connect Ledger Nano S/Plus/X and Trezor Model T/Safe 3/Safe 5 directly — keys stay on the device while the wallet matches and signs.
Monero Guides
Step-by-step installation, sync and private transaction walkthroughs
Tips
Monero privacy mechanics: ring signatures, stealth addresses, RingCT
Understand what is hidden on-chain and what habits keep your privacy intact.
Features
Wallet sync explained: remote node, full node and pruning
Remote vs local nodes, disk budgets and the right choice matrix for your use case.
Monero Wallet, open source & free
Official wallets for Windows / Linux / macOS — first receive in minutes