> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.qwertycoin.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.qwertycoin.org/wallets/types-of-wallet.md).

# Wallet Overview

> **Verified against:** the latest stable release; exact review revisions are recorded in [Pinned source and release revisions](/contribution-and-evidence/source-version-matrix.md).

| Wallet      | Best for                     | Important boundary                                                                |
| ----------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Desktop GUI | Everyday desktop use         | Verify the exact official package; preserve seed and wallet files.                |
| CLI         | Operators and advanced users | Commands act on the currently opened wallet.                                      |
| Web Wallet  | Browser use                  | Trust and backup model differs from native wallets; use only the official origin. |
| Wallet RPC  | Exchange/service integration | Holds wallet authority; keep private, authenticated, and serialized.              |

Current mainnet supports primary addresses, subaddresses, and integrated addresses. Generate addresses with current wallet software. A subaddress can legitimately have a visible prefix different from `QWC`; `validate_address` is authoritative for format/network/type.

## Wallet data

* **Mnemonic seed/private spend key:** controls funds; protect offline.
* **Wallet file:** encrypted key material and configuration.
* **Wallet cache:** transaction state that can be rebuilt by rescanning.
* **Daemon blockchain:** node data, not wallet backup.
* **EPoSE keystore:** separate service identity; never place it in a wallet directory.

Never open the same wallet file concurrently in CLI and wallet RPC.