19 Oct 2023 | Updated 20 Oct 2023 [wallets]

Feather Wallet v2.5.2 released with offline docs browser, seed recovery tool, improved error messages

tobtoht1 has released Feather Wallet2 version 2.5.234 with several bugfixes and improvements, a new offline documentation browser5, a useful seed recovery tool6, and improved error messages.

Changes overview

Feather now starts exactly one second faster
Receive: added an option to show change addresses
Ledger: private viewkey is now available in Wallet -> Keys
Node username/password are no longer forgotten upon restart
Fixed an issue that could lead to a crash
Fixed a build issue on musl platforms
Updates: Monero to v0.18.3.1, Qt to 6.6.0, OpenSSL to 3.1.3, Boost to 1.83.0, Tor to 0.4.7.15

The complete list of changes can be found on the Changelog7 page and on Github8.

A GPG-signed list of the hashes9 is available on the official website and the release signing key can be downloaded from multiple locations10.

Feather is 100% community-sponsored and you can support development efforts by transferring any XMR amount to the project’s donation address11 or by accessing Help → Donate to Feather in the wallet.

Note: If you are able to obtain an Apple-issued codesigning certificate and are willing to grant tobtoht access to it, please contact dev@featherwallet.org. Any expenses and time incurred will be compensated in XMR.


Update: this update completes the first milestone of tobtoht’s CCS proposal12.


  1. https://github.com/tobtoht/ 

  2. https://featherwallet.org/ 

  3. https://featherwallet.org/download/ 

  4. https://github.com/feather-wallet/feather/releases/tag/2.5.2 

  5. https://github.com/feather-wallet/feather-docs/ 

  6. https://docs.featherwallet.org/guides/damaged-seed/ 

  7. https://featherwallet.org/changelog/ 

  8. https://github.com/feather-wallet/feather/compare/2.4.9…2.5.2 

  9. https://featherwallet.org/files/releases/hashes-2.5.2.txt 

  10. https://docs.featherwallet.org/guides/release-signing-key 

  11. https://docs.featherwallet.org/guides/donate 

  12. https://repo.getmonero.org/monero-project/ccs-proposals/-/merge_requests/400#note_22700