21 Sep 2026 [wallets]

MAGIC Grants releases Skylight Wallet v2.0.0

MAGIC Grants1 has just released Skylight Wallet2 version 2.0.03 with a fully redesigned UI and a refactored back-end:

This is a major Skylight Wallet release. [..] It now supports node connections as well.4

Changes overview

* A completely redesigned user interface, with light and dark modes
* The option to connect to a Monero node for local scanning
* Incoming transaction notifications
* A refactored back-end, now relying on our wallet-core
* Support for OpenAlias V2 (initially Tor only)
* Security and privacy improvements
* Builds remain reproducible

The XMR light-wallet is available for desktop and mobile5. Join #skylight-wallet on Matrix6 to get involved with the community.

To learn more about this project consult the previous Monero Observer report7.

It is worth mentioning that MAGIC Grants also released Spice Wallet8 v1.0.0 today - a multi-coin light-wallet for Monero, BTC, ETH, and DAI that is intended to be the best app for Serai.

This is an ongoing story and the report will be updated when new information is available.

  1. https://magicgrants.org/ ↩

  2. https://skylight.magicgrants.org/ ↩

  3. https://github.com/MAGICGrants/skylight-wallet/releases/tag/v2.0.0 ↩

  4. /sgp-2/ ↩

  5. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skylight-wallet-for-monero/id6759176050, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.magicgrants.skylight, https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.magicgrants.skylight/ ↩

  6. (Matrix) https://matrix.to/#/#skylight-wallet:monero.social ↩

  7. /magic-grants-to-release-monero-first-skylight-wallet/ ↩

  8. https://spicewallet.org/, https://github.com/MAGICGrants/spice-wallet ↩