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Parallax Wallet is the desktop app for holding, sending and receiving LAX. It runs its own full Parallax node inside the app, so your balance and your transactions are checked by your computer rather than by someone else’s server. There’s no terminal and nothing else to install: download it, open it, and it walks you through the rest. The project lives at github.com/ParallaxProtocol/parallax-gui.

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Is this the right option for me?

Use Parallax Wallet if you want to:
  • Keep your LAX in a wallet on your own computer, protected by a password only you know.
  • Create or import a recovery phrase, import a private key or keystore file, or use a Ledger or Trezor.
  • Send and receive LAX, keep an address book, and see your full history.
  • Run a full node that helps the network, without touching a command line.
  • Keep your keys on a computer that never goes online, with the offline signer.
  • Let an AI assistant read the chain through your node, with every action approved by you.
Use the Parallax client CLI if you want to run a node on a headless server, mine, or control every flag from a terminal. Parallax Wallet doesn’t mine.

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Around the app

  • The sidebar — your current account at the top (click it to switch accounts), then Overview, Send, Receive and History; Contacts; and Sign message and Verify message. Settings sits at the bottom.
  • Overview — your balance, what’s waiting to be confirmed, and your recent activity.
  • The node bar — the capsule at the bottom of the window shows whether your node is Syncing, Synced or Offline, its latest block, its peers and how long it has been up. Its button connects or disconnects the node. Click the bar to open the Network panel: the block clock, the latest blocks, your peers (where you can add, trust or block one), the mempool, and more details about your node.
  • The top bar — notifications, Lock wallet, and an update button when a new version is ready.

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In this section

  • Installing — download the app, open it, and set up your node and your wallet.
  • Accounts — recovery phrases, single keys, hardware wallets and watch-only addresses.
  • Sending and receiving — sending, receiving, your history, contacts and signed messages.
  • Hardware wallets — use a Ledger or a Trezor.
  • Offline signing — keep your keys on a computer that never goes online.
  • Security — your password, locking, and what to back up.
  • Settings and updates — every section of Settings, updates, and where the app keeps its files.

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Getting help

In Settings → About, Report a problem and Request a feature open a short form on GitHub, with the app’s version filled in. Never share your recovery phrase, password or a private key there, or anywhere else.