Electrum was created by Thomas Voegtlin in November 2011.Since then,various developershave contributed to its source code.

Electrum is fast, because it uses servers that index the Bitcoin blockchain.

Electrum supports third-party plugins: Multisig services, Hardware wallets, etc.

Its mission is to develop, package and distribute Electrum software, and to provide services to Bitcoin users and businesses.

Electrum Wallet verifies all the transactions in your history usingSPV.

Split the permission to spend your coins between several wallets.

Electrum servers are decentralized and redundant. Your wallet is never down.

Developers with Github write access

You can ask questions onbitcointalk.org

Official announcements are made onTwitter

IRC channel:electrumchannel on Freenode

This website is hosted by Electrum Technologies GmbH

Keep your private keys offline, and go online with a watching-only wallet.

Servers list and status(Lists only Bitcoin Electrum servers)

Electrum Technologies was founded by Thomas Voegtlin in 2013.

Server source code:ElectrumX(new, faster implementation)

Bug reports:electrum page on GitHub

How to run your own Electrum server:Install Guide

Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your computer.

Your funds can be recovered from a secret phrase.

You can export your private keys and use them in other Bitcoin clients.