Editor's picks

Official Monero community over Matrix. #monero, #monero-research-lab, #monero-dev, plus a dozen sub-rooms.

Free · Matrix federation · IRC bridge

The reference setup. Five minutes on any VPS or home server; trustless wallet operation.

Free · hardware cost only

Lightweight XMR desktop wallet — fast sync via remote node, Tor/Onion friendly.

Free · Monero network fees only

Mobile + desktop multi-coin wallet (XMR, BTC, LTC, ETH) with in-app swap + CakePay.

Free · Monero network fees only · in-app swap fees vary by provider

Reference Android Monero wallet. F-Droid, open-source, point at your own node or trusted remote.

Free · GPLv3 · F-Droid + Play

Account number only — no email, name, or any identifier required. Pay in cash, XMR, BTC, or card.

€5/mo flat · cash, XMR, BTC, BTC LN, card · no email needed

Long-running no-KYC aggregator. XMR-friendly, Tor mirror, broad coin support.

Aggregator fee included in quote · ~1-2% spread · BTC/XMR/many

Decentralised P2P XMR exchange. Open-source successor to Bisq for Monero.

1% taker fee · trade-specific spread · multisig escrow

Gift cards inside Cake Wallet — pay direct in XMR/BTC, no extra account.

Issuer-dependent · no separate platform fee · network fees paid by user

Every Monero transaction is private by default. No coin to mix; it's already mixed.

Network fees only (~0.001 XMR / tx)

Swiss-based encrypted email. Free tier; paid plans accept BTC.

Free tier 1 GB · paid €4–9/mo · BTC for paid · email recovery optional but useful

Anonymous eSIM with a phone number. Crypto-only signup, no ID.

$10-50 first load · per-MB data · per-SMS receive · BTC, LN, XMR

Same operator as Njalla DNS — anonymous accounts, accepts XMR / BTC / LTC.

€15/mo VPS-S · XMR / BTC / LTC / BCH · anonymous account

Subscription search — no ads, no tracking, custom ranking. Best privacy-respecting paid option.

$5–25/mo · annual plans accept BTC / LTC · email signup

Privacy-respecting metasearch. Aggregates 70+ engines locally on your server.

Free · AGPL · Docker / source

Uncensored LLM API — pay in BTC / LN / VVV token. No identity required.

Free tier · paid from $5/mo · BTC, LN, VVV token

Free 300-page book by SerHack — the canonical reference for understanding XMR end-to-end.

Free PDF · paperback ~$30 on Amazon

Community-driven privacy + OPSEC reference — covers email, DNS, browsers, mobile, threat models.

Free · community-maintained · accepts XMR donations

Live USB OS that routes all traffic through Tor by default.

Free · GPL

Decentralised messenger with no user IDs at all. The only major messenger that doesn't identify users.

Free · open-source · self-hostable relays

Hardened Android for Pixel hardware. Verified boot, sandboxed Play Services, no Google account required.

Free · Pixel hardware required · install via web flasher

Self-hostable Bitcoin block + mempool explorer. Reference UX for inspecting on-chain activity.

Free · self-hostable · public + Tor mirror

Live monitor of public Monero remote nodes. Sortable by uptime, country, transport. Onion mirror + JSON API.

Free · public + Tor mirror · JSON API

End-to-end encrypted messaging over Nostr relays. PGP-encrypted payloads, no accounts, no servers, no logs.

Free · MacOS/Win/Linux/Web · PGP over Nostr