Web / browser wallets

Leather Wallet

Open-source browser extension and mobile wallet (formerly Hiro Wallet) for bitcoin, Ordinals and Stacks apps.

Official Leather websitefree

What is Leather Wallet?

Leather is a wallet for Bitcoin and Stacks. It runs as a browser extension for Chrome and as an app for iOS and Android, and it is made by Trust Machines. Its main use is to hold bitcoin and sign in to web apps built on Bitcoin and Stacks. It grew out of the Hiro wallet: by August 2023 Leather had taken over the wallet assets from Hiro and become a subsidiary of Trust Machines. Leather describes itself as self-custodial, so you keep the keys, but a browser extension is a riskier place for savings than a hardware wallet.

Key facts

Type
Web / browser
Made by
Trust Machines
Works with
Browser, Android, iOS
Keys
You hold the keys
Bitcoin-only
No, multi-coinBitcoin-focused, with Stacks, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.
Source code
Open source
Lightning
No
Multisig
No
Experience
Intermediate
Price
free

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Good for

  • Open-source alternative for Bitcoin web apps
  • Signing with a Ledger from the browser

Watch out

  • Yield features on sBTC and Stacks carry risks that plain bitcoin does not
  • Browser extensions are a target for fake copies and malicious sites

Leather Wallet features

Bitcoin, Stacks and collectibles. According to the Leather website, the wallet supports BTC, STX, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens. Ledger support. The Leather website lists Ledger support. Check Leather’s own help pages for which accounts and apps a Ledger covers. Browser and phone. The extension is available for Chrome, and mobile apps are published for iOS and Android. sBTC and swaps. The website lists sBTC support and decentralized swaps through providers such as Bitflow, Velar and ALEX. These features work on the Stacks network, not on the Bitcoin base layer, and carry risks that plain bitcoin does not.

Security and custody

Leather states that it is open source by design, and its code is published in the leather-io organisation on GitHub; the main repository carries an MIT licence. The website mentions an audit by Least Authority (the linked report is titled as an audit of the earlier Hiro Stacks wallet) and a bug bounty on HackerOne. The site also warns about phishing e-mails and says Leather never sends e-mails, so links in unsolicited messages should be ignored.

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Leather Wallet FAQ

Is Leather the same as Hiro Wallet?

By August 2023 Leather had taken over the wallet assets from Hiro and become a subsidiary of Trust Machines, so it continues the Hiro wallet under a new name.

Does Leather work with a Ledger?

The Leather website lists Ledger support. Check Leather's own help pages for which accounts and apps a Ledger covers.

Is Leather open source?

Leather says it is open source by design. The code is on GitHub and the main repository carries an MIT licence.

Does Leather hold my bitcoin?

No. Leather describes itself as a self-custodial wallet, so the keys are yours. Write down your recovery phrase and keep it offline.

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