<p>MultiBit is available for OSX. 
<a href="https://multibit.org" rel="nofollow">https://multibit.org</a></p>

<p>This only uses the block headers (included in the download - about 20 MB). 
There is a version in test that replaces this with a checkpoints file which is only 12 kilobytes.  </p>

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jim618
<p>Electrum wallet. Works like a charm on my mac. </p>

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thanks I had downloaded that but wasn't sure what I was looking at, how do I move an existing wallet to it?
CQM
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An electrum wallet is a series of addresses based on a seed: http://electrum.org/seed.html  Use your bitcoin-qt client to pay yourself at one of the addresses that you get from Electrum.
Eyal
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Thom
<p>I find 99.999% of the blockchain irrelevant and a wasteful use of storage space in my personal computers. I just need it to sync my wallets.</p>

<p>on OSX what are bitcoin softwares that do not require downloading the entire blockchain? How can I find the wallet of my currently installed software (Bitcoin-Qt) and move it</p>

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wallet software that doesn't require downloading the entire blockchain
CQM
# wallet software that doesn't require downloading the entire blockchain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-02)

I find 99.999% of the blockchain irrelevant and a wasteful use of storage space in my personal computers. I just need it to sync my wallets.

on OSX what are bitcoin softwares that do not require downloading the entire blockchain? How can I find the wallet of my currently installed software (Bitcoin-Qt) and move it

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-02. Score: 2

MultiBit is available for OSX.
<https://multibit.org>

This only uses the block headers (included in the download - about 20 MB).
There is a version in test that replaces this with a checkpoints file which is only 12 kilobytes.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-02. Score: 2

Electrum wallet. Works like a charm on my mac.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks I had downloaded that but wasn't sure what I was looking at, how do I move an existing wallet to it?  
> **username_3**: An electrum wallet is a series of addresses based on a seed: http://electrum.org/seed.html  Use your bitcoin-qt client to pay yourself at one of the addresses that you get from Electrum.  

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