<p>Electrum does not share your private key with its server. I would use Electrum as it's very convenient, well-maintained and it does not have large storage requirements.</p>
<ul>
<li>Create new wallet</li>
<li>File &gt; Sweep private key</li>
</ul>
<p>Some other options are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bitcoin Core, which expects you to download the whole blockchain. Use the <code>importprivkey</code> command.</li>
<li>BRD wallet, which is my favorite mobile wallet that can <a href="https://brd.com/support/articles/234979507" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sweep from QR</a>.</li>
<li>CoPay mobile wallet also has <a href="https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004344486-How-do-I-sweep-a-paper-wallet-into-BitPay-Copay-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the same feature</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Electrum and Bitcoin Core are the two most popular desktop wallets. (Core was actually designed as a full node, therefore it's not very user-friendly and not the best wallet). I'm not aware of a third desktop wallet.</p>

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how can I trust Electrum? is it open source?
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Yes, it's here: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum @kilonet
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<p>I have btc on my paper wallet and I want to transfer to some other address. How can I do this without sharing my private key to some other site like blockchain.com or electrum?</p>

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Transfer BTC from paper wallet without 3rd party (like blockchain.com etc)
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# Transfer BTC from paper wallet without 3rd party (like blockchain.com etc)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-08)

I have btc on my paper wallet and I want to transfer to some other address. How can I do this without sharing my private key to some other site like blockchain.com or electrum?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Electrum does not share your private key with its server. I would use Electrum as it's very convenient, well-maintained and it does not have large storage requirements.

* Create new wallet
* File > Sweep private key

Some other options are:

* Bitcoin Core, which expects you to download the whole blockchain. Use the `importprivkey` command.
* BRD wallet, which is my favorite mobile wallet that can [sweep from QR](https://brd.com/support/articles/234979507).
* CoPay mobile wallet also has [the same feature](https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004344486-How-do-I-sweep-a-paper-wallet-into-BitPay-Copay-).

Electrum and Bitcoin Core are the two most popular desktop wallets. (Core was actually designed as a full node, therefore it's not very user-friendly and not the best wallet). I'm not aware of a third desktop wallet.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: how can I trust Electrum? is it open source?  
> **username_1**: Yes, it's here: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum @kilonet  

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