Use
Getting started
Use release v2.4.2, published 10 October 2026. That number is the latest release of PrivacyDataCoin-Project/PDC. Stay on the current release for both the wallet and the node.
| File | Role | Size |
|---|---|---|
| pdc-linux-x64-gui-2.4.2.9-337176a.AppImage | Linux desktop wallet | 166 MB |
| pdc-linux-arm64-gui-2.4.2.9-337176a.AppImage | Linux desktop wallet | 175 MB |
| pdc-windows-x64-gui-2.4.2.9-337176a-installer.exe | Windows installer | 194 MB |
| pdc-windows-x64-gui-2.4.2.9-337176a.zip | Windows desktop wallet archive | 281 MB |
| pdc-macos-arm64-gui-v2.4.2.9.337176a.dmg | macOS desktop wallet | 271 MB |
| pdc-macos-x64-gui-v2.4.2.9.337176a.dmg | macOS desktop wallet | 244 MB |
| pdc-linux-x64-cli-2.4.2.9-337176a.tar.bz2 | Linux daemon and simplewallet | 15.4 MB |
| pdc-linux-arm64-cli-2.4.2.9-337176a.tar.bz2 | Linux daemon and simplewallet | 15.7 MB |
| pdc-windows-x64-cli-2.4.2.9-337176a.zip | Windows daemon and simplewallet | 108 MB |
| pdc-macos-arm64-cli-v2.4.2.9.337176a.tar.bz2 | macOS daemon and simplewallet | 12.7 MB |
| pdc-macos-x64-cli-v2.4.2.9.337176a.tar.bz2 | macOS daemon and simplewallet | 12.9 MB |
| pdc-macos-universal-cli-v2.4.2.9.337176a.tar.bz2 | macOS daemon and simplewallet | 25.6 MB |
The GUI binaries in that release are a Qt 6.8 build. A source build that should match them uses Qt 6.8.3, as the repository README describes. CMake still accepts Qt 5 if Qt5WebEngineWidgets is found. Release builds do not use it.
First launch
- Install the desktop wallet, or unpack the command-line archive.
- Let the node sync from the seed
169.58.142.131:19121. A new node keeps that seed as a priority peer so it still has someone to stay connected to when the seed's peer list is empty. - Create a new wallet, or restore one from the 24-word phrase.
- Write the phrase down offline. The wallet cannot recover funds from the phrase if you never saved it.
- Wait until the wallet height matches the node. Coinbase outputs spend after 10 confirmations. A coinstake also needs to age 10 blocks.
On Linux the default data directory is ~/.PDC. On macOS it is ~/Library/Application Support/PDC. On 64-bit Windows it is the roaming application data folder named PDC. Override it with --data-dir.
Check that you are on the right chain
The genesis hash must be:
df35cba557c857756f20612ce3c9d2aa315d0ae8fc2aaffe6c5c59d37e00b10a
You can also open the block explorer and compare the height with your node. The explorer is a view of public data. It does not reveal wallet transfers.
A first command-line session
From the directory that contains the binaries:
./pdcd
In another terminal, against the default RPC at 127.0.0.1:19211:
./simplewallet --generate-new-wallet=mywallet --daemon-address=127.0.0.1:19211
Inside the wallet, help lists every command. address prints the Px address. balance shows whitelisted assets. refresh pulls new blocks.
The exact generate-wallet flag follows the binary's
--helptext. If a flag name differs in a build, trustsimplewallet --helpover a remembered example. The commands inside a running wallet are the handlers insrc/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp.