Clear Wallet at version 1.3.3


I first wrote Clear Wallet in 2022. Somewhere around August 2022, it was in the Chrome Store. I wrote it because back then, I loathed what Meta Mask offered. It was sluggish, especially when using many accounts, and it lacked the features I wanted, so I set out to write the wallet I needed.

At first, I wanted an easy way to import/export accounts, manage many accounts, encrypt and decrypt private keys by prompting the user on every sign, and expose only the address of the selected account.

Many features that never existed in wallets before, were implemented in this obscure wallet. After years have passed the wallet market has exploded.

Mind you that even in 2022 Clear Wallet was implemented using manifest V3.

I thought Ionic would be a good fit because I could turn the code base into a mobile app in probably two to three days.

But what happened is that the wallet had a bit of success. Some thousands of ppl, only from Chrome stats, many more might have used it without me having a clue by building it, I was amazed that people installed a wallet made by a single developer, but I guess most were curious and some of them like me used it as main wallet.

I realized the main focus was me because I made it for myself first and shared it with the world. As such, it morphed into a reflection of what I thought was essential, so I focused most on privacy, lightness, and developer experience.

That's why this wallet has no monetization scheme, no analytics, and no tracking, only features I like and need. I don't know about you, but I don't think there are many similar wallets. The explosion of 400+ wallets that happened is all because there are monetization schemes behind them.

From where I stand, if you want privacy, choosing a wallet that doesn't build from a single command (Clear Wallet builds in less than 10 seconds) without needing to add build env vars is not the pinnacle of privacy.

I got a lot of requests to monetize the extensions I built; I never considered any request because if it were up to me, I would make ads and tracking illegal.


You can find my full article on Mirror: https://mirror.xyz/andrei0x309.eth/J2R0-rXnEe7nQWILNgwHpFMQXt92ICzeb6WxmepI6Vw

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Personal website: https://flashsoft.eu Personal blog: https://blog.flashsoft.eu Wallet I made: https://clear-wallet.flashsoft.eu


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