Metanet Client

Metanet Client is the desktop wallet for using Metanet apps with your identity, permissions and BSV. Use it alongside your web browser on macOS, Windows or Linux. On a phone or tablet, use Metanet Explorer, which combines the browser and wallet.

Release covered: 0.8.11. Last verified: October 26, 2026. Download the official installers or read the 0.8.11 release notes. Guides describe the published release; changes on a development branch may arrive later.

What do you want to do?

Your task	Start here
Install the wallet and open your first app	Desktop getting started
Top up from an exchange or a traditional BSV wallet	Buy BSV and fund Metanet with Mountaintops
Send BSV from Metanet to an exchange	Exchange deposit walkthrough
Send, receive or move money between profiles	Payments and profiles
Protect your account or move to another device	Backups and recovery
Connect a website to the wallet	Builder integration guide
Fix a connection, permission or balance problem	Client FAQ
Answer customers or build with an AI assistant	Support and AI agent guide

Identity keys and addresses

Metanet apps normally identify recipients with an identity key. This is a public key, not an exchange deposit or withdrawal address. A traditional type-1 BSV address is a different representation used by many exchanges and older wallets. Do not paste an identity key into an exchange's address field.

Mountaintops lets your connected Metanet wallet derive a traditional BSV address and then import funds sent there. The funding walkthrough covers the complete process, including the import step and its public-address privacy tradeoff.

For builders

Use the BRC-100 interface through WalletClient from @bsv/sdk. The same application API can connect through the desktop bridge or Explorer's in-app browser. Users still approve sensitive requests in their wallet. Start with a connection check that does not move funds, then follow the shared wallet guides.

Older tutorials referring to @babbage/metanet-client, the original Metanet client or a browser extension describe other generations of the stack. For new integrations, follow these guides and the maintained TypeScript stack. An old recovery file or account is not automatically compatible with every newer wallet; preserve it and follow migration guidance.