# Feather Wallet review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Feather Wallet is a wallet. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 9.4/10 for privacy (excellent) and 7.0/10 for safety (strong). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Feather Wallet review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/feather-wallet

## Key facts
- **Category:** Wallets
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 9.4/10, Safety 7.0/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Custody:** non-custodial
- **Jurisdiction:** Decentralised / none
- **Onion address:** Yes
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://featherwallet.org

## What it is
Feather is a free, open-source Monero desktop wallet for Linux, Tails, Windows and macOS. The project describes it as beginner friendly while offering a feature set on par with the official command-line wallet for advanced users. Its website is also published as an onion service and over I2P, and the wallet is commonly recommended for use on Tails because it integrates well with Tor. As self-custodial software it has no accounts, collects no identity information and charges no fees beyond normal network fees. Source code is hosted publicly and releases are signed by the developers.

## What the terms say about ID
Self-custodial desktop software with no accounts or operator-side service that could collect identity.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: yes; Accepts Lightning: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: yes; Open source: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: not stated
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: not in terms; Holds your funds: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Feather Wallet require KYC?
Feather Wallet is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Self-custodial desktop software with no accounts or operator-side service that could collect identity.

### Is Feather Wallet safe to use?
Feather Wallet has a Safety grade of 7.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 9.4 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Feather Wallet legit?
Feather Wallet is a working wallet. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 7.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Feather Wallet a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Feather Wallet.

### Do I need an account or email to use Feather Wallet?
No account needed.

### Does Feather Wallet have a Tor onion address?
Yes. Feather Wallet publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Feather Wallet support?
Feather Wallet supports XMR.

### Can I use Feather Wallet over Tor?
Yes. Feather Wallet publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.

## Sources
- https://featherwallet.org
- https://github.com/feather-wallet/feather

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology