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Walletool

a tool for reading wallet.dat files

From akx·Updated June 23, 2026·View on GitHub·

walletool ~ a tool for reading wallet.dat files =============================================== The project is written primarily in Python, first published in 2017. Key topics include: bitcoin, dogecoin, litecoin, wallet.

walletool ~ a tool for reading wallet.dat files

Installation

  • Install Python 3.x.
  • Install the bsddb3 module (if you're on Windows, use Gohlke's site).

Extracting private keys from Bitcoin-QT/Litecoin-QT wallets

  • Have your wallet.dat handy.
  • For Bitcoin, run python wt_extract_keys.py -d wallet.dat -v 0
  • For Litecoin, run python wt_extract_keys.py -d wallet.dat -v 48

A list of addresses / private keys is printed.

YMMV :)

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