Choose and secure a Pearl wallet

• There is no “forgot password” for a blockchain. Lose the seed and the coins may be gone.
• Payments can’t be undone. Check the address before you send.
• Nobody from Pearl, an exchange or a pool will ever need your seed. Anyone asking is a scammer.

Pearl Desktop Wallet

Graphical app

v3.0.0: Windows (.exe), macOS (.dmg, Intel and Apple Silicon), Linux (.deb)

Oyster

Wallet daemon

For servers and scripts; JSON-RPC and gRPC interfaces

oystercli

Terminal app

Guided wallet setup and control in your terminal

Light client

SPV

Follows the chain with compact filters; the official installers and the desktop wallet turn it on

1. 01

   Download the official release

   Choose the installer for your exact operating system and processor.

2. 02

   Create a new wallet

   Use a unique, strong local password. It protects the app on this computer; it does not replace the recovery seed.

3. 03

   Back up the seed offline

   Write every word clearly, in order, and double-check them. Store the paper away from the computer and from cloud accounts.

4. 04

   Let the wallet sync

   Wait until it shows an up-to-date view of the network before trusting the balance.

5. 05

   Test receiving and recovery

   Receive a small amount, then confirm your backup actually restores the wallet before storing anything meaningful.

• Anyone with the seed can control the PRL associated with it.
• A support representative never needs your seed to diagnose a problem.
• Screenshots, password managers, email drafts and cloud notes make extra copies that can leak.
• A lost app can be reinstalled; a lost seed may make funds permanently unreachable.
• Plan inheritance and emergency access on purpose: written down, explained and tested.

Pearl mainnet addresses start with prl1. The official wallet makes Taproot addresses, with a Bech32m checksum that catches most typos. Addresses starting with tprl1 or rprl1 belong to test networks; never send real PRL to them. Check the prefix yourself: as of October 20, 2026, the wallet’s command-line send commands still accept test-network addresses on mainnet, and the fix (opens in a new tab) isn’t in a release yet.

A fresh receive address for each payment is good practice. Your wallet tracks them all under the same seed.

A payment usually gets its first confirmation within a few minutes, one or two blocks. Each block after that makes it harder to reverse, so wait for more on large amounts; exchanges set their own counts (Pearl’s help center (opens in a new tab)).

Create a dedicated receive address for mining payouts and confirm that your pool or miner accepts Pearl mainnet addresses. Don’t assume an address from another network works because it looks similar.

Mining straight to an exchange adds two dependencies: the pool must keep paying that deposit address, and the exchange must keep crediting Pearl deposits. A self-custody wallet is usually the cleaner path.

• Make sure the wallet has fully synced and is connected to peers.
• Check that you restored the right seed and account.
• Remember that every receive address you’ve used belongs to the same wallet.
• Read the latest release notes and open issues before reinstalling anything.
• Never share the seed while asking for help.