What is a wallet update/upgrade?

A wallet update is a newer wallet version that might contain new features, some bug fixes or important network changes. We do always recommended to use the latest wallet version. 
Please note: All of these instructions are totally standard procedures for upgrading any normal program. The only special instructions are which installer to download.


To avoid downloading a fake, hacked or scam wallet please refer to https://veil.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/43000544570-how-to-verify-the-hash-of-a-downloaded-wallet-installer.


How to update/upgrade your wallet ( Windows )


  1. Download the latest wallet version from https://github.com/Veil-Project/veil/releases
    Scroll down to choose, for normal 64-bit Windows, the one with "win64-setup-unsigned.exe" in its name.
    If you need the ".zip" version. It contains the command-line interface and GUI version of the software, which can be run directly from wherever you unzip and move it to. It is not an installer.
  2. Shutdown your Veil wallet if it is running.
  3. If you chose the EXE installer, then run the EXE to install the software.
  4. Start the wallet in the usual way.


How to update/upgrade your wallet ( MacOS )

  1. Download the latest wallet version from https://github.com/Veil-Project/veil/releases
    Scroll down to choose, the one with "osx-unsigned.dmg" in its name.
    If you need the command line interface version you can download the one with "osx64.tar.gz" in its name, and exactly as with Linux, extract it and run it from wherever you choose.
  2. Shutdown your Veil wallet if it is running.
  3. Double click the downloaded DMG file and drag the wallet program onto the Applications folder
  4. Run the wallet from Applications or from any alias you already have, just as usual.

How to update/upgrade your wallet ( Linux )

  1. Shutdown your Veil wallet (or daemon) in the usual way.
  2. Download the latest wallet version from https://github.com/Veil-Project/veil/releases
    Scroll down to choose, in most cases, the one with "x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz" in its name.
    If you are using the command line interface, you can download it with wget, by adjusting the version numbers in the following link: 
    wget https://github.com/Veil-Project/veil/releases/download/v1.0.4.1/veil-1.0.4-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz


  3. Extract the wallet from the downloaded file:

  4.  Extract the latest wallet version of Veil:
    tar -xvzf veil-1.0.4-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

    and move (mv) the contained files or the whole folder to whichever directory you prefer to run the Veil wallet from, for example, /usr/local/bin or /opt/veil or ~/Veil. You may wish to delete the old files first.


  5. Start the Veil wallet in the usual manner, with 
    ./veild -daemon
     or if using a Linux GUI such as Ubuntu desktop OS:
    ./veil-qt