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Convex Desktop

Convex Desktop is a GUI tool for interacting with Convex. Designed for developers and power users, it puts all the capabilities of Convex at your fingertips.

Convex Desktop Screenshot

Installation​

Convex Desktop requires:

  • A recent version of Java (21+, Java 25 recommended)
  • A GUI based operating system (e.g. Windows, Linux or MacOS)
  • A copy of the convex.jar executable jar file

Java is available from multiple providers, we recommend:

Snapshots of the convex.jar file are currently available here: Convex Snapshots

Running Convex Desktop​

If Java is configured to run by default for .jar files in your OS, you should be able to run Convex Desktop simply by double-clicking on the convex.jar file which will run Convex Desktop as an executable. On some systems, you may need to grant permissions to run a downloaded executable file.

Alternatively, to run Convex Desktop, you can run the following command from the command prompt, script or GUI shortcut:

java -jar convex.jar desktop

Introduction for non-crypto Developers​

Convex Desktop​

  • Create Convex accounts and Peers via a graphical user interface (GUI) for operating networks
  • Allows developers to generate test networks and secure crypto keys prior to production use
  • Prepare and test transactions before committing to execution or paying fees
  • Manage a wallet for storing keys and account balances
  • In production, earn fees for staking and operating Peers
  • Use for global scale payments and gaming

Getting Started​

  • Download the latest convex.jar from Convex Snapshots
  • Learn Convex Lisp for more advanced functions
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Step 1a: Hacker Tools KeyGen​

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  • Click Generate – 12 words appear in seed Phrase
  • Enter Passphrase (lower case)
  • Record both somewhere safe. DON’T LOSE
  • Key Derivation defaults to m/44/864/0/0/0 (the SLIP-10 standard for Convex). You can change this, but if you do, make sure that you SAFELY record this too.
  • Copy Private Ed25519 seed somewhere safe. DON’T SHARE. This is also known as Private Key
  • Copy Ed25519 Public Key. Can be shared
  • Check out your identicon. It will be useful later to recognise your key.
  • Normalise mnemonic sets lower case
  • Click Add to keyring

Step 1b: Hacker Tools Load Keystore​

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  • Icon for swift recognition
  • Public key to share
  • Source = location of keystore
  • Lock for extra security, keep separate from other keys and passphrases.