I've created a new plugin for Electrum that provides quite sophisticated Paper Wallet functions. I'd appreciate if users interested in this could have a look and test it. I've done a basic amount of testing on my own Ubuntu install but have not attempted to use it on other OS.
PaperGen allows users to easily:
- generate addresses in bulk (or use existing ones)
- print paper wallets to PDF using SVG templates (samples provided)
- fund those addresses with one multi-output transaction
For additional info see my new repo readme at,
https://github.com/bkkcoins/papergenIf you have the scrypt module available then BIP38 support is enabled. (sudo pip install scrypt).
You can tweak or create new SVG templates with Inkscape. I provided a few samples using the Mike Caldwell colornotes images. Details on variables/layout rules in readme.
Advantages of using this method for paper wallets:
- only need one app if already working offline with Electrum
- can create bulk wallets for giveaways / gifts based off a seed so that unclaimed funds can be swept back
- easy to split a single balance into a series of separate paper keys, thereby reducing risk of a single large theft
- easy to tweak your own layout graphics using Inkscape
Please have a look. I welcome feedback. Use care with real funds as this probably needs more testing before it's fully trustworthy. ie. BETA software