Migrate your wallet to another client

[Jeromic]

I've been using Bitcoin-Qt and I'd like to try other clients like MultiBit or Armory.
Is it possible to somehow import your wallet.dat created by Bitcoin-Qt in those clients? Or do I need to create new wallets?

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[ffcitatos]

When it comes, to MultiBit, just look here http://multibit.org/help_importingPrivateKeys.html, it tells you how to do it.

[CIYAM]

I think the simplest way at the moment would be to keep your bitcoin-qt installed after you install your new client then create a new wallet with the new client and send all your BTC (perhaps requiring a tx fee which really will be most likely negligible) to the new address in the new client.

(although I haven't read the above poster's link)

Edit: Now that I have looked at the link I don't think you want to do this as you could easily miss your change addresses (which are not so easy to find with the Satoshi client).

[BobbyJo]

Armory needs QT to run anyway.  It would be easiest to load armory, transfer a few BTC and play with the functionality.  If you want to continue using it, transfer the rest.  I dont have any experience with other clients but make sure that it has wallet encryption (not all do).

[CIYAM]

I think the simplest way at the moment would be to keep your bitcoin-qt installed after you install your new client then create a new wallet with the new client and send all your BTC (perhaps requiring a tx fee which really will be most likely negligible) to the new address in the new client.

Oops - I should probably have said "send several tx's" with the old funds (the first being just a test one to make sure the new software and wallet is working).

A side benefit from sending the old coins to multiple new addresses is that future tx's will have a better chance of avoiding tx fees due to  "coin age".

[Amitabh S]

When it comes, to MultiBit, just look here http://multibit.org/help_importingPrivateKeys.html, it tells you how to do it.

That link does not really tell you how to do it the way the OP asked. It only allows reimporing a previously exported key from Multibit. Either that, or I missed out something. Please clarify.

[poon-TANG]

When it comes, to MultiBit, just look here http://multibit.org/help_importingPrivateKeys.html, it tells you how to do it.

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