Mining software
This article contains an overview of useful Litecoin (scrypt) mining tools.
Miner
Software | Author | Version (Date) | Win | Linux | Description |
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sgminer | veox | 4.1.0 (07.02.2014) | Yes | Yes | cgminer 3.7.2 fork, continues GPU/scrypt mining, AMD GPUs only, Win64 Build |
cgminer | Con Kolivas | 4.2.3 (03.04.2014) | Yes | Yes | 3.7.2 is the last version to support GPU/scrypt mining |
cpuminer | pooler | 2.3.3 (27.02.2014) | Yes | Yes | Fastest CPU miner |
cudaMiner | Christian Buchner | (28.02.2014) | Yes | Yes | Fastest miner for NVIDIA GPUs |
GUIMiner-scrypt | tacotime | 0.05 (13.03.2014) | Yes | No | Provides a GUI for cgminer and cudaMiner; not recommended due to lack of back end transparency. |
BFGMiner | Luke-Jr | 3.10.0 (15.01.2014) | Yes | Yes | CPU and GPU miner |
MultiMiner | nwoolls | 2.6.2 (04.02.2014) | Yes | Yes | Provides a GUI for BFGMiner |
ScryptMiner GUI | Matoking | r10 (23.02.2012) | Yes | Yes | GUI for cgminer, no longer maintained, NOT recommended! |
Reaper | mtrlt | 13 Beta 4 (13.04.2012) | Yes | Yes | GPU miner, no longer maintained, NOT recommended! |
Other software
- Litecoin BAMT - USB-bootable Linux distro designed specifically for scrypt mining
- SMOS Linux - USB-bootable Linux distro designed specifically for scrypt mining
- PiMP - USB-bootable Linux distro designed specifically for cryptocurrency mining
- CoinHub - USB-bootable Windows based OS
- Kopiemtu - 64-Bit Linux distro for Nvidia cards
- PHPMiner - Webinterface for cgminer/sgminer
- Linux PoolManager - Web based pool and miner manager for cgminer/sgminer
- CGWatcher - GUI/monitor for cgminer and BFGMiner