What is GUI miner?

GUI Miner is a graphical user interface (GUI) software designed for cryptocurrency mining. The software was originally developed by Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, and is now maintained by a community of contributors.

What is mining software & why is it important?

Mining software is an essential part of your mining operation. It provides you with an interface to monitor and manage your miner’s settings (clocking speed, fan speed, etc.). More importantly, it allows you to put your miner to work and start making money by connecting to a pool, or to the Bitcoin network if you are mining solo (not recommended).

Is Awesome miner a good mining software?

While some software is aimed at the more casual miner, Awesome Miner serves those that need to manage a larger mining operation. How large you may wonder? We are talking up to 200,000 ASIC miners, and up to 25,000 CPU/GPU miners. In summary, very few will have an operation larger than this software can easily handle.

What software do I need to mine bitcoin?

Nowadays, Bitcoin mining can only be done by ASIC miners, so whatever software you choose it has to support ASICs. However, if you have other miners on your rig and you wish to manage all of them through the same interface, you’ll need the proper software to support it.