Use accounts to keep funds and activities separate, such as long-term holdings, trading, or collectibles. You can create additional accounts from a recovery phrase already in Phantom.

Your active account determines which balance you see, which address appears when you choose to receive crypto, and which account you use to send and sign transactions. Your other accounts can still receive crypto at their addresses. Watch-only accounts let you view balances and activity, but can't send or sign.

Phantom on mobile always sums up your Cash account balance with your active account balance on the Home tab.

For more about how these relate, see Understand wallets, accounts, and addresses in Phantom.

Create another multi-chain account #

Creating an account uses an existing recovery phrase. You don't need to import another wallet or enter new credentials. If you've imported multiple recovery phrases, you can choose which one to use.

Mobile app #

1. On the Home tab, tap your active account name above your balance.
2. Tap + in the upper right.
3. Tap Create New Account.
4. Optionally, enter a name for this account.
5. Tap Create.

Browser extension #

1. Click your profile avatar in the upper left.
2. Click Manage Accounts (the pencil icon).
3. Click + in the upper right.
4. Click Create New Account.
5. Optionally, enter a name and choose an avatar for this account.
6. Click Create.

If accounts are missing after an import, see Accounts are missing after importing.

To import a different recovery phrase or private key, connect a Ledger, or watch an address, see Add another wallet to Phantom.

Switch and manage accounts #

Account names and avatars are private and aren't visible to anyone else.

Mobile app #

1. On the Home tab, tap your active account name above your balance.
2. Tap an account in your account list to make it active.
3. Use the new active account.

From the account list, you can also drag and drop accounts to rearrange them.

Tap the three-dot icon next to an account to change its name or avatar, manage its push notifications, or select Remove Account and confirm.

Browser extension #

1. Click your profile avatar in the upper left.
2. Click an account to make it active.
3. Use the new active account.

To customize your accounts, click Manage Accounts (the pencil icon), then click an account. Drag and drop accounts to rearrange them, or click an account to change its name or avatar, or select Remove Account and confirm.

Remove and restore accounts #

Removing an account removes it from Phantom. It doesn't delete anything from the blockchain or affect your funds. Before removing it, make sure you have the recovery phrase or private key needed to restore access.

You can't remove the last remaining account in a wallet. If Remove Account isn't available, check whether it's the only account or a special account type, such as a hardware wallet.

To restore a removed account, use the method that matches how you added it:

• Created from a recovery phrase: With that phrase in Phantom, choose Add Account > Create New Account. Repeat until the account reappears.
• Imported with a private key: Import it again using that key. Phantom doesn't retain imported private keys after you remove the account.
• Watch-only: Choose Add Account > Watch Address to add the address again. Removing a watched address doesn't affect the underlying wallet or funds.

See also #

Troubleshoot wallet import issues in Phantom