How to add a new account or wallet to Phantom

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After you set up your first wallet in Phantom, you can add more accounts or bring in other wallets—all managed in one place. You can do this at any time.

This guide walks through the available options and how to access them.

Open Add Account menu

Browser extension

  1. Click your profile avatar in the upper-left corner.
  2. Click Add Account (pencil icon).
  3. Choose an option.
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Mobile app

  1. Tap your profile avatar in the upper-left corner.
  2. Tap Add Account at the bottom.
  3. Choose an option.
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Account options

Create new account

Create a new multi-chain account linked to an existing wallet—either a recovery phrase or a social login wallet. If you’ve imported multiple recovery phrases, you’ll be asked which one to use.

This is useful if you want a fresh account without affecting your existing ones.

Learn more: How to manage your accounts in Phantom.

Connect hardware wallet

Add accounts from a Ledger hardware wallet after connecting it to Phantom by cable or Bluetooth.

Learn more:

Import recovery phrase

Restore access to an existing wallet by importing its recovery phrase. Phantom supports both 12-word and 24-word phrases.

Learn more: How to import a recovery phrase or private key into Phantom.

Import private key

Restore access to a single address on one network by importing its private key.

Learn more How to import a recovery phrase or private key into Phantom.

Watch address

Add a wallet address in view-only mode to track balances and transactions without full access. This is helpful for monitoring other wallets or activity.

Learn more: How to manage view-only accounts in Phantom.

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