Phantom is a browser extension that lets you access your wallet directly in your browser.
Important: Only get Phantom from phantom.com/download. Fake extensions can appear in browser stores and may steal your funds.
Requirements
We recommend installing Phantom on Chrome. The extension will work in other Chromium-based (Brave, Opera, Microsoft Edge), but it's not officially supported. See Supported platforms and browsers for details.
Download Phantom
Go to phantom.com/download. Click the Chrome icon to download.
Pin Phantom to your toolbar
After installing, pin Phantom so it's always visible. Click the extensions menu (puzzle piece icon) in your browser toolbar, find Phantom, and pin it.
Open Phantom
Click the Phantom icon in your toolbar. If you don't see it, click the puzzle piece icon and select Phantom from the list.
What you'll see
When you open Phantom, you'll see one of these screens:
Welcome screen
If you're new, you'll be prompted to create a wallet or import an existing one.
Home tab
If you're already set up, you'll see your accounts and balances.
To access settings, click your profile avatar in the upper left.
Keep Phantom up to date
Phantom updates automatically. If you're not seeing the latest changes, restart your browser.
Troubleshooting
The Download button isn't working
On phantom.com/download, clicking Download opens a list of browsers—it doesn't start a file download. Click the browser icon to continue.
I installed Phantom but don't see the icon
Click the puzzle piece icon (extensions menu) and pin Phantom to your toolbar.
I closed Phantom and can't find it
Click the Phantom icon in your toolbar to reopen it. Phantom doesn't run in the background—you open and close it like any browser extension.
Phantom disappeared after I clicked something
If you were using side panel mode and clicked the exit icon (two arrows), Phantom closed—it didn't minimize. Click the Phantom icon in your toolbar to reopen it.
Phantom shows a black screen or won't load
Update your browser to the latest version. If the issue persists, switch to Chrome.
Phantom extension won't open
If clicking the Phantom icon does nothing and no error appears, try the following:
- Update your browser to the latest version.
- Disable other browser extensions temporarily to check for conflicts.
- Clear your browser's cache and cookies. See your browser's help documentation:
- Chrome: Clear cache in Chrome
- Edge: Clear cache in Edge
- Brave: Clear cache in Brave
- Remove and reinstall the Phantom extension from phantom.com/download.