Phantom is a free, self-custodial wallet for Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin and more, available as a browser extension and a mobile app. This guide explains what it does, how to download it safely, and how to set it up.
Phantom is a crypto wallet you own outright, not an account held by a company. You keep the keys, so you keep the funds. Here is what that means in practice.
Your keys are encrypted on your own device. Phantom never holds your crypto or your recovery phrase, so nothing here can be frozen or seized by a third party.
Hold, send and swap assets across Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin and more, without juggling a separate wallet for every network.
Use Phantom as a browser extension or a phone app, with the same wallet on both. Free on Chrome, Brave, Edge, iOS and Android.
Add Phantom to Chrome, Brave or Edge and it sits beside every site you use. Approve transactions in a click, connect to apps, and keep your keys on your own machine.
Works in Chrome, Brave and Edge
Connects to sites and apps with a single approval
Keys stay on your device, never on a server
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Phantom only ever comes from phantom.com. Follow these steps and you will have a working wallet in a few minutes.
Open phantom.com in your browser. This is the only place Phantom is published, so be wary of ads and lookalike domains.
Pick Chrome, Brave or Edge for the browser extension, or iOS or Android for the mobile app.
Add the extension from your browser's add-on store, or install the app from the App Store or Google Play.
Set up a new wallet and write down your recovery phrase, or import an existing one. You are ready to use Phantom.
Phantom is self-custodial, which means it holds your keys, not your funds. These are the protections that come with it, and the one thing only you can do.
Phantom never has access to your funds. Your keys sit encrypted on your device, so no company or third party can move your crypto.
Requests and transactions that look malicious are flagged before you approve them.
Pair a Ledger to keep your keys on a dedicated device, offline and away from your computer.
Phantom's global support team is reachable 24/7 if something looks wrong.
Yes. Phantom is free to download and use. You only pay the network fee that any blockchain transaction carries, which goes to the network, not to Phantom.
Phantom is self-custodial, so your keys stay on your device and Phantom cannot access your funds. The real risks are losing your recovery phrase or approving a scam, so keep your phrase offline and check every request before you approve it.
Either works. The browser extension is what you need for using Phantom with websites and apps on a computer, while the mobile app suits everyday phone use. Many people run both with the same wallet.
Phantom supports Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Sui, Base, Polygon and more, so you can hold and swap assets across networks in one wallet.
As long as you have your recovery phrase, you can restore your wallet on any device and reach your funds. Without it, the wallet and anything in it cannot be recovered by anyone, including Phantom.
It is free, takes a few minutes, and only ever comes from phantom.com.