# Import an Account using private key from MetaMask

**Step 1**: Open MetaMask extension. Click on the **Options icon**, then **Account Details**, then hit **Export Private Key**. Enter your password and click on **Next**. Click on **Copy** to copy your **Private key** after it is revealed.

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**Step 2:** Open the SubWallet extension and click on the round favicon icon in the top right corner. Then hit **Import private key from MetaMask.**

![1.1](https://708558686-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fx2bpnbQM0WCkMm0eOyd6%2Fuploads%2FVrBaByJ2WCLnnxuKPF3t%2Fmetamask.png?alt=media\&token=536c805f-3cf0-4357-91a9-bde5b67bca98) ![1.2](https://708558686-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fx2bpnbQM0WCkMm0eOyd6%2Fuploads%2Fn68RxqSHyE0i3E2t0u4g%2Fmetamask%202.png?alt=media\&token=23c2e9cb-d776-4b39-8c07-eddc741740b6)

**Step 2:** Enter a new password and click **Add the account with the supplied private key.** You have successfully imported a Polkadot EVM wallet (EVM account)!

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