# Import from private key

### Supported account type

Currently, SubWallet allows you to use private key to import solo accounts:

<table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th>Solo account type</th><th>Private key compatibility</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>EVM account</td><td>Can be used for EVM-compatible wallets (Metamask, Phantom, Rabby, etc.)</td></tr><tr><td>TON account</td><td>Can only be used within SubWallet (i.e., not compatible with any other wallets)</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="warning" %}
SubWallet doesn't support importing private keys created from Bitcoin-native wallets (Unisat Wallet).
{% endhint %}

### Import your account via private key

#### If you are currently using SubWallet

**Step 1**: Open the SubWallet extension and click on the account name to access the account selection tab.

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**Step 2**: In the account selection tab, click the <img src="/files/Kmb0dGx8FAXX6swhpiaJ" alt="" data-size="line"> icon at the bottom of the screen.

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**Step 3**: Choose "**Import from private key**" as the chosen method to import your account.

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**Step 4**: Enter the private key and the name of your account. Once done, click "**Continue**".

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You have successfully imported your account!

#### If you have not had any accounts with SubWallet

**Step 1**: Open the SubWallet extension and choose "**Import an account**".

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**Step 2**: Choose your preferred way to import account.

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**Step 3:** Create a master password with at least 8 characters and tick "**I understand that SubWallet can't recover the password**".&#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
SubWallet is non-custodial, so you will be the only person who knows your password; we can't help you restore it once it is lost. Make sure that your password is well-kept.
{% endhint %}

Once done, click "**Continue**".

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Once you create a master password, you can follow the importing procedure provided in[#if-you-are-currently-using-subwallet](#if-you-are-currently-using-subwallet "mention"), starting from **Step 3.**


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