Import from seed phrase

Securely recover your account by importing it using a 12- or 24-word seed phrase

Supported seed phrase types

SubWallet currently supports seed phrases created from words in the BIP-39 wordlist. Supported seed phrase types include:

Seed phrase type
Corresponding imported account type

12-word seed phrase

Unified account

15-word seed phrase1

Unified account

24-word seed phrase2

  • Unified account

  • TON account

1 SubWallet only supports importing 15-word seed phrases from Cardano-native wallets (Yoroi, Typhoon, Lace, etc.). After importing, SubWallet will generate a unified account for you, ensuring that its Cardano address matches the address displayed from those native wallets.

2 If you import the seed phrase created from a non-native TON wallet into SubWallet, SubWallet will generate a unified account for you. If the seed phrase is from a TON-native wallet, SubWallet will restore your existing TON account.

Import your account via seed phrase

If you're on the homepage

Step 1: On the SubWallet homepage, click on the account name to access the account selection tab.

Step 2: In the account selection tab, click the icon at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3: Choose "Import from seed phrase" as the chosen method to import your account.

Step 4: Enter your seed phrase by filling in the blank fields.

Once done, click "Import account".

To choose the seed phrase type you want to import

Besides the 12-word seed phrase, SubWallet also allows you to import the 15 and 24-word seed phrases.

To do that, click on the drop-down button next to "12 words" and then select the seed phrase type you want to import.

Step 5: Enter a name for your newly imported account, then click "Confirm".

You've successfully imported your account into SubWallet!

If you're on the Welcome page

Step 1: Open SubWallet Web dashboard. The welcome screen will appear.

Select the "Import an account" option.

Step 2: Make sure you read all the Terms of Use by clicking on the scroll-down button and agree with them by ticking the box beside "I understand and agree to the Terms of Use, which apply to my use of SubWallet and all of its feature".

Once done, click "Continue".

Step 3: A popup screen will appear on the right side. Choose "Import from seed phrase".

Step 4: Enter a strong password with at least 8 characters and tick "I understand that SubWallet can't recover the password".

Password should contain at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 number, and 1 special character.

Once done, click "Continue".

Once you create a master password, you can follow the importing procedure provided inIf you're on the homepage, starting from Step 4.

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