Eternl

About Eternl

Eternl is a Cardano light wallet available as a website/progressive web app (PWA), Chrome browser extension, and mobile app on iOS and Android. Here are some of its key features:

  • Ledger and Trezor hardware wallet support

  • dApp browser to connect to the Cardano ecosystem

  • Smart UTXO management and token fragmentation

Add Eternl to your browser

Click here to open the Chrome Web Store and add it to your browser:

Create your wallet in Eternl

Eternl allows users to browse and connect to Cardano dApps using a wallet. Below you'll create one 👍

Open the Eternl extension (top right corner of your browser). You will see the following in a new tab:

Acknowledge the version changes.
Check that you are on "Mainnet".

Click Add Wallet:

From here you can add Cardano wallets in many ways, we'll make a new one!

Click Create Wallet:

Choose a name to identify your wallet and a strong password:

We will only need one Account for the time being. Please click Save:

Tip: Store your mnemonic on paper (a notebook that you will not loose): make 3 copies and keep them in at least 2 separate physical locations.

Acknowledge that nobody can see your screen and click continue:

Success: You have written down and checked you 24-word recovery phrase. 🥳

Your new Eternl wallet is now ready to be funded!

Take your time to navigate Eternl's interface and familiarise yourself with it. Below you will learn what to do in case you should loose access to your wallet.

Recovering an Eternl wallet

Should you loose access to your Eternl wallet for whichever reason (machine broken/lost/stolen), please use your recovery phrase to restore it. Choose "Add Wallet" in the top left menu:

In the following menu choose "Restore Wallet":

Choose which type of wallet you wish to recover (hence the length of of the recovery phrase):

This method of recovery works for most current Cardano wallets. You can, if you wish, use this method to import your wallet into more than one software.

Now enter your recovery phrase and click "Continue" once done:

You will be prompted for a new "Wallet Name" and a new "Spending Password":

Enter the number of accounts you wish to have in your wallet and click save:

One account is sufficient for most users, but having more than one account allows you to delegate to multiple stake pools.

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