Lightweight by design
No full copy of the chain on your machine. Open your browser and your balance is there.
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Cardano • Lightweight • Non-custodial
Your calm doorway to Cardano assets
Yoroi Wallet is a lightweight solution for managing Cardano assets, checking transactions, and keeping your digital portfolio organized with ease — right from your browser.
- ✓ No full chain to download
- ✓ Keys stored on your device
- ✓ Stake, send, collect
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portfolio view
Small wallet, solid blocks
Each part of Yoroi is a building block: install one, stack the rest as you need them.
Stake delegation
Pick a stake pool, delegate in a few clicks, and watch rewards land at the end of every epoch.
Learn more →Native tokens
Cardano native tokens sit next to your ADA, with balances you can read at a glance.
Learn more →Collectibles
NFTs are grouped in their own block so your coin balance stays clean and easy to scan.
Learn more →Keys stay with you
Non-custodial: your recovery phrase lives on your device, never on someone else's server.
Learn more →dApp connector
Approve what a dApp may see, sign, and forget — one screen, every time you connect.
Learn more →Four steps to your first transaction
Setup is minutes, not evenings. Have a pen and paper ready for the recovery phrase.
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Install the extension
Add the wallet from the official source, then pin it to your browser bar.
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Create a wallet
Set a spending password, then write the recovery phrase down in order.
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Fund the address
Copy a receive address, send a small test amount first, then the rest.
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Delegate & track
Choose a stake pool and let the portfolio view do the bookkeeping.
Delegate ADA
The glyphs you'll meet inside
A quick legend for the blocks and symbols used across the wallet screens.
₳₳ — ADA
The native coin of Cardano. Fees, transfers and staking all use it.
◆◆ — Native token
Assets issued on Cardano, living beside your ADA balance.
◈◈ — Collectible
An NFT in your portfolio, shown as a card rather than a number.
⬢⬢ — Block
A confirmed chunk of chain. Your transaction earns one.
⬡⬡ — Stake pool
The pool you delegate to, and the source of your epoch rewards.
⌁⌁ — dApp link
A live connection between the wallet and an application.
Yoroi Wallet in 250 words
Everything a first-time Cardano holder needs, in one short read.
What Yoroi is, and how to use it well
Yoroi is a lightweight wallet built for the Cardano blockchain. It runs as a browser extension, so there is nothing heavy to download and no full copy of the chain to sync. Setup takes minutes, and the interface keeps balances, tokens and staking rewards in one calm place, which is why it is often the easiest door into Cardano for a newcomer.
Start by installing the extension from the official source, then choose to create a new wallet. Write your recovery phrase on paper, in order, and keep it offline; never type it into a website, a chat or an email. Finish with a strong spending password.
From there the wallet covers the daily work of holding Cardano. Receive and send ADA, watch transactions confirm, and organise Cardano native tokens alongside your collectibles. Delegate to a stake pool to earn rewards each epoch, then switch pools whenever you like. A connector lets you approve dApps without leaving the extension.
Treat the recovery phrase as the wallet itself: whoever has it controls the funds. Keep the extension updated, check addresses before sending, and pair a hardware wallet for larger holdings. Test small transfers first, and read every approval screen you sign. A genuine wallet will never ask for your phrase, your password, or a payment to unlock your own funds.
Bookmark the official download page so you always return to the same place. Backed by that routine, Yoroi stays out of the way: a light, quick doorway to Cardano assets, transactions and staking, ready whenever you open the browser.
Five questions, answered
Short answers to what people ask before adding a Cardano wallet.
1. What is Yoroi Wallet?
Yoroi is a lightweight, non-custodial wallet for the Cardano blockchain, used to hold ADA, Cardano native tokens and NFTs, to send and receive funds, and to delegate stake to a pool. Because it runs as a browser extension, it stays quick and light on your machine.
2. Do I control my own keys?
Yes — it is non-custodial, so your recovery phrase is generated and stored on your device and nobody else holds it. That also means the responsibility is yours: back the phrase up on paper, keep it offline, and never share it with anyone who asks, including "support".
3. How do I install the extension?
Add it from the official source only, pin it to your browser bar, then create a new wallet and write down the recovery phrase before funding anything. Keep the extension updated so security fixes arrive automatically. See the setup steps →
4. Can I stake ADA and earn rewards?
Yes. Delegation is built into the wallet: choose a stake pool, confirm, and rewards arrive at the end of each epoch — roughly every five days. Your ADA stays in your own wallet the whole time and there is no lock-up period, so you can switch pools whenever you want.
5. Does Yoroi work with hardware wallets?
It does. You can pair a supported hardware wallet so keys never leave the device, and confirm every transaction on its screen — a sensible arrangement for larger balances. Test with a small amount first and keep your recovery phrase separate from the device.
Ready when you are
Add the wallet, write down your phrase, and take your first look at Cardano.