Coinbase® Extension®

Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store ; Step 2: Open up the Coinbase Wallet extension, and click on the ...

Ready to jump in with the Coinbase Wallet browser extension? To get started, you can either create a new self-custody wallet or import an existing wallet using a 12 word recovery phrase from another wallet provider like MetaMask or Trust Wallet, or even another Coinbase Wallet.

In either case, you’ll need to install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store.

Create a new wallet Create a new wallet Step 1: To get started, please install the Coinbase Wallet extension from the Chrome Web Store

Step 2: Choose ‘Create new wallet’.

Step 3: Securely back up your 12-word recovery phrase. We recommend storing this in a secure location, such as a password manager, or writing it down and storing it somewhere safe. Keep this safe, as this is the key to access your wallet and Coinbase cannot recover this phrase for you.

Step 4: Verify that you saved this recovery phrase before moving onto the next step.

Step 5: Create a password to access your wallet. Keep this safe, as you’ll need it to access your wallet regularly. Remember, Coinbase cannot recover your password for you!

Step 6: Claim your free web3 username. This is how other Coinbase Wallet users can find you and send you crypto. If you skip this step, we'll automatically generate a username for you.

Step 7: All done! Your Coinbase Wallet extension has been set up, and is ready to use! Get started by funding your Wallet extension.

Import an existing wallet Import an existing wallet Jump to a wallet that you’d like to import from:

Phantom wallet

Solflare wallet

Ledger hardware wallet

MetaMask

Trust Wallet

Coinbase Wallet

Other wallets

In order to import an existing wallet, you must be able to access the wallet’s recovery phrase.

Most Ethereum wallets have a 12 word recovery phrase, which act as the key to your wallet. These words must be kept safe. No wallet provider, including Coinbase Wallet, can recover this 12 word recovery phrase for you.

Recovery phrases are portable, enabling you to transfer your wallet from one self-custody wallet provider to another. With Coinbase Wallet, you can import any Ethereum-based wallet that you may have created with another provider such as MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and others. You can even import your Coinbase Wallet from your mobile device so you can use it in the browser extension as well.

When you import an existing wallet using your recovery phrase into Coinbase Wallet extension, there is no impact on your existing wallet. You will be able to continue using your existing wallet across multiple providers, and any transactions you make will show up in your wallet across all of your wallet providers.

While the recovery phrase is portable, the password that you set for your wallet is provider-specific and will not be ported over to another provider. Like recovery phrases, passwords cannot be recovered by any wallet provider, including Coinbase Wallet.