This tutorial describes how to set up a third-party wallet Yoroi on Desktop PC in order to manage Cardano (ADA) with your Ledger device.
Before you start
- Ensure the latest version of the Cardano (ADA) app is installed on your Ledger device. Learn more
- Ensure that your Ledger device is running the latest firmware version. Learn more
- Make sure to close Ledger Live as it can conflict with Yoroi.
Installing and connecting to Yoroi with your Ledger device
- Open the Yoroi website in your web browser (Chrome/Brave/Edge/Firefox).
- Download and install the Yoroi extension in your browser as shown on the GIF below:
- Open the Yoroi extension in your browser and select your language (English by default). Click Continue.
The Terms of Use page appears. - Read them and tick the box below if you agree and click Continue.
- On the next screen, choose Connect to hardware wallet.
A pop-up window with a choice of currency appears. - Select Cardano and then select Ledger hardware wallet.
- Select Standard wallet.
- Connect your Ledger device and open the Cardano app on your device.
- Check Prerequisites in the window and click Next > Connect.
A new tab with the choice of the device appears.- Choose the device (Nano X or Nano S).
If you're a Nano S Plus user, please select the Nano S option.
Confirm export 2 public keys appears on your device screen.
- Choose the device (Nano X or Nano S).
- Press both buttons to confirm exporting the public keys.
A tab with the choice of the device appears again, repeat steps 10 and 11. - On the next screen, give a name to your wallet and click Save.
Your Cardano (ADA) account appears in the dashboard.
Your Yoroi wallet is ready to use.
I am confused, are my ADA coins secured by my Ledger device or by Yoroi?
- Your ADA balance displayed in Yoroi is secured by your Ledger device. Yoroi only acts as a visual interface that displays your Ledger Cardano (ADA) account(s)
- All your Ledger accounts are ultimately tied to your Ledger 24-word recovery phrase so it's critically important that you keep your recovery phrase secure and secret. You can learn more about recovery phrase security here.
Next steps
- You can use Yoroi to stake, send and receive ADA transactions.
- In case you face any issues or require some additional assistance on how to use your Ledger device with Yoroi wallet, please visit the Yoroi Support Page.