Step-by-step
- Reveal the phrase in Phantom. On a private screen, open Phantom Settings and reveal the secret recovery phrase. Prefer the paper backup you wrote at setup.
- Import inside GaurdWallet. Open gaurdwallet.com/app, choose Import an existing wallet, pick 12 or 24 words, and enter the phrase only in that app. Set a new local password (scrypt + AES-256-GCM).
- Match the Solana address. In GaurdWallet Receive, select Solana. It must equal Phantom’s Solana address. Then check Ethereum if you also used Phantom’s EVM account.
What carries over from Phantom
GaurdWallet derives Solana at m/44'/501'/{index}'/0' — the same SLIP-0010 ed25519 path Phantom uses. If the first Solana address matches, the seed is the same. EVM accounts from that seed use m/44'/60'/0'/0/{index}, so an Ethereum address Phantom added later should also match once you enable Ethereum in Settings.
This site is not Phantom’s official documentation. Phantom remains a separate product; importing does not disable it. Both apps then hold the same keys — your funds are only as safe as the weakest device.
Never type a Phantom phrase into a website, Discord bot, or “sync” popup. GaurdWallet Import runs in the wallet origin you opened yourself. Support will never ask for the words.
What the seed does not carry
| Item | Comes with the Phantom phrase? |
|---|---|
| Solana address (index 0) | Yes — must match Receive on Solana |
| Extra Phantom accounts on the same mnemonic | Yes — raise the HD index in a wallet that exposes it |
| Imported private keys / hardware accounts | No — re-import those keys separately |
| Phantom in-app swap history, address book | No — app-local |
| Bitcoin bc1 / TRON T… / XRP r… in GaurdWallet | Derived here from the same seed; Phantom may not have shown them |
Solana swaps after import go through Jupiter in Exchange. There is still no Solana↔EVM bridge in v0.2.1.
If Solana matches but Ethereum does not, you likely used a different EVM path or an imported key in Phantom. Do not send funds until the address you care about matches character-for-character.
FAQ
Is GaurdWallet an official Phantom import tool? No. Phantom and GaurdWallet are separate products. We implement the same open derivation path so a BIP-39 phrase produces the same Solana address. This page is not phantom.app.
Will my Phantom password work? No. Each app encrypts the vault with its own password. GaurdWallet requires at least 8 characters and stretches it with scrypt. The mnemonic is what restores keys, not the old password.
Can I keep using Phantom after import? Yes. Import copies keys onto a second device; it does not migrate funds on-chain. Uninstall Phantom only after you have a paper backup and matching addresses.
Why is my SOL there but my SPL token missing? The mint may be Token-2022 or unlisted. Add the mint in Settings → Tokens on Solana, or complete a tiny receive so the associated token account exists.