# General ## ¿Qué es Yoroi? Yoroi es una billetera web light para Cardano. Las billeteras livianas no necesitan descargar ni sincronizar la cadena de bloques. Esto significa que una vez que abra la billetera, puede enviar o verificar la recepción de las transacciones de inmediato. Otra explicación más técnica sería que: Yoroi es una billetera liviana y jerárquica determinista (HD) para Ada (criptomoneda), que se ejecuta como una extensión de Chrome. ## ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Daedalus y Yoroi? Yoroi es una billetera liviana, lo que significa que no descarga la copia completa de blockchain. Se conecta a servidores confiables que tienen la copia completa de la cadena de bloques. Daedalus es una billetera de nodo completo, lo que significa que descarga, almacena y valida la copia completa de la cadena de bloques para que pueda operar de manera confiable y no dependa de servidores alojados centralmente. # Uso de Yoroi ## How do I send and receive ADA using Yoroi? In order to receive Ada using Yoroi you first need to create your wallet in Yoroi. Be careful to store your 15-word recovery phrase for your wallet which you will get during the wallet creation process. This is very important, if you lose this you will likely lose your Ada. To receive Ada go to the Receive tab in your wallet and generate an address. Use a button in the user interface to copy it to the clipboard and then share it with the person who is going to send you Ada. To send Ada, obtain a Yoroi address from the person you are going to send Ada to and use the Send tab in your wallet to send the desired amount of Ada to that address. ## Once I have downloaded Yoroi, how long before I can send and receive ADA? Once you have downloaded Yoroi, you will need to create and backup your wallet which takes a couple of minutes. As soon as your wallet is created and your 15-word Yoroi Recovery Phrase is safely backed up, you will be able to send and receive Ada instantly since there is no need to wait for blockchain synchronization. # Guide # General ## What is Yoroi? Yoroi is a web light wallet for Cardano. Light wallets don't need to download or synchronize the blockchain. This means that once you open the wallet, you can send or verify the reception of transactions right away. Another more technical explanation would be that: Yoroi is light, hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet for Ada (cryptocurrency), running as a Chrome extension. ## What is the difference between Daedalus and Yoroi? Yoroi is a light wallet, which means it does not download the full copy of the blockchain. It connects to trusted servers which have the full copy of the blockchain. Daedalus is a full-node wallet which means that it downloads, stores and validates the full copy of the blockchain so it can operate in a trustless manner and it does not rely on centrally hosted servers. ## What hardware supports Yoroi? Any hardware that supports Google Chrome and Extensions. This means that you can use Yoroi in Linux, Mac OS, Windows, among others, but not in iOS or Android. ## How do I download Yoroi? Yoroi can be found and installed through the Chrome Store, Firefox Store, AppStore and Google Play. Links here ## Can I run Yoroi on 2 different computers? Yes, as long as you don't have both instances open at the same time (keeping both open could cause desyncing issues). ## How do I log out of the Yoroi wallet? There is no function to log out of the Yoroi Chrome extension. You can simply close the tab to exit. Note that your spending password is required in order to send ada from Yoroi, so nobody else can transfer your ada without your password. ## How do I uninstall Yoroi? Simply remove the plugin from Chrome in the Extensions section. Warning: This will remove the private key and all storage associated with the wallet. We highly recommend that if you want to access the wallet in the future, you have a backup of the mnemonics words. ## Will staking be available in Yoroi? Yoroi supports staking through delegation in all of its versions (desktop and mobile). # Yoroi Usage ## How do I send and receive ADA using Yoroi? In order to receive Ada using Yoroi you first need to create your wallet in Yoroi. Be careful to store your 15-word recovery phrase for your wallet which you will get during the wallet creation process. This is very important, if you lose this you will likely lose your Ada. To receive Ada go to the Receive tab in your wallet and generate an address. Use a button in the user interface to copy it to the clipboard and then share it with the person who is going to send you Ada. To send Ada, obtain a Yoroi address from the person you are going to send Ada to and use the Send tab in your wallet to send the desired amount of Ada to that address. ## Once I have downloaded Yoroi, how long before I can send and receive ADA? Once you have downloaded Yoroi, you will need to create and backup your wallet which takes a couple of minutes. As soon as your wallet is created and your 15-word Yoroi Recovery Phrase is safely backed up, you will be able to send and receive Ada instantly since there is no need to wait for blockchain synchronization. ## Can I send ADA from a Daedalus wallet to my Yoroi wallet? Yes, but if this is your wallet, consider restoring your account on Yoroi instead as this will ensure your total balance is transferred. ## Can I send Ada from an exchange to my Yoroi wallet? Yes. If for any reason you are not able to do it, please file a ticket with the exchange (it’s not our fault!). We use a new address format and some exchanges may have some validations that does not support this new address format (your funds will be safe as the transaction would just be blocked by the exchange). ## How much bandwidth do I need to download and use Yoroi? The Yoroi installation package is very small so it does not require much bandwidth. Also, since Yoroi is a light wallet and does not require a the full copy of the blockchain on your machine it consumes very little bandwidth for the operation. ## How I can I recover my Daedalus wallet in Yoroi using my recovery phase ? You should be able to restore a Daedalus wallet in Yoroi by going to `Add Wallet` then `Restore`, `Cardano` and then select the option for a recovery using 24 words. ## What should I do if I want to recover my Daedalus wallet in Yoroi, but when I get to the entry screen the textbox won't allow me to enter spaces? You do not need spaces. You can press tab if you have typed the entire word (or select via mouse click from suggestions below text - filtered as you type). ## What do the green "HIGH" and red "LOW" labels mean next to "ADA received" under "Transactions"? You can find information about this in the documentation [here](https://cardanodocs.com/cardano/transaction-assurance/). ## Is staking available in Yoroi? Yes, there is a delegation center, called Delegation List, where you can see all the available stakepools (ranked) in the ecosystem. ![Delegation List in Yoroi: Cardano pools list ranked by score. Two clicks delegation.](/files/-MPLETjH5sWpMUDvjrOC) Also Yoroi has a delegation center where you can visualize your rewards history. ![Delegation Center in Yoroi: Visualize your historical rewards and current delegation state.](/files/-MPLE53w2rgMP-qLYkCX) # Guide ## Getting Super Powers Becoming a super hero is a fairly straight forward process: ``` $ give me super-powers ``` {% hint style="info" %} Super-powers are granted randomly so please submit an issue if you're not happy with yours. {% endhint %} Once you're strong enough, save the world: {% code title="hello.sh" %} ```bash # Ain't no code for that yet, sorry echo 'You got to trust me on this, I saved the world' ``` {% endcode %} # Introduction ## How to find an answer or learn about Yoroi To find an answer please feel free to * Use **Search** functionality bar (upper right bar on this page) * Skim through the list of topics that we list below ## FAQ Sections {% content-ref url="/pages/-MPHF7-3IknPWIo80bLb" %} [How to Use Yoroi](/faq/yoroi-usage) {% endcontent-ref %} # How to Use Yoroi ## How do I send and receive ADA using Yoroi? In order to receive Ada using Yoroi you first need to create your wallet in Yoroi. Be careful to store your 15-word recovery phrase for your wallet which you will get during the wallet creation process. This is very important, if you lose this you will likely lose your Ada. To receive Ada go to the Receive tab in your wallet and generate an address. Use a button in the user interface to copy it to the clipboard and then share it with the person who is going to send you Ada. To send Ada, obtain a Yoroi address from the person you are going to send Ada to and use the Send tab in your wallet to send the desired amount of Ada to that address. ## Once I have downloaded Yoroi, how long before I can send and receive ADA? Once you have downloaded Yoroi, you will need to create and backup your wallet which takes a couple of minutes. As soon as your wallet is created and your 15-word Yoroi Recovery Phrase is safely backed up, you will be able to send and receive Ada instantly since there is no need to wait for blockchain synchronization. ## What hardware supports Yoroi? Any hardware that supports Google Chrome and Extensions. This means that you can use Yoroi in Linux, Mac OS, Windows, among others, but not in iOS or Android. ## How do I download Yoroi? Yoroi can be found and installed through the Chrome Store. ## Can I run Yoroi on 2 different computers? Yes, as long as you don't have both instances open at the same time. (Keeping both open could cause desyncing issues) ## How do I log out of the Yoroi wallet? There is no function to log out of the Yoroi Chrome extension. You can simply close the tab to exit. Note that your spending password is required in order to send ada from Yoroi, so nobody else can transfer your ada without your password. ## How do I uninstall Yoroi? Simply remove the plugin from Chrome in the Extensions section. Warning: This will remove the private key and all storage associated with the wallet. We highly recommend that if you want to access the wallet in the future, you have a backup of the mnemonics words. ## Is staking available in Yoroi? Yes, there is a delegation center, called Delegation List, where you can see all the available stakepools (ranked) in the ecosystem. Also Yoroi has a delegation center where you can visualize your rewards history. ![Delegation Center in Yoroi: Visualize your historical rewards and current delegation state.](/files/-MPLE53w2rgMP-qLYkCX) ![Delegation List in Yoroi: Cardano pools list ranked by score. Two clicks delegation.](/files/-MPLETjH5sWpMUDvjrOC) # Delegation and Cardano Rewards ## Can I become who I want to be? That's a tough question but thankfully, our team is on it. Please bear with us while we're investigating. ## Have you had a chance to answer the previous question? Yes, after a few months we finally found the answer. Sadly, Mike is on vacations right now so I'm afraid we are not able to provide the answer at this point. # Ledger (Hardware Device) ## Can I become who I want to be? That's a tough question but thankfully, our team is on it. Please bear with us while we're investigating. ## Have you had a chance to answer the previous question? Yes, after a few months we finally found the answer. Sadly, Mike is on vacations right now so I'm afraid we are not able to provide the answer at this point. # Trezor (Hardware Device) ## Can I become who I want to be? That's a tough question but thankfully, our team is on it. Please bear with us while we're investigating. ## Have you had a chance to answer the previous question? Yes, after a few months we finally found the answer. Sadly, Mike is on vacations right now so I'm afraid we are not able to provide the answer at this point. # Yoroi Security # More About Yoroi