Wallets & recovery material
Supported Wallets & Recovery Material
Wallets and recovery material we work on, grouped by how they present themselves. Use the search or the categories to filter; entries without a dedicated page are still handled in practice; the description states what recovery needs.
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Bitcoin & BTC-based software
Bitcoin Corewallet.dat passwords, corruption and deleted files.ElectrumSeed types, wallet files and the password, all versions.MultiBit Classic & HD.wallet and .key files, HD phrases, the password bug.ArmoryBackups, passphrases and legacy Bitcoin wallet files.Blockchain.com (incl. legacy)Main password, second password and wallet.aes.json backups.WasabiBIP-39 recovery words or SLIP-39 shares, with the original passphrase.Samourai WalletDiscontinued Bitcoin wallet (shut down in 2024); BIP-39 recovery phrase, optional passphrase and BIP-44/49/84 derivation paths.
SparrowDesktop BTC wallet; the wallet file carries no record of the BIP39 passphrase; only the seed unlocks it.
Blue WalletMobile BTC wallet; the app's storage password is separate from each wallet's own seed phrase.
MyceliumAndroid/iOS BTC wallet; seed, PIN and old backups.Blockstream GreenBitcoin/Liquid wallet; recovery phrase, optional passphrase and legacy 2FA recovery routes.BisqPeer-to-peer BTC exchange wallet; the wallet password only encrypts local files; the seed words restore funds on their own.
Bitcoin KnotsA Bitcoin Core fork; same wallet.dat recovery route.
Ethereum & EVM wallets
MetaMaskVault password and recovery phrase across all EVM chains.MyEtherWallet (MEW)Keystore JSON, private keys and mnemonic phrases.
MyCryptoKeystore files and phrases from the MEW fork.
Geth keystoreUTC/JSON encrypted key files, scrypt and PBKDF2.Ethereum presale (2014)The specific encrypted presale format.Parity / OpenEthereumEarly Ethereum node wallets; encrypted JSON key files.
RabbyEVM browser wallet; the password locks an encrypted browser vault; the recovery phrase overrides it via a full reset.Coinbase WalletRecovery phrase, cloud backup and its password.Crypto.com DeFi Wallet12-word phrase; the app password only locks the app.
Mist & Ether.liDiscontinued Ethereum-era wallets; keystore files and backups.Hardware wallets
LedgerReset, restore, forgotten PIN and passphrase.TrezorModel One, Model T, Safe 3, Safe 5 and Safe 7; backup format depends on the model.BitBox / BitBox02Device password, resets, and recovery from a microSD backup or recovery words on BitBox02.
ColdcardBTC hardware wallet; its microSD backup is a file named backup.7z, protected by its own 12-word password.
SafePalMulti-chain hardware wallet; supports 12- to 24-word phrases and a passphrase up to 60 characters.
Blockstream JadeBTC/Liquid hardware wallet; the phrase can stay on-device behind a PIN, or be used seedless from a scanned SeedQR.
KeepKeyShapeshift-era hardware wallet; the recovery phrase is 12 words by default, or 18/24 if you chose a longer one.Cobo Vault / KeystoneAir-gapped hardware wallets; compatible Keystone models support SLIP-39 backups, QR communication and offline microSD functions.
CoolWalletCard-style hardware wallet. Depending on how the wallet was created, its backup uses 12, 18 or 24 English words, or the corresponding five-digit numbers generated on the card.
Multi-coin wallets
ExodusMulti-coin desktop/mobile; the app password locks the wallet locally, separate from the 12-word phrase.Trust WalletMulti-chain mobile wallet; recovery phrase and passcode.
Atomic WalletMulti-coin wallet; the 12-word phrase stays viewable inside the app itself, behind your password, after setup.
CoinomiMulti-coin wallet; seed words, passphrase and multi-coin derivation.GuardaMulti-platform wallet; its encrypted backup is a .txt or .json file, re-issued whenever assets change.Jaxx LibertyDiscontinued multi-coin wallet; 12-word mnemonic or backup file.Edge (formerly Airbitz)Login-based wallet; recovery runs through the account system.
Wallets for other chains
PhantomSolana/ETH/BTC wallet; seed phrase, path and token accounts.DaedalusCardano desktop wallet; Byron vs Shelley phrases and spending password.YoroiCardano light wallet; phrase and spending password.Toast (XRP)Discontinued XRP wallet; backup code and passphrase.
Terra StationLUNA-era wallet; password or seed recovery for remaining balances.
Coins & networks
Bitcoin (BTC)Any Bitcoin wallet, any format. Start here if you are not sure which page fits.Ethereum (ETH)Any Ethereum wallet, any format. Start here if you are not sure which page fits.Litecoin (LTC)Litecoin Core, Electrum-LTC and fork-coin files.Dogecoin (DOGE)Dogecoin Core, MultiDoge and Dogechain.info (private key only).Ripple (XRP)Family seeds, secret keys, Toast backup codes.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH)CashAddr, pre-fork keys and Electron Cash.
Cardano (ADA)Yoroi wallet recovery and Cardano recovery phrases.Monero (XMR)25-word seed, restore height and optional passphrase.Polkadot (DOT)Polkadot.js, Talisman and Nova; mnemonics and JSON backups.
Cosmos (ATOM)Keplr and Cosmostation; mnemonic and derivation path.
Solana (SOL)Phantom and Solflare; phrase, path and token accounts.
Tron (TRX)TronLink and Trust Wallet; phrase, path and TRC-20 tokens.BNB (BEP-2 / BEP-20 / ERC-20)Which network decides the route; the seed is the backup.
Dash (DASH)Dash Core and Electrum-DASH; wallet.dat and seed recovery.
Stellar (XLM)XLM network wallets; the network's own secret is a 56-character key starting with S, not a BIP39 phrase.
Recovery phrases, seeds & key types
BIP-39 recovery phraseThe BIP-39 standard supports recovery phrases of 12, 15, 18, 21 or 24 words.BIP39 passphrase (25th word)A hidden wallet needs the passphrase, not just the seed.Partial seed phrasesMissing or uncertain words; checksum-bounded reconstruction.Wrong word orderWords present but shuffled; often reconstructable using the phrase's own checksum.BIP32 custom pathsHow one seed derives many keys, and why paths matter.BIP44 / 49 / 84 / 86The standard address derivation schemes.
CIP-1852 (Cardano)The Shelley-era derivation standard for ADA phrases.
SLIP-39 Shamir sharesTrezor share backups; threshold and checksum rules.Electrum seedsOld and new Electrum seed formats.Monero 25-word seedThe CryptoNote seed with its own checksum.WIF / hex private keysRaw keys printed or stored as text.BIP-38 encrypted keysPassphrase-protected private keys on paper.Extended keys (xpub / xprv)Watch-only and master key material.Wallet files & backups
wallet.datBitcoin Core and fork databases; password search on copies.Keystore / UTC / JSONEncrypted Ethereum key files from Geth, MEW and MyCrypto..wallet filesMultiBit Classic legacy files.wallet.aes.jsonBlockchain.com legacy encrypted backups.Electrum wallet filesdefault_wallet and electrum.dat with encrypted keystores.
Polkadot JSON backupsEncrypted account files with an export password.
Paper wallets & printed keysQR, hex or BIP-38 keys on paper.Brain walletsKeys generated from a remembered phrase; the phrase is the key.Encrypted containers & documents
ZIP / 7z archivesWallet files locked in encrypted archives.RAR archivesEncrypted RAR holding wallet material; same evidence rules.DOCX / XLSX / PDFDocuments containing keys or phrases, password-protected.
Disk & volume encryptionBitLocker, VeraCrypt or FileVault: workable when a wallet file sits inside.