If you are wondering, "What is the best wallet for DOT?" you will be happy to hear that several teams are developing wallets for DOT tokens, including cold storage (offline) options.


Some are already live, while others are still being built. Polkadot is a decentralized network, and therefore any of your favorite wallet providers can choose to list and support DOT.


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Parity Wallets


The following wallets have been developed by Parity. There are many useful articles on our Support page to help you use and address issues with these wallets, and you can contact us using the "Contact us" button for support with these wallets. 


ℹ️ GOOD TO KNOW

These wallets are mostly created with developers and advanced users in mind, and although they provide advanced functionality, they might not be very user-friendly. For a more user-friendly experience, you can use one of the many wallets developed by other teams, listed below.


Polkadot browser extension

The Polkadot extension is an account manager and will work in all Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Brave, Edge) and Firefox. It is recommended to store your accounts in the extension and not on Polkadot-JS UI directly. 


Because the extension only manages your keys and allows you to sign transactions, it needs to interact with a UI to show information about your accounts (like their balance) and to make transactions with them. It can be Polkadot-JS UI (below) or any compatible Web 3.0 app in the Polkadot ecosystem. With the Polkadot extension, you can connect your accounts to most of them.


Polkadot-JS UI (user interface)

The Polkadot-JS UI web wallet contains advanced features designed for developers and power users, such as multi-sig accounts and switching signature schemes. It supports the full functionality that Substrate chains have to offer.


Subkey (needs technical knowledge)

Subkey is a command-line utility meant for advanced users.


Polkadot Vault (old Parity Signer)

Polkadot Vault (rebranded from Parity Signer) is the next best alternative to a hardware wallet and is meant to be used on an old phone that is no longer in use. This way, it can permanently stay offline.

Treasury Funded Wallets


‼️ IMPORTANT

These third-party wallets are all non-custodial and have been funded by the community through either the Polkadot or Kusama treasury. However, the Web3 Foundation doesn't provide support for these wallets. They are all considered highly reputed but, as with all things, you should do your own research first.


WalletPlatformStaking / Nomination PoolsNFTs
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More information
Enkrypt
Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari
– / –✓
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✓
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Enkrypt features
Fearless Wallet
iOS, Android, Brave, Chrome
✓ / ✓
–
✓
–
–
Fearless Wallet features
Polkawallet
iOS, Android
✓ / ✓
–
✓
–
✓
Polkawallet features
Nova Wallet
iOS, Android
✓ / ✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Nova Wallet features
Talisman
Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox
✓ / ✓
✓
✓
✓
–
Talisman features
SubWallet
Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, iOS, Android
✓ / ✓
✓
✓
✓
–
SubWallet features
PolkaGate (formerly Polkadot-JS Plus)
Brave, Chrome, Firefox, Edge
✓ / ✓
–
✓
✓
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PolkaGate features

Third-Party Wallets


Numerous third-party wallets have been built by the community or funded in other ways. You can find a list of them on community websites like Dotinsights. Open-source projects are also listed in our Wiki.


As stated above, we cannot provide support for these wallets. However, most of them are user-friendly and have their own documentation and support teams ready to help.


Cold Storage Wallets (offline)


If you are looking for a hardware wallet solution, the Ledger wallet supports Polkadot. You can use it natively with Ledger Live or connect it to the Polkadot extension and Polkadot-JS UI. 


As mentioned above, another secure option is to install Polkadot Vault (rebranded from Parity Signer) on an old smartphone reset to factory defaults, which you will keep in airplane mode. This way, you can turn your old phone into a cold storage wallet.