Click on the extension button in the toolbar to open the extension home page.
Use the three vertically stacked buttons to select the active network: Mainnet, Preprod, Preview.
Configuration is stored separately for each network. Accounts and network backends configured in one network won't be visible in another.
Note: At the moment, Cardano Dev Wallet only supports HD wallets.
Click the Accounts link in the header to go to Accounts page.
Click Add Wallet.
Enter a name and the private key (xprv...) or mnemonics corresponding to the account.
Click Save.
Click Add Account.
Enter the account index.
Click Save.
Click Options button next to the account (not the wallet) to reveal the Set Active button.
Click Set Active.
The active account will be highlighted now.
Click the Network link in the header to go to the Network page.
Click Add next to the Backend Providers heading.
Fill in the details and click Save.
Click Options to reveal the Set Active button.
Click Set Active.
The active backend will be highlighted now.
See the details of active account in the home page.
The active account and the balance is displayed at the top.
Scroll down to reveal the list of UTxOs and Collateral UTxOs are displayed below.
Click the Override button below the Balance section.
The balance display will change into an input box. The original balance will be displayed on the right side.
Type in the new balance.
Click Save.
Click Edit Override to update the value.
Click Reset to remove the override.
Cardano Dev Wallet lets you remove some of the UTxOs from the list
returned by getUtxos()
and getCollateral()
CIP30 API calls.
This will help you simulate different cases for your dApps without having to switch accounts.
Scroll down to the UTxOs list.
Click on the Hide button on top of a UTxO to hide that UTxO from CIP30 API calls.
The hidden UTxOs will be shown dimmed.
Click on the Show button on top of the UTxO to stop hiding it.
Note: As of now, the logs are not persisted anywhere. They will be reset when the extension tab is closed. They will not be reset while navigating between different pages in the extension tab.
Logs will not be captured if the extension tab is closed. Keep the extension tab open to keep capturing the logs.
Click the Logs link in the header to go to the Logs page.
Make some API calls from your dApp to see the logs.