Cardano

    Cardano Desktop
    Securely manage ADA, stake, and access the whole ecosystem.

    Your gateway to the Cardano blockchain — send, receive, delegate, swap, and connect to dApps, all from one trusted wallet.

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    Features

    Everything you need in one wallet

    Manage ADA Securely

    Full control of your keys with hardware wallet support and encrypted storage.

    Learn about security →

    Stake & Earn Rewards

    Delegate to stake pools and earn passive rewards while supporting the network.

    How staking works →

    Trade & Swap In-Wallet

    Access integrated DEX aggregators to swap tokens without leaving your wallet.

    Explore swaps →

    Connect dApps

    Browse and connect to the Cardano dApp ecosystem with one-click wallet linking.

    Discover dApps →
    Transactions

    Built for speed, security, and savings

    ~20 seconds

    Fast Confirmations

    Average block time for reliable settlement

    ~$0.05

    Low Fees

    Predictable, low-cost transactions

    100%

    Secure & Auditable

    Fully transparent on-chain audit trail

    How It Works

    Trusted technology,
    proven by research

    Ouroboros PoS — the most advanced proof-of-stake protocol, peer-reviewed and mathematically proven secure.

    Plutus smart contracts — write and deploy dApps with Haskell-based assurance and formal verification.

    On-chain governance — community-driven decisions through CIP-1694 and Voltaire-era governance.

    Peer-reviewed research — every protocol upgrade is founded on academic, evidence-based methods.

    Security & Trust

    Open-SourceIndependently AuditedOfficial BuildsVerifiable Checksums

    Cardano's protocol and wallet implementations are developed through rigorous academic research and formal methods. Every release includes verifiable checksums and is built from open-source code that anyone can audit.

    Download

    Get Cardano Desktop

    Choose your operating system and start using Cardano in minutes.

    cardano-desktop-1.0.0-win64.exe

    File size: 128 MB

    Verify checksum (SHA-256)

    1

    Download the installer for your OS

    2

    Run the installer and follow prompts

    3

    Create a new wallet or restore from seed

    4

    Start staking, swapping, and connecting dApps

    Official Cardano Desktop — open-source. Verify checksum before installing.

    Ecosystem

    A thriving community and ecosystem

    Join millions of users and thousands of projects building on Cardano.

    73.5B

    ADA Staked

    3,200+

    Active Stake Pools

    95M+

    Transactions Processed

    1,500+

    dApps & Projects

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