What is Yoroi?

Yoroi is a light wallet for Cardano (ADA) cryptocurrency developed by EMURGO, one of the founding entities of Cardano. Yoroi currently has versions available for both mobile (Android/iOS) and desktop (Chrome/Brave/Firefox/Edge) and is also compatible with hardware wallets Ledger and Trezor.

As a light wallet, Yoroi enables ADA holders to quickly store, send, and receive ADA and native tokens without having to download an entire copy of the Cardano blockchain. ADA users can also use Yoroi Wallet to stake their funds and register to vote for Project Catalyst – a decentralized funding and governance platform driven by ADA holders on Cardano.

Light wallets don't need to download or synchronize the full copy of the blockchain. It connects to trusted servers that have a full copy of the blockchain. This means that once you open the wallet, you can send or verify the reception of transactions right away. The Yoroi desktop extension and mobile apps are free to use.

Yoroi is also open-source so it’s being maintained in a transparent way for the Cardano community. Its codebase is available on GitHub. You can find the code here: extension and mobile.

Updated on: 14/08/2025