Is Keplr Wallet legit?

Yes. Keplr is the most established Cosmos wallet, built by Chainapsis since 2020. It's open source, widely used, and reliable. Migrating to Sei Wallet isn't about Keplr being illegitimate — it's about whether a Sei-specific wallet fits your needs better.

What are the disadvantages of Keplr?

For Sei users specifically: Keplr's Sei UX is treated as one chain among many, so Sei-specific features (validator browser, dApp shortcuts, EVM-first signing) are less prominent. For multi-chain Cosmos users: Keplr is excellent and there's no real disadvantage.

Is Keplr Wallet free?

Yes. Keplr is free to use, like Sei Wallet. Both are non-custodial — neither company holds your funds.

What is Keplr Wallet used for?

Managing assets across the Cosmos ecosystem: holding tokens, staking, voting on governance, connecting to Cosmos dApps, bridging between Cosmos chains. Keplr is a multi-chain wallet; Sei Wallet is a Sei-specific wallet.

Should I switch from Keplr to Sei Wallet?

Switch if Sei is your primary chain and you want a Sei-specific desktop experience. Keep both if you have meaningful balances on other Cosmos chains — they share the same seed phrase, so the overhead is minimal.

Does Keplr still support Sei after SIP-3?

Yes. Keplr supports Sei's EVM architecture. Sei is transitioning to EVM-only through 2026 (SIP-3, completion target mid-2026); the transition didn't remove Keplr's Sei support, it changed how Sei itself works under the hood. Keplr handles both legacy sei1 and EVM 0x addresses on Sei.

Will I lose my Cosmos other-chain assets if I migrate to Sei Wallet?

No. Migrating to Sei Wallet doesn't move your Cosmos assets — they stay on their respective chains. But Sei Wallet doesn't display or interact with non-Sei assets. You'd keep Keplr (or another multi-chain wallet) to access them.

Migration · From Keplr · Use both with the same seed

Migrate from Keplr to Sei Wallet

Keplr is not shutting down. It's a perfectly capable wallet for the broader Cosmos ecosystem, and many users keep using it for assets across multiple chains. So why migrate? Sei is transitioning to EVM-only through 2026 (SIP-3, completion target mid-2026). If Sei is your primary chain — most of your activity, most of your balance, most of your staking — a Sei-specific, EVM-first wallet gives you a better experience than Keplr's multi-chain abstraction.

This guide is for users who decided Sei Wallet fits their use case better. If you're not sure, compare Sei Wallet vs Keplr first.

Download Sei Wallet

Open source
Free & open license
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When migrating from Keplr makes sense

You'd benefit from migrating to Sei Wallet if:

Sei is your primary or only chain
You want native EVM signing (0x addresses by default, sei1 read-only)
You want native Sei staking with validator browser, calculator, and rewards tracking — without leaving the wallet
You want first-class support for Sei dApps (DragonSwap, Yei Finance, Citrex) with deep links and connection shortcuts
You want a desktop-native wallet (Win/Mac/Linux signed builds)

You'd be better off keeping Keplr if you actively use Atom, Osmo, Akash, or other Cosmos chains; care more about multi-chain abstraction than Sei-specific UX; or use mobile-first.

A reasonable middle path: keep Keplr as your multi-chain wallet, add Sei Wallet for Sei-specific use. Both wallets share the same seed phrase, so you only manage one backup.

Step-by-step migration

Step 1 — Decide if you want to keep Keplr too

If you have non-Sei assets in Keplr (Atom, Osmo, etc.) and you plan to keep using them, don't delete Keplr. Just add Sei Wallet alongside. Both can use the same seed phrase. If you only have Sei assets and want Sei Wallet to be your only wallet, you can remove Keplr after migration completes.

Step 2 — Export your Keplr seed phrase

In Keplr: Account icon → Manage Wallet → choose your wallet → View Recovery Phrase → enter Keplr password → view 12/24 words. Copy on paper. Don't screenshot. Don't paste anywhere digital.

Step 3 — Open Sei Wallet → Import wallet

Open Sei Wallet. Click "Import existing wallet" → "Use seed phrase".

Step 4 — Paste your seed phrase

Type or paste the 12 or 24 words from Keplr. Sei Wallet validates the phrase, then prompts for a new local password. This new password is independent from your Keplr password — they encrypt different copies of the same seed phrase, on different machines or different apps.

Step 5 — Verify balance, delegations, and unbonds

Sei Wallet displays your Sei address. Note this — for Sei it'll typically be in 0x form post-SIP-3. If your Keplr setup was using sei1 addresses, see /learn/sei-addresses and /migrate-cosmos-to-evm for the association step.

Step 6 — Optional: associate your sei1 with 0x

If you previously held SEI at a sei1 address and want the EVM 0x equivalent address to control the same balance, do an address association: Settings → Address Association → follow prompts. Read /learn/sei-addresses first if any of this is unfamiliar.