> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://second.tech/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create your wallet

The first time it opens, the wallet app shows a welcome screen with two ways to set up your wallet.

1. **Create new wallet:** Generates a fresh wallet and its seed phrase, in the steps below.
2. **[Import existing wallet](/docs/bark-wallet/restore#restore-from-your-seed-phrase):** Brings back a wallet you already own from its seed phrase.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Create new wallet">
    On the welcome screen, select **Create new wallet**.

    <Frame caption="The welcome screen: create a new wallet, or import one from its seed phrase">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/second-0659a37d/aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK/images/bark-wallet/welcome-screen.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK&q=85&s=457f9ae9322c6b6438b687b143f3cbed" alt="Screenshot of the Bark Wallet welcome screen, with the Create new wallet and Import existing wallet buttons" width="2876" height="1442" data-path="images/bark-wallet/welcome-screen.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the wallet">
    Enter a display name (it doesn't affect recovery) and select **Continue**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write down your seed phrase">
    The wallet app generates your 12-word seed phrase. Write the words down in order, put them somewhere safe and offline, then select **Continue**.

    <Frame caption="Write the 12 words down in order before you continue">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/second-0659a37d/aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK/images/bark-wallet/create-seed-phrase.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK&q=85&s=12ad127358f8e07898b05a717885becc" alt="Screenshot of the Seed phrase step, showing the 12 numbered words of a new wallet and the Continue button" width="2880" height="1444" data-path="images/bark-wallet/create-seed-phrase.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Warning>
      Your seed phrase is the only way to recover your bitcoin if you lose this device, and anyone who reads it can spend from your wallet. Keep it offline and never share it.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm your seed phrase">
    Select the 12 words in the order you wrote them down. The wallet app flags a wrong pick so you can correct it. Once all 12 are in place, select **Continue**.

    <Frame caption="Select the words in the order you wrote them down; a wrong pick turns red">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/second-0659a37d/aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK/images/bark-wallet/create-confirm-seed-phrase.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aWt2qtiAzrDPasuK&q=85&s=ab1d29c9d1af4438f8fb2e5a06e75576" alt="Screenshot of the Confirm seed phrase step, with the shuffled words and the first few already selected in order" width="2880" height="1462" data-path="images/bark-wallet/create-confirm-seed-phrase.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the network and servers">
    The wallet app shows the network, Ark server, and chain source, which you can't change here. Select **Continue** to finish.

    The dashboard opens with an empty balance.
  </Step>
</Steps>

With your seed phrase written down, the next thing to do is [set up continuous backups](/docs/bark-wallet/backup#set-up-continuous-backups).