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Connect Keycard Shell to Sparrow Wallet
15 Jan 2026

A header image showing the Sparrow Wallet logo and a Keycard Shell device

You can use your Keycard and Keycard Shell with Sparrow Wallet to manage crypto assets, interact with dApps, and access all available Sparrow Wallet features.

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Currently, Keycard Shell doesn't appear on Sparrow Wallet's list of supported hardware wallets, but you can still connect it to Sparrow using the Keystone option.

  • You can use Sparrow to import your regular (single-signature) Bitcoin wallet or create a multi-signature wallet that include your Keycard as one of the cosigners.
  • If you have multiple Keycards, you can use each of them as separate cosigners in a multisig wallet.
  • After connecting to Sparrow, your wallet private keys remain on your Keycard, and Sparrow has no access to them.
  • Sparrow is an interface to manage your crypto assets. For any transactions generated during use, sign with Keycard Shell.
  • You can still connect your Keycard Shell to other supported wallet apps.

  1. 1
    Insert your Keycard into Keycard Shell to power it on.
  2. 2
    Enter your Keycard PIN and press OK.
  3. 3
    Select Connect software wallet.
  4. 4
    Press OK to confirm the text on the screen.
  5. 5
    Select Bitcoin.

  1. 1
    In Sparrow Wallet on the top bar menu, select File > Import Wallet.
  2. 2
    Find Keystone and select Scan on the right.
  3. 3
    Scan the QR code displayed on the Keycard Shell screen using your computer camera.
  4. 4
    In Sparrow Wallet, select script type (Legacy, Nested SegWit, or Native SegWit) and then select Import.
  5. 5
    Enter a name for your wallet and select Create Wallet.
  6. 6
    Optionally, set a password for your wallet and select Set Password. To continue without a password, select No password.

  1. 1
    Insert your Keycard into Keycard Shell to power it on.
  2. 2
    Enter your Keycard PIN and press OK.
  3. 3
    Select Connect software wallet.
  4. 4
    Press OK to confirm the text on the screen.
  5. 5
    Select Bitcoin MultiSig.

  1. 1
    In Sparrow Wallet on the top bar menu, select File > New Wallet.
  2. 2
    Enter a name for your wallet and select Create Wallet.
  3. 3
    For Policy Type, select Multi Signature. For Script Type, select Legacy, Nested SegWit, or Native SegWit.
  4. 4
    For Cosigners, slide to set the number of required signatures and total cosigners.
  5. 5
    Under Keystore, for each cosigner wallet, select Airgapped Hardware Wallet. Then find Keystone multisig and then select Scan on the right.
  6. 6
    Scan the QR code displayed on the Keycard Shell screen using your computer camera.
  7. 7
    Optionally, set a password for your wallet and select Set Password. To continue without a password, select No password.
Last edited
15 Jan 2026