How to Create a Solana Token with Phantom Wallet
Phantom is the most popular Solana wallet, and it is all you need to launch your own SPL token. This guide walks you through the entire process — from installing Phantom and funding it with SOL to filling out the form on SOLTokenLab’s Create Token page, approving the transaction, and seeing your finished token appear right inside your wallet. No coding, no command line, and no smart contract deployment required.
Why Use Phantom to Create a Token?
Phantom is a self-custodial Solana wallet, meaning you hold your own keys and you alone approve every transaction. When you create a token with Phantom, the wallet acts as your signing tool: SOLTokenLab builds the on-chain instructions, and Phantom asks you to approve them. Your seed phrase and private keys never leave your device and are never shared with the website.
Phantom is also a great choice because it natively displays SPL tokens with full Metaplex metadata. That means once you mint, your new token shows up in Phantom with its name and logo automatically — no manual import required. Phantom supports both the classic SPL Token Program and the newer Token-2022 standard, so any token you create on SOLTokenLab will display and transfer correctly.
What You Need Before You Start
Creating a token with Phantom takes about two minutes once you have three things ready:
- The Phantom wallet — available as a browser extension for Chrome, Brave, Firefox, and Edge, and as a mobile app for iOS and Android. Download it only from phantom.app to avoid fakes.
- SOL to cover fees — at least 0.15 SOL for a basic token (about a 0.1 SOL platform fee plus network rent and gas). If you plan to enable every option, budget 0.5–0.7 SOL.
- A token logo (optional but recommended) — a square PNG, JPG, or WEBP image, ideally at least 256×256 pixels. It is uploaded to IPFS and displayed in Phantom and explorers.
Step-by-Step: Create Your Token with Phantom
Follow these seven steps to go from a fresh Phantom wallet to a live token on Solana mainnet.
Install and open Phantom
Visit phantom.app and add the extension to your browser, or install the mobile app from the App Store or Google Play. Open Phantom and either create a new wallet or import an existing one.
When Phantom shows your recovery phrase, write it down and store it somewhere safe and offline. Anyone with that phrase controls your wallet, and SOLTokenLab will never ask you for it.
Fund your wallet with SOL
Your token creation transaction needs SOL to pay the platform fee and the small network rent. Add SOL to Phantom by buying directly in the app, transferring from an exchange, or receiving from another wallet using your Phantom address.
For a real token, make sure Phantom is on Mainnet and holds at least 0.15 SOL. If you just want to test, switch Phantom to Devnet and request free devnet SOL.
Open SOLTokenLab and connect Phantom
Navigate to the Create Token page on SOLTokenLab. Click Connect Wallet and choose Phantom from the list.
Phantom opens a popup asking you to approve the connection. This step only shares your public address — it never grants access to your funds. Click Connect.
Once connected, you will see your wallet address and SOL balance on the page. Confirm the network toggle matches your wallet (Mainnet for a real token, Devnet for testing).
Fill in your token details
Complete the four required fields:
- Token Name — the full name (e.g. "Phantom Phoxes"). Up to 32 characters.
- Symbol — your ticker, usually 3–6 uppercase letters (e.g. "PHOX"). Up to 10 characters.
- Total Supply — how many tokens to mint, all sent to your Phantom wallet (e.g. 1,000,000,000 for a meme coin).
- Decimals — divisibility. Use 9 (Solana default), 6 (common for meme coins), or 0 (whole units only). This cannot be changed later.
Then upload your square logo and write a short description. The live preview shows exactly how your token will look in Phantom and on explorers.
Configure optional authority revocations
Solana SPL tokens have three authorities you can permanently revoke to build trust:
- Revoke Mint Authority — locks the supply so no one (including you) can ever mint more tokens.
- Revoke Freeze Authority — guarantees that no one can freeze holders’ token accounts.
- Revoke Update Authority — makes the name, symbol, and logo permanently immutable.
Each revocation is irreversible and adds a small fee. They are optional, but most public tokens revoke at least the mint and freeze authorities to reassure buyers.
Approve the transaction in Phantom
Review the live fee summary, then click Mint Token. Phantom will pop up to ask for your approval.
You will approve two things: the platform fee transfer, and the token creation transaction that creates the mint account, your associated token account, mints your supply, and publishes the metadata.
Read each Phantom prompt, confirm the details look right, and click Approve. Both transactions confirm in seconds thanks to Solana’s sub-second finality.
View your token in Phantom and on the explorer
On the success screen, SOLTokenLab shows your mint address, token account, and transaction signatures. Click View on Explorer to verify everything on Solana Explorer or Solscan.
Open Phantom and check the Tokens tab — your new token appears automatically with its name and logo. From here you can add liquidity, airdrop tokens to your community, or create another token.
Understanding the Phantom Approval Prompts
When Phantom asks you to approve a transaction, it is showing you exactly what will happen on-chain. This is the moment to slow down and verify. A few things to look for:
- The site name — confirm the request is coming from soltokenlab.com and not a look-alike domain.
- The SOL amount — the fee transfer should match the total shown in the SOLTokenLab fee summary.
- The network — make sure Phantom is on the same network (Mainnet or Devnet) you intended.
Because Phantom is self-custodial, nothing happens without your explicit approval. If anything looks off, simply reject the transaction — no funds move and no token is created.
Viewing Your Token in Phantom
Because the entire initial supply is minted directly to your connected wallet, your new token shows up in Phantom as soon as the transaction confirms. Open the Phantom Tokens list and you should see it there with its balance, name, and logo.
If the logo or name takes a moment to appear, that is normal — wallets fetch the off-chain JSON metadata from IPFS, which can lag by a few seconds to a couple of minutes the first time. Refreshing Phantom usually resolves it. The on-chain mint address is final the instant the transaction confirms, so you can share it immediately.
Want to make the token tradeable? Head to the Add Liquidity tool to seed a Raydium pool, or follow our guide to adding liquidity on Raydium for a detailed walkthrough.
Other Supported Wallets
Phantom is the most widely used Solana wallet, but it is not your only option. SOLTokenLab also supports other major wallets, and the creation flow is identical — only the connect step differs:
- Solflare — a feature-rich Solana wallet available as a browser extension and mobile app, with strong support for staking and Token-2022.
- Backpack — a modern wallet popular with the xNFT and Solana developer community, also available on desktop and mobile.
Whichever wallet you choose, the on-chain result is exactly the same: a standard SPL (or Token-2022) token with Metaplex metadata that works in every Solana wallet, DEX, and explorer. If you want the full picture of the creation process and fee breakdown, see our complete guide to creating a Solana token and our cost breakdown.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to create a token with Phantom and SOLTokenLab?
Yes. SOLTokenLab never sees or stores your private keys or seed phrase. Phantom signs every transaction locally, and the only thing you approve is the token creation transaction and the platform fee transfer. Always read each Phantom prompt before approving, and confirm you are on soltokenlab.com.
How much SOL do I need in Phantom to create a token?
Budget around 0.15 SOL for a basic token: roughly a 0.1 SOL platform fee plus a small amount of network rent and gas. If you enable extra options like creator branding or authority revocations, each adds about 0.1 SOL, so a fully loaded token can cost up to roughly 0.5 to 0.7 SOL. Devnet testing is free.
Does Phantom support Token-2022 tokens?
Yes. Phantom supports the Token-2022 (Token Extensions) standard, so tokens you create with extensions like transfer fees or interest-bearing balances display and transfer correctly. SOLTokenLab lets you choose between classic SPL Token and Token-2022 during creation.
Can I create a token using the Phantom mobile app?
Yes. Open the SOLTokenLab site inside Phantom's built-in mobile browser, or use a desktop browser with the Phantom extension. The in-app browser connects to your wallet automatically so you can fill the form and approve the transaction on your phone.
Can I change my token's name, symbol, or logo later?
Only if you kept the update authority. As long as the update authority remains with your wallet, you can edit the metadata later using our Update Metadata tool. If you revoked the update authority during creation, the metadata is permanently immutable.
Do I need to add the token to Phantom manually?
No. Because you mint the supply to your own wallet, the new token appears in Phantom automatically once the transaction confirms. Because the metadata is published on-chain via Metaplex, Phantom also shows your token's name and logo without any manual setup.
Create your token with Phantom now
Connect Phantom, fill in your details, and mint a live Solana token in under a minute. No coding required.