Never used Raydium before? Start here — wallet, SOL, and your first swap on Solana\'s largest native DEX in under 5 minutes.
Raydium is one of the most beginner-friendly DEXes on any chain. The swap interface is clean, transactions are instant, and fees are fractions of a cent. You just need a Solana wallet and some SOL to cover gas. This guide takes you from zero to first swap as quickly as possible.
Solana's largest native AMM — deep liquidity, three pool types, concentrated liquidity, and the primary launchpad for new Solana tokens.
Step-by-step walkthrough — from wallet connection to your first swap or liquidity position.
Go to phantom.app and install the browser extension. Create a new wallet and write down your 12-word seed phrase on paper — store it offline.
Buy SOL on Coinbase, Binance, or Kraken and withdraw to your Phantom wallet address (Solana network). Start with a small amount to test.
io. Verify the URL. Click Connect Wallet → Phantom → Approve.
Select SOL as input and USDC as output. Enter a small amount. Check the price impact (should be very low for SOL/USDC). Click Swap.
A popup appears showing transaction details. Review and click Approve. Your USDC appears in your wallet in under a second.
"Followed this guide and made my first Raydium swap in 8 minutes including wallet setup and buying SOL. The transaction confirmed before I even closed the confirmation popup. Coming from Ethereum, the speed is surreal."
"The $0.001 gas fee for a swap almost made me think something was wrong. That is the Solana difference. Raydium\'s interface is clean and straightforward — no complaints from a beginner perspective."
"Used this guide to help my roommate set up Raydium. The hardest part was buying SOL and selecting the right withdrawal network from Binance (Solana, not Ethereum). Once SOL was in Phantom, Raydium was intuitive."