<p>On the one hand, the cardano-wallet provides high level commands and automations, you can choose a  token to send ore choose a specific addresses to use... On the other hand, the cardano-cli provides low level commands, meaning that you have to do everything manually, but at least you know exactly the commands you are performing.</p>
<p>There is nothing you cannot do with cardano-cli that you can do with cardano-wallet.</p>
<p>To start, I recommand you to explore all the commands of cardano-cli to dive a little more into the cardano environment and then go back up to cardano-wallet, once you know the different steps and corresponding commands (for example for your NFT minting).</p>

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<p>I am reading the different options for a cardano wallet: <a href="https://developers.cardano.org/docs/integrate-cardano/creating-wallet-faucet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developers.cardano.org/docs/integrate-cardano/creating-wallet-faucet</a></p>
<p>Why should I use the <code>cardano-wallet</code> cli or api if all the tutorials like minting an NFT are using the <code>cardano-cli</code>?
Are there functionalities that only <code>cardano-wallet</code> can offer? If so which ones.</p>

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Whats the difference between the cardano-wallet and cardano-cli for wallet functionalities?
# Whats the difference between the cardano-wallet and cardano-cli for wallet functionalities?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-04)

I am reading the different options for a cardano wallet: <https://developers.cardano.org/docs/integrate-cardano/creating-wallet-faucet>

Why should I use the `cardano-wallet` cli or api if all the tutorials like minting an NFT are using the `cardano-cli`?
Are there functionalities that only `cardano-wallet` can offer? If so which ones.

**Tags:** wallet, cardano-cli

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-24. Score: 2

On the one hand, the cardano-wallet provides high level commands and automations, you can choose a token to send ore choose a specific addresses to use... On the other hand, the cardano-cli provides low level commands, meaning that you have to do everything manually, but at least you know exactly the commands you are performing.

There is nothing you cannot do with cardano-cli that you can do with cardano-wallet.

To start, I recommand you to explore all the commands of cardano-cli to dive a little more into the cardano environment and then go back up to cardano-wallet, once you know the different steps and corresponding commands (for example for your NFT minting).


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