<p>Yes, you can use cardano-address to generate Byron addresses, starting from a mnemonic phrase.</p>
<p>You can use this script for that:
<a href="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cardano-apexpool/f37f333eea7f8aac9a76687a94a9cf51/raw/5a5e613e1e352074993682fba3031cc6a4c3806e/byron_wallet_from_mnemonic.sh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cardano-apexpool/f37f333eea7f8aac9a76687a94a9cf51/raw/5a5e613e1e352074993682fba3031cc6a4c3806e/byron_wallet_from_mnemonic.sh</a></p>

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Please add an example, otherwise this answer isn't very helpful.
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I added the script. You can use an existing 12 words recovery seed or generate a new one, just edit in the script that part.
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<p>Is there any way to convert between Byron-era addresses (ie &quot;Ae2tdPwUPEZ5faoeL9oL2wHadcQo3mJLi68M4eep8wo45BFnk46sMkvCmM9&quot; or &quot;DdzFFzCqrhswh7xiYG8RE1TtcvWamhbExTXfsCYaF9PrGWHRLCwCsBH5JkeApUagvo4FZE3DJD3rn5hw8vaMBib2StKMJ77rJHt51jPt&quot; and the Shelley type (ie &quot;addr1vx7vlgvuupzvvls99penvatpm2c4j9ljscevzsnn3awk8ys6xynxk&quot;)?</p>
<p>Failing that, is there a way to use <code>Cardanosharp</code> to generate the Byron type from mnemonic (I know you can use <code>PurposeType.Byron</code>, but it produces &quot;addr1&quot;-prefixed addresses, and I want the old Daedalus/Yoroi version)?  Can I do it in <code>cardano-address</code>?</p>

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Convert between address types?
# Convert between address types?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-14)

Is there any way to convert between Byron-era addresses (ie "Ae2tdPwUPEZ5faoeL9oL2wHadcQo3mJLi68M4eep8wo45BFnk46sMkvCmM9" or "DdzFFzCqrhswh7xiYG8RE1TtcvWamhbExTXfsCYaF9PrGWHRLCwCsBH5JkeApUagvo4FZE3DJD3rn5hw8vaMBib2StKMJ77rJHt51jPt" and the Shelley type (ie "addr1vx7vlgvuupzvvls99penvatpm2c4j9ljscevzsnn3awk8ys6xynxk")?

Failing that, is there a way to use `Cardanosharp` to generate the Byron type from mnemonic (I know you can use `PurposeType.Byron`, but it produces "addr1"-prefixed addresses, and I want the old Daedalus/Yoroi version)? Can I do it in `cardano-address`?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-02-14. Score: 2

Yes, you can use cardano-address to generate Byron addresses, starting from a mnemonic phrase.

You can use this script for that:
<https://gist.githubusercontent.com/cardano-apexpool/f37f333eea7f8aac9a76687a94a9cf51/raw/5a5e613e1e352074993682fba3031cc6a4c3806e/byron_wallet_from_mnemonic.sh>

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Please add an example, otherwise this answer isn't very helpful.  
> **username_1**: I added the script. You can use an existing 12 words recovery seed or generate a new one, just edit in the script that part.  

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