guide · browser terminal · Solana, Ethereum
How to use Photon
Photon is a browser terminal for fast pump.fun and Raydium trading with a deliberately simple interface: quick buy and sell buttons, limit orders, DCA and up to five wallets. There is no app; on a phone it runs inside the Phantom in-app browser.
Same Photon, no extra cost through ApeCheck's link.
The link tells the platform ApeCheck sent you, which is what keeps the scanner and the bot free.
Step by step
1Open Photon through the link and connect PhantomLogin is a wallet signature; there is no email account. On a phone, open the link inside Phantom's built-in browser.
2Generate the Photon trading wallet and save its keyClick Generate. The private key is shown once. Photon cannot restore it, so store it somewhere safe before you deposit anything.
3Deposit SOL from PhantomEnter an amount, confirm in Phantom, and check the balance top-right. Keep a little SOL spare for fees and rent.
4Open a token by contract addressPaste the address from the ApeCheck report into the search bar, or pick it from New Pairs or Memescope. Read the score first.
5Buy and sell with the quick buttonsAdjust slippage and priority inline if needed. Sell from the token page or from My Holdings with percentage presets.
6Know where the fee sitsThe 1% is deducted from the SOL amount before the swap. Withdraw via the Wallets page or by importing the private key into Phantom.
What Photon does
- • Quick Buy and Quick Sell with per-trade slippage
- • Limit orders: buy the dip, stop loss, take profit
- • DCA orders
- • Memescope and Live Pairs feeds for new launches
- • Up to five wallets
- • Smart MEV protection
- • Auto-buy and auto-sell on market-cap change
- • Holdings view with 30-day PnL
What beginners get wrong
- • Re-submitting a trade that says 'executing'. Photon's own FAQ warns both can fill: sell 50% twice and you have sold everything.
- • Blaming Photon for costs that are network fees. Priority and bribe presets are yours; misconfigured, they cause failed or expensive fills.
- • Landing on a clone domain. Only photon-sol.tinyastro.io is Photon.
Who holds the keys
A platform-generated wallet whose private key only you hold. Photon states it cannot restore access if you lose it.
Before the first trade: scan it
Paste the contract address on the scanner or open the Runners board. Every report has a Photon button that opens the token directly. New to memecoins altogether? Start with how to buy memecoins on Solana.
FAQ
Does Photon give referred users a discount?
Not according to its documentation. The fee is 1% for everyone. Using ApeCheck's link costs you nothing extra.
Can I use Photon on my phone?
Yes, through the browser inside the Phantom app. There is no separate Photon app.
Does Photon do copy trading or wallet tracking?
No. For that, GMGN or Axiom are the browser choices; Trojan covers it on Telegram.
Facts checked against Photon's own documentation on 2026-09-08; confirm current fees inside the app. ApeCheck earns a share of platform fees when you sign up through these links, at no cost to you. Not affiliated with Photon. Not financial advice.