Ledger Live Desktop — Official Crypto Management App

Ledger Live Desktop is the trusted desktop application for secure crypto management with hardware wallet support.

Ledger Live Desktop provides a unified, secure experience to manage your cryptocurrency holdings: Ledger Live Desktop connects to your hardware wallet so you control your keys while Ledger Live Desktop displays balances, portfolio analytics, and transaction history.

Why choose Ledger Live Desktop for everyday crypto?

Ledger Live Desktop puts security first — Ledger Live Desktop integrates with Ledger hardware devices to keep private keys offline while giving you a modern desktop UI for portfolio and transaction management.

Key features of Ledger Live Desktop

Secure hardware integration — Ledger Live Desktop pairs with Ledger devices to sign transactions safely.
Portfolio overview — Ledger Live Desktop shows holdings, historical performance, and asset allocation.
Send & receive — With Ledger Live Desktop you can send, receive, and verify transactions with on-device confirmations.
App catalog & firmware updates — Ledger Live Desktop helps install apps and keep your device firmware up to date.
Buy, swap, and earn — Ledger Live Desktop offers built-in options to buy crypto, swap assets, and participate in staking services where available.

Security model in Ledger Live Desktop

Ledger Live Desktop enforces a security-first workflow: Ledger Live Desktop never exposes your seed phrase, and critical actions require physical confirmation on your Ledger device to ensure private keys remain isolated on-device.

Quick start with Ledger Live Desktop

To begin, download and install Ledger Live Desktop, then open Ledger Live Desktop, connect your Ledger device, and follow on-screen instructions to add accounts and view your portfolio.

Step-by-step: Setup Ledger Live Desktop

Download the Ledger Live Desktop installer and run it locally to install Ledger Live Desktop.
Open Ledger Live Desktop and create or restore your wallet while keeping your seed phrase private; Ledger Live Desktop will guide you.
Connect your Ledger device to the computer and unlock it; Ledger Live Desktop will detect the device and prompt you to install apps.
Add accounts in Ledger Live Desktop for the cryptocurrencies you want to manage and start using Ledger Live Desktop to send and receive.

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Best practices when using Ledger Live Desktop

Always verify that you downloaded Ledger Live Desktop from an official source, keep your Ledger device firmware updated through Ledger Live Desktop, and never share your recovery phrase — Ledger Live Desktop is designed to work without ever asking you to reveal your seed.

Tips to improve privacy and safety with Ledger Live Desktop

Use Ledger Live Desktop on a trusted machine, enable operating system updates, and keep Ledger Live Desktop updated to the latest version to benefit from security improvements and new features released for Ledger Live Desktop.

Advanced Ledger Live Desktop features for power users

Power users can use Ledger Live Desktop to manage multiple Ledger devices, export transaction history for tax tools, and use the advanced settings in Ledger Live Desktop to customize network fees and node options where supported.

# Example: export transaction history from Ledger Live Desktop (UI > Accounts)
# Use Ledger Live Desktop Export → CSV to analyze or archive your Ledger Live Desktop transaction records.