The Ultimate Secure Crypto Management™ Platform
Ledger Live Desktop is the mandatory companion application for your Ledger hardware wallet. It is your single, secure gateway to manage your entire portfolio, transact, swap, stake, and explore the vast world of Web3—all while your **private keys** remain protected offline in the **Secure Element** of your device.
Experience the freedom of decentralized finance with the peace of mind only Ledger can provide. Download now and unify your crypto management under one secure umbrella.
Download Ledger Live Desktop NowBeyond a Viewer: True Secure Crypto Management
Ledger Live is not merely a tracking application; it is the essential interface that bridges the gap between the internet and the **Secure Element** of your Ledger Nano device. Every action—from checking your balance to confirming a high-value transaction—is managed through a **trusted display** and a required physical confirmation.
It provides a crystal-clear, real-time overview of your **asset portfolio**, supporting over 5,000 different tokens, coins, and NFTs across hundreds of chains. This unified view eliminates the need to jump between multiple block explorers or unverified third-party wallets, significantly reducing the surface area for phishing and malware attacks. By consolidating your entire digital life—including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and your Web3 ventures—into one attested environment, Ledger Live simplifies **secure crypto management**.
We believe security should be effortless. Ledger Live achieves this by presenting complex blockchain transactions in a readable format, ensuring that **What You See Is What You Sign (WYSIWYS)**. This means you always approve the actual transaction details on your device's screen before the **private key** is used, protecting you from malicious smart contracts or spoofing attempts.
The Secure Element Difference: Unparalleled Isolation
The Ledger Live experience is fundamentally rooted in the security of the **Secure Element** chip embedded in every Ledger device. Ledger Live acts only as the window, never the key. This technical isolation is what sets Ledger apart.
Hardware-Backed Key Isolation
Your **private keys** are generated and stored exclusively within the Secure Element chip, which is certified against highly sophisticated physical attacks. Ledger Live never stores your keys, PIN, or **Recovery Phrase**. This chip acts as an impenetrable vault, ensuring that online threats—like viruses, keyloggers, or remote exploits—can never reach your critical financial data. The Secure Element ensures the key remains **cold**, even when the wallet is plugged into a computer.
Cryptographic Attestation
Before Ledger Live allows connection, it performs a cryptographic attestation check with your device. This process verifies that your Ledger hardware is genuine and running official, untampered firmware. This check prevents connection to counterfeit devices that may attempt to steal your **Recovery Phrase**. The **Ledger Live Desktop** application constantly monitors this trust chain, ensuring continuous security integrity.
PIN and Mandatory Confirmation
Access to Ledger Live and transaction confirmation both rely on physical confirmation. Your device's **PIN** protects unauthorized access, even if the device is stolen. Crucially, every single outgoing transaction must be manually verified and approved on the small, **trusted display** of the Ledger Nano. This "two-factor verification" uses a non-connected screen, preventing hackers from changing transaction details after you've approved them on your computer screen.
The Recovery Phrase: Your Offline Master Key
While Ledger Live manages your day-to-day operations, the **24-word Recovery Phrase** remains the absolute backup. This phrase is generated offline, written down manually, and never digitized. Ledger Live will guide you through the process, but the process of recording this phrase must happen completely separately from your computer. The security of your entire **crypto management** platform rests on the physical security of this piece of paper.
One Platform, Endless Possibilities: Your Digital Financial Hub
Ledger Live Desktop transforms your hardware wallet from a simple cold storage device into a powerful, integrated financial platform. Manage your entire portfolio, from initial purchase to yield generation, all secured by your Ledger Nano.
Comprehensive Portfolio Management
View your complete, real-time balance of all supported cryptocurrencies and NFTs in one intuitive dashboard. Track performance, analyze asset distribution, and monitor daily gains and losses in your local currency. Ledger Live consolidates your holdings across Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polkadot, XRP, and countless others, providing the clearest picture of your wealth. This feature is vital for informed **crypto management** and investment strategy.
Key Metrics: Historical performance charts, asset allocation visualization, fiat currency conversion.
Buy, Sell, and Swap Crypto Securely
Seamlessly acquire crypto directly into your Ledger-secured accounts using integrated third-party providers. Our partners enable you to use fiat currency (USD, EUR, etc.) to purchase Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major coins, which are immediately secured by your hardware wallet. Furthermore, the built-in **Swap** feature allows you to exchange one crypto for another (e.g., BTC for ETH) without moving funds outside the safety of the Ledger ecosystem. Transactions are signed on the device, ensuring the utmost security during the exchange process.
Integrated Services: Direct fiat-to-crypto purchase, on-device swap confirmation, transparent fees.
Earn Passive Income through Staking
Put your idle crypto assets to work directly through Ledger Live Desktop. The **Staking** feature allows you to participate in securing proof-of-stake networks (like Ethereum, Tezos, Polkadot, or Solana) and earn rewards safely. Unlike centralized exchanges, when you stake through Ledger Live, the assets remain in your control, secured by your **private keys**. You connect directly to verified validators, making it the most secure way to grow your holdings.
Supported Assets: Polkadot (DOT), Tezos (XTZ), Solana (SOL), and more. Full custody retained.
Unrivaled Compatibility: 5,000+ Assets Supported
Total Ecosystem Access
The **Ledger Live Desktop** application is engineered to provide support for every major blockchain and thousands of tokens built upon them. This vast compatibility is managed through Ledger's curated collection of device apps, which you can install and uninstall directly within Ledger Live's Manager tab.
Major Supported Chains: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), BNB Chain, Polygon, Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Monero (XMR), and Dogecoin (DOGE). The extensive list is constantly updated, ensuring you can manage nearly every asset on the market with the security of a hardware wallet.
NFT Management: Ledger Live offers dedicated functionality for managing your NFT collections (ERC-721 and ERC-1155) directly. View your digital art, verify ownership, and send NFTs—all with the same cryptographic verification process required for coins. Your **digital assets** are finally unified with your cryptocurrency holdings.
Ledger Connect and DApp Access
Ledger Live is evolving into a comprehensive **Web3 management** portal through its integrated DApp browser and Ledger Connect. This allows you to safely access decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, and governance applications. The key advantage? When you initiate a DApp interaction, the connection is routed through Ledger Live, guaranteeing that the transaction details are properly formatted and verified by your Ledger device before signing. This trusted path protects you from front-end website compromise.
Operational Excellence and Support
Reliable Synchronization & Notifications
Ledger Live Desktop features near-instant synchronization with the blockchain network, providing you with real-time updates on your balances and transaction statuses. Configure desktop notifications to alert you instantly when a deposit arrives, or a stake reward is paid out. The seamless operation ensures that your **secure crypto management** is also efficient and timely.
Performance: Optimized for low latency and minimal resource usage, ensuring a smooth experience even during high network activity.
Firmware and App Manager
All device maintenance is performed directly and securely within the Ledger Live Manager tab. This is where you install and update the latest official Ledger firmware, ensuring your device has the newest security patches and feature support. You also manage the specific blockchain applications (like the Bitcoin or Ethereum app) installed on your Ledger Nano, all validated through Ledger’s attestation process.
Mandatory Process: Only use Ledger Live to update firmware; never download files from external, unverified sources.
Ledger Recover & Account Flexibility
For enhanced recovery options, Ledger Live integrates with the optional Ledger Recover service (where available). This is an identity-verified backup solution, offering an additional layer of protection beyond the paper **Recovery Phrase**. Ledger Live also supports creating multiple unique accounts per currency, allowing you to segment your funds (e.g., 'Savings' and 'Trading') for better organization and granular **asset portfolio** management.
Organization: Hierarchical Deterministic (HD) accounts managed easily from the dashboard.