The OS for Digital Value
True Ownership Starts Here.
Ledger Live Desktop is the premier, all-in-one application designed to seamlessly manage and secure your crypto assets. Connect your Ledger Nano device and unlock a decentralized world with unparalleled security, simplicity, and control. This is the only place to safely check balances, send transactions, and interact with the DeFi ecosystem, all protected by your hardware wallet.
Secure Balances
Your total portfolio value is read directly from the blockchain, secured by the device in your hand. No third party ever has access to your private keys or seed phrase.
- Bitcoin (BTC) 1.45 BTC ($94,500.23)
- Ethereum (ETH) 18.7 ETH ($72,120.55)
- Polygon (MATIC) 45,120 MATIC ($32,880.11)
Verify Transaction
Every transaction is physically verified on your hardware device screen, mitigating phishing and malware risks inherent to software wallets.
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The Triple-Lock Security Core
Security is not a feature; it is the foundation. Ledger Live works in tandem with your Nano device to create a complete, verifiable chain of custody for your private keys, ensuring you are always the sole guardian of your digital wealth. This symbiotic design eliminates the single point of failure common in hot wallets.
Certified Secure Element
Your private keys are protected by an EAL5+ certified Secure Element chip, the same technology used for highly secure applications like passports and credit cards. Ledger Live never exposes these keys to your computer or the internet. The chip ensures that even if your computer is compromised by the most sophisticated malware, your cryptographic secrets remain sealed and impenetrable. This hardware-level isolation is the fundamental defense against all online threats, guaranteeing that signing operations are physically protected and never occur in a vulnerable software environment.
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Trusted Display Verification
The "What You See Is What You Sign" principle is paramount. Before any transaction is broadcast, the critical details—address, amount, and fees—must be displayed and confirmed on the Ledger device's physical screen. This prevents sophisticated swap-and-replace attacks where malware alters the recipient address in the software interface. Ledger Live facilitates the transaction, but the final, immutable approval happens offline, on the device you trust. This human-in-the-loop mechanism ensures that malicious code can never silently reroute your funds, offering a critical layer of defense that no software-only wallet can replicate.
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Total Seed Isolation
Your 24-word recovery phrase, the ultimate backup to all your assets, is generated offline during the device setup and should never be entered into Ledger Live or any other digital interface. The phrase is the only way to restore your accounts, making its isolation the most critical security step. Ledger Live reminds you of this principle and never requests this information, ensuring the only copies exist physically in your secure storage location. This uncompromising commitment to key-generation and storage isolation means Ledger Live can never be a vector for seed phrase theft, maintaining air-gapped protection for the root of your crypto ownership.
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Full-Spectrum Asset Control
Manage over 5000+ crypto assets and securely interact with the burgeoning decentralized finance landscape—all from the safety of Ledger Live. We integrate native applications and verified third-party services directly into the app for a trusted, seamless experience.
Unified Portfolio Dashboard
Track all your assets across multiple blockchains in a single, intuitive interface. Ledger Live provides real-time market data, performance analytics, and clear visualization of your net worth. Gone are the days of checking multiple block explorers and exchange accounts. Enjoy comprehensive reporting on your total portfolio distribution, track price changes over time with beautiful, responsive charts, and calculate your profits and losses accurately. This granular control gives you the insight needed for informed decision-making, ensuring every action you take is based on the latest, verified data. The interface is meticulously designed to be clutter-free yet information-rich.
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In-App Secure Swapping
Exchange one cryptocurrency for another directly within the Ledger Live application, utilizing trusted third-party providers. Critically, the transaction details are verified on your Nano device before execution, removing the risk associated with web-based exchange platforms. You maintain full custody throughout the entire swap process. The platform automatically aggregates quotes from verified partners, ensuring you get competitive rates without compromising the security provided by your hardware. This seamless integration makes portfolio rebalancing simple, fast, and, most importantly, cryptographically secure against man-in-the-middle attacks.
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Earn Passive Rewards (Staking)
Participate in the consensus mechanism of proof-of-stake assets like Ethereum, Cardano, and Polkadot directly from your Ledger Live dashboard. Your assets remain staked but non-custodial—you retain ownership of your private keys throughout the entire process. Easily delegate to a verified validator and watch your rewards accrue in real-time. This eliminates the need for hot-wallet staking solutions, pairing passive income with the highest level of offline security. Our intuitive interface provides detailed staking metrics, including expected annual yield and reward history, empowering you to optimize your passive earnings confidently.
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The NFT Gallery
View, send, and receive your Ethereum and Polygon NFTs within Ledger Live's integrated gallery. Protect your most valuable digital collectibles with the same world-class security as your cryptocurrency. Unlike connecting a hot wallet to a marketplace, every NFT transaction (send or approve) requires physical verification on your hardware device, providing true protection against malicious smart contracts or wallet drainers. Our gallery supports high-resolution displays of your art, offering an engaging and secure way to manage your collection without sacrificing security for convenience.
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Desktop Exclusives & Ecosystem Access
The desktop version of Ledger Live offers enhanced features designed for power users and advanced portfolio management, delivering performance and real-estate advantages.
Securely Explore dApps via Wallet Connect
Ledger Live Desktop features a native integration of WalletConnect, allowing you to securely interact with hundreds of decentralized applications (dApps) from the web. When a dApp requires a signature, Ledger Live acts as the secure intermediary, routing the payload directly to your hardware device for physical confirmation. This eliminates the need for software browser extensions that are often targets for hackers. The desktop's larger screen real estate makes reviewing complex smart contract calls easier than ever before. This is the safest way to engage with Web3, ensuring your private keys remain untouchable while you navigate DeFi, NFTs, and governance protocols.
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Available dApps & Services
- DeFI: Uniswap (ETH/Polygon) Verified
- NFT Marketplaces: OpenSea, Rarible Verified
- Lending Protocols: Aave, Compound (Select Assets) Verified
- Token Bridge: LayerZero Verified
Every application listed in the Discovery section has undergone rigorous security and integration vetting by the Ledger team. Our commitment is to expand your possibilities without expanding your risk surface. The large viewing window of the desktop app allows for unprecedented clarity when executing complex smart contract interactions, ensuring you can read every clause before you sign with your Nano device.
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Advanced User Customization
Customize every aspect of your experience, from the look and feel (including dark mode) to advanced network fee management. Fine-tune your hardware wallet interaction settings, including the required PIN complexity and auto-lock timers, to fit your personal security profile perfectly. Ledger Live Desktop offers granular control over network parameters, allowing advanced users to precisely manage gas fees and nonces for time-sensitive transactions, a feature not easily accessible on mobile interfaces. This level of customization ensures optimal performance and security tailored to your specific needs.
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Multi-Account & Detailed Analytics
Effortlessly manage separate accounts for personal, professional, and trading activities under a single seed phrase. Ledger Live Desktop provides robust tools for tracking performance per account, allowing for sophisticated tax preparation and financial reporting. Generate detailed CSV exportable reports of all transaction history across all connected accounts and assets. The comprehensive analytics view, optimized for desktop screens, lets you deep-dive into long-term investment performance, compare asset growth, and simulate future portfolio scenarios. This sophisticated accounting capability transforms crypto management from a simple storage solution into a powerful financial planning tool.
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Future-Proofing Your Digital Assets
Ledger Live is perpetually updated to support new blockchains, standards, and advanced cryptographic protocols. Our open development cycle ensures transparency and community scrutiny.
Compatibility and OS Support
Ledger Live Desktop is meticulously engineered for cross-platform compatibility, ensuring a native and performant experience on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. We rigorously test against the latest major and minor OS releases to guarantee stability and security updates are immediately integrated. Our commitment to supporting open-source platforms means that Linux users receive the same high-quality, fully-featured application as their Windows and Mac counterparts. This broad compatibility ensures that regardless of your preferred operating environment, you can access the ultimate crypto security and management tool without compromise. Regular, mandatory updates ensure continuous protection against evolving digital threats and the immediate integration of new blockchain support.
The application architecture is optimized for low resource consumption, preventing slowdowns on older desktop systems while still providing rapid transaction processing and real-time data fetching. We strive to make Ledger Live the most reliable and least intrusive application on your computer.
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Development Philosophy and Audits
Our codebase undergoes continuous internal and external security audits. The Ledger Donjon, our in-house team of security experts, constantly probes the software and hardware for vulnerabilities, publishing responsible disclosures and patches. We believe in transparency; while the core cryptographic operations of the Secure Element remain proprietary for your protection, the Ledger Live application itself benefits from an open approach to vulnerability reporting. This rigorous, multi-layered auditing process is what separates Ledger Live from unverified, closed-source software wallets, giving you verifiable trust in the platform managing your most valuable assets. Every update, especially those touching critical security components, is thoroughly reviewed.
Furthermore, our API documentation is publicly available, encouraging third-party developers to integrate their services securely within our framework, expanding the utility of Ledger Live while maintaining the strict security sandbox required by the hardware connection. This ecosystem-friendly approach fosters innovation.
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Recovery and Persistence
In the unlikely event of computer failure, Ledger Live Desktop can be immediately re-downloaded and re-synced with the blockchain data. Since your private keys are never stored on your computer, no data is lost; simply reconnect your Ledger Nano device to immediately restore your full portfolio view and transaction history. The Ledger Live recovery process is designed to be frictionless and non-custodial. Your peace of mind is paramount, and the application's design ensures that your hardware device, protected by your physical 24-word seed, is the single source of truth for your ownership. This key separation principle is the definitive advantage of the Ledger ecosystem.
We provide extensive support documentation and 24/7 customer service access directly within the application's help center. From setup guides to advanced troubleshooting, expert assistance is always just a few clicks away, ensuring a smooth and confident journey through crypto management, regardless of your experience level.
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Your Security Upgrade Awaits.
Stop compromising. Download Ledger Live Desktop today and experience the only secure bridge between your hardware wallet and the decentralized world.