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Lêdger Live Desktop

Manage accounts, install apps and check balances with your hardware wallet. Your keys never leave the device.

One desktop app to follow all your crypto, manage your device and act on your holdings, while the keys that guard them never leave your hands.

What it is

Every coin in one view

Follow Bitcoin, Ethereum and over fifty other coins together in a single portfolio view. See your balances and their movement at a glance, without opening a separate tool for each asset you hold.

Apps in a single click

Install the apps your device needs and remove the ones you no longer use, all from the desktop. Keeping your hardware wallet tidy and up to date takes a click, not a manual.

Control stays with you

Buy, swap and stake through vetted providers right from the app. Your private keys never leave the hardware wallet, so every action still needs your own confirmation on the device.

How it works

How it works

01

Download the desktop app

Pick the build for macOS, Windows or Linux and install it in a couple of minutes. No account is needed to get started.

02

Connect your wallet

Plug the hardware wallet in by USB. The app runs the genuine check so you know the device is authentic before anything else happens.

03

Add accounts and sync

Add the accounts you hold and let the app sync each chain. Balances and history fill in on their own.

04

Verify on device

This is the step that matters. Every outgoing transaction is confirmed on the screen of your device, so nothing leaves without your approval.

Numbers At A Glance

Hold and manage more than fifty families of coins in one wallet, so you rarely need a second tool just because you chose to try a new asset.

50+

Coin Families

Run the app on Windows, macOS or Linux. Your accounts and settings follow you, so switching computers never means starting over or relearning anything.

3

Desktop Platforms

Nine years of steady updates mean the software has been tested by real use, with fixes and improvements arriving long before problems become habits.

9

Years of Releases

Every transfer asks you to confirm twice before anything leaves your wallet, giving you a clear moment to catch a wrong address or amount.

2

Confirmations Per Transfer

Choose the channel that suits you, from the steady stable build to early previews, and move between them whenever your appetite for new features changes.

4

Release Channels

What users say

Marek Dvořák

Long-term holder

“I open the portfolio view and see everything I own at once. Nothing is buried in menus, and the numbers are easy to trust and follow every day.”

Aisha Rahman

Freelance developer

“Installing apps for my device takes a few clicks. I never hunt for firmware files or chase version numbers, so my time goes into actual work.”

Tom Lindqvist

Small-fund treasurer

“Every address is verified on the device screen before I approve a transfer. That one habit gives our whole fund real peace of mind.”

Pricing

The software is free. Pay only for a device if you need one, or for team tracking.

Desktop app

Free forever

The software itself is free. No account required, now or later.

Send, receive and swap

Portfolio view across assets

Works with or without a device

Hardware device

From $79

Only if you do not already own one. It keeps your keys offline.

Offline key storage

Pairs with the desktop app

Confirm every transaction on-device

Business plan

$19 a month

Track balances for a whole team from one account.

Multi-seat account tracking

CSV export for bookkeeping

Everything in the free app

Questions

Does it work without a hardware wallet?

Yes. Ledger Live Desktop can be used to view balances, follow market prices and prepare transactions without a device attached. Signing a transaction still requires your hardware wallet, so your keys stay offline and protected.

Which operating systems are supported?

Recent versions of Windows 10 and 11, macOS 11 and later, and current 64-bit Linux distributions that run AppImage packages. Older releases may open the app but receive no fixes.

Are my private keys ever uploaded?

Never. Private keys are generated and kept inside your hardware wallet. The desktop app only sees public addresses and signed transactions, and nothing secret leaves the device.

What happens if my computer is lost?

Your funds are not on the computer. Install the app on a new machine, connect your hardware wallet, and your accounts reappear. If the wallet is lost too, use your recovery phrase.

How are firmware updates handled?

The app tells you when a new firmware is available, shows what changed and walks you through the install. You confirm each step on the device itself, and your accounts are untouched.

Can I export accounts for tax reporting?

Yes. Export your operation history as a CSV file for any account, or for all of them at once, and import it into the tax software you already use.

Is there a mobile version?

There is a separate mobile app that pairs with the same hardware wallet over Bluetooth. Accounts stay in sync because both read the same public data from the blockchain.

How do I verify the download signature?

Download the signature file beside the installer, then check it against our published public key with a standard signing tool. A match proves the file is genuine and unaltered.

Download the desktop app now, and keep every key on your own device, where only you can reach it.

Install It Today

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