OFFICIAL DESKTOP CLIENT • WINDOWS, MACOS & LINUX
Take full ownership of your digital wealth. Manage over 5,500+ coins and tokens, buy and swap crypto seamlessly, stake assets for rewards, and navigate decentralized finance with unmatched cold-storage security directly from your desktop workstation.
Supported Assets & Tokens
Active Global Users
Clear Signing Verification
Hardware Security Track Record
Your private keys never touch your computer or the internet. Every transaction requires manual physical confirmation directly on your Ledger device.
Exchange Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and thousands of alternative coins with integrated trusted providers without relinquishing custody to centralized exchanges.
Grow your balance automatically by staking proof-of-stake tokens like ETH, SOL, ATOM, and ADA while monitoring profit/loss and portfolio balance in real time.
In an increasingly complex and adversarial blockchain landscape, self-custody is no longer optional—it is fundamental. Ledger Live Desktop is the flagship companion application engineered specifically to bridge physical hardware security modules (CC EAL5+ and CC EAL6+ certified Secure Elements) with an intuitive, desktop-optimized operating interface. Unlike standalone software hot wallets or browser extensions that expose sensitive cryptographic keys to operating system exploits, malicious scripts, and phishing vectors, the Ledger Live Desktop architecture ensures your 24-word recovery phrase never enters memory on your PC or Mac.
One of the most pressing threats facing decentralized finance participants today is blind signing, where users blindly approve smart contract requests without understanding the smart contract payloads. Ledger Live Desktop pioneers Clear Signing standards across EVM networks, Bitcoin script contracts, and non-EVM chains. When you initiate a transfer, liquidity provision, or NFT trade, the desktop application parses the smart contract parameters and presents them in human-readable terms both on your computer monitor and directly on the trusted screen of your hardware wallet for final physical validation.
Ledger Live Desktop functions as a comprehensive gateway to decentralized applications. Through the integrated Discover tab, users can interact with top-tier lending protocols, decentralized exchanges, staking platforms (such as Lido, Kiln, and Figment), and NFT marketplaces. Because these decentralized applications are integrated directly into the Ledger Live developer ecosystem, your interactions benefit from continuous security auditing, verified smart contract addresses, and seamless WalletConnect v2 integration without ever putting funds at risk.
Ledger Live Desktop is built with enterprise-grade stability for 64-bit operating systems including Windows 10/11, macOS 10.15+, and modern Linux distributions (via verified AppImage packages). Setting up is effortless: download the official release, connect your Ledger hardware device via the included high-speed USB-C cable, input your PIN code, and allow Ledger Live to automatically synchronize your accounts directly from decentralized node networks without third-party tracking.
Always remember the golden rule of cryptocurrency security: Ledger staff will never ask for your 24-word Secret Recovery Phrase. Never type your recovery phrase into any keyboard, website, phone memo, or cloud storage service. Ledger Live Desktop will only ever ask you to verify transaction details on your physical device screen. Keep your desktop application updated to access the latest coin integrations, cryptographic firmware updates, and threat detection databases.
Download Ledger Live Desktop now for Windows, macOS, or Linux. Free forever and regularly updated.