A practical guide to using Ledger's crypto management application, now known as Ledger Wallet, to monitor and manage digital assets.
Ledger Live was designed as the companion application for Ledger hardware wallets. It gives users a convenient interface for viewing portfolios, managing accounts, sending and receiving supported cryptocurrencies, and interacting with additional crypto services. Ledger now calls the product Ledger Wallet, reflecting its expansion beyond the original Ledger Live experience.
The application is available across desktop and mobile platforms, providing a centralized interface for managing a broad range of digital assets.
View balances, accounts, transaction activity, and portfolio information from one organized dashboard.
Manage supported crypto transactions while confirming important transaction details through your Ledger hardware device.
Depending on availability and region, the app provides access to services for buying and swapping supported digital assets.
Ledger's current wallet experience also provides access to staking opportunities and selected Web3 applications.
Ledger's current wallet application is offered for desktop and mobile environments. The official Ledger page lists support for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. This makes it possible to monitor and manage supported assets from different devices while maintaining the connection with compatible Ledger hardware.
A hardware wallet is designed so that sensitive signing operations can be confirmed through the physical device. Ledger describes its signer as the security layer that keeps private keys offline and requires physical confirmation for transactions.
Is Ledger Live still available?
Ledger has evolved and renamed the application to Ledger Wallet. Many users may still recognize the software by its former Ledger Live name.
Can Ledger Live manage multiple cryptocurrencies?
Yes. Ledger's current wallet platform supports a large selection of crypto assets and networks, although availability can vary by asset, network, device, and region.
Do I need a Ledger hardware device?
The software can provide portfolio and other functionality, but connecting a compatible Ledger signer is central to Ledger's self-custody security model.
Ledger Live introduced a simple way to manage Ledger hardware wallets from a single application. Today, that experience has expanded into Ledger Wallet, offering portfolio management, transactions, buying, swapping, staking, and access to selected Web3 services.
For safer crypto management, always obtain the application from official Ledger sources and carefully verify every transaction on your physical device before approving it.