Ledger Live

If you’re a crypto aficionado or you happen to own cryptocurrencies, then quite probably, you already know that a hardware wallet is the safest possible option for storing them. And, when it comes to hardware wallets, the marketplace is dominated by a popular trinity - Ledger, Trezor, and KeepKey.

Out of the bunch, it’s safe to say that Ledger is the most popular thanks to its competitive price, outstanding security features, support for thousands or coins and tokens, and partially because it was the first to hit the market somewhere around 2014. In the crypto community, their products, the Ledger Nano S, Nano X, and Blue are well known and still leading sales despite not everyone being a fan of their somewhat ultra-minimalist designs.

However you deem the design of the things, the biggest drawback of using Ledger products was that, in order to manage your crypto assets, you had to rely on various Chrome-based apps. This situation went on for a couple of years (4 to be more precise) until, in 2018, the company launched the Ledger Live app.

To keep it as short as possible, Ledger Live is an all-in-one, official application for your Ledger device. It bundles all the functionality of the previously mentioned Chrome-apps into one neat package, and even brings to the table a couple of extra new features such as support for multi-accounts, real-time balance, and simplified onboarding.

Another great thing regarding Ledger Live is the fact that it is cross-platform and it works on all major desktop and mobile OSes such as Windows, macOS, Linux, and iOS, and Android respectively.

For starters, it allows you to effortlessly manage, as well as send or receive well over 23 coins and somewhere around 1250 ERC-20 tokens directly from your computer. You can keep an eye on your crypto portfolio by checking your balance and asset distribution in real-time.

As mentioned before, the app does a lot to minimize the entry curve for the average Ledger hardware wallet holder. Setting up a new Ledger device is quite straightforward thanks to a very neat wizard procedure, and importing already existing accounts into the app is even less of a hassle.

Once the process is completed and your device is connected, you can make use of the app’s user-friendly GUI to get things done quickly and easily. There are 6 noteworthy sections: Portfolio, Send, Receive, Manager, Exchanges, and Settings.

The Portfolio is the place where you can view a summary of all your accounts (including the total balance, its counter value, and potential time changes), the Manager allows you to tweak and manage your hardware device, and the Settings section allows you to configure various general aspects regarding functionality.

To conclude, Ledger Live is the perfect companion for any Ledger product holder as it allows you to make the most out of your device with the maximum of convenience possible.