Context
Ledger Live is the desktop companion for Ledger hardware wallets. The application lets users manage their crypto assets in one place, whether they have their hardware wallet connected or are checking balances in read-only mode.
Outcome-first case study
Ledger Live Desktop
Case study snapshot
The short version before the full project story.
Key decision
Hardware wallets are trusted because they are secure, but the surrounding software experience needed to make everyday portfolio management feel clear, reliable, and less fragmented across currencies, accounts, and device states.
Role
As Product Designer, I worked on the end-to-end desktop experience across macOS, Windows, and Linux. This covered portfolio views, transaction flows, account management, onboarding, and reusable visual patterns.
Impact
Ledger Live Desktop became the all-in-one software companion for Ledger hardware wallets, giving users a single place to manage, buy, sell, exchange, and grow crypto assets across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Overview
Ledger Live is the desktop companion for Ledger hardware wallets. The application lets users manage their crypto assets in one place, whether they have their hardware wallet connected or are checking balances in read-only mode.
Problem
Hardware wallets are trusted because they are secure, but the surrounding software experience needed to make everyday portfolio management feel clear, reliable, and less fragmented across currencies, accounts, and device states.
Audience
The product served Ledger hardware-wallet owners, from first-time crypto holders setting up a device to advanced users managing multiple assets and accounts.
Role
As Product Designer, I worked on the end-to-end desktop experience across macOS, Windows, and Linux. This covered portfolio views, transaction flows, account management, onboarding, and reusable visual patterns.
Team
Benihoud Khalil, Scholving Brian, Dekkaki Marouane
Platform
macOS, Windows, Linux
Constraints
The app had to support high-trust financial actions, cross-platform desktop behavior, multiple crypto assets, connected and disconnected hardware-wallet states, and a growing product surface that later extended to mobile.
Key Design Decisions
- Treated the portfolio as the main orientation layer so users could understand asset status before acting.
- Designed send, receive, buy, sell, and exchange flows with explicit confirmation states because transaction mistakes are costly.
- Created patterns that could scale across asset types without making each currency feel like a separate product.
- Built visual and interaction foundations that could carry across desktop and mobile Ledger Live surfaces.
What Shipped
- Portfolio dashboard and account management views
- Send, receive, buy, sell, and exchange flows
- First-time setup and device onboarding
- Cross-platform desktop UI patterns for macOS, Windows, and Linux
"Ledger Live by @Ledger - it is like to be blessed. So beautiful - like mother nature and pure love."
Dashboard
Account view
Transaction flow
Send flow
Portfolio overview
Exchange
Settings
Onboarding
Device management
Final screens
