Compare wallet types
What is the difference between the browser extension and the desktop app?
Browser extension vs. desktop app
Browser | Desktop | |
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Create new wallets | yes | yes |
Import existing wallets | yes | yes |
View Secret Key | yes* | no |
Password protected | yes | yes |
Bitcoin wallet support - Native SegWit addresses | yes | no |
View balances: - STX - BTC, BRC-20 and other standard tokens on Stacks | yes yes | yes no |
View account activity | yes | yes |
Connect to apps | yes | no |
Sign smart contract transactions | yes | no |
Sign and manage Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) Bitcoin | yes | no |
Ledger support | yes | yes |
Buy STX | yes | no |
Send and receive tokens - STX - BTC, BRC-20 and other standard tokens on Stacks | yes yes | yes no |
Send and receive collectables (Ordinals, BNS, Stacks NFT's) | yes | no |
Buy and trade collectables (Ordinals, BNS, Stacks NFT's) | yes | no |
Mint and inscribe collectables (Ordinals, BNS, Stacks NFT's, Stamps) | yes | no |
Ordinals support - Taproot and native SegWit addresses | yes** | no |
BRC-20 token support | yes | no |
Bitcoin Stamps support (storage) | yes****** | no |
View BNS usernames | yes | no |
Use BNS usernames for transactions | yes | no |
Participate in Stacking (individually or pooling) | yes*** | yes |
Manage multiple Stacks accounts and addresses | yes**** | no |
Execute Stacks contracts | yes | no |
Change networks for development and testing | yes | yes***** |
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) The Secret Key cannot be viewed when using a Ledger device.
(**
) Ordinals inscription are not supported for Ledger wallets (yet).
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With the extension you can use lockstacks.com (to pool or stack on your own) or a pooling dapp such as app.planbetter.org or pool.xverse.app.
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) When using Ledger, a maximum of 5 pre-made accounts can be used (for now).
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) Instead of switching download the testnet version of the desktop wallet.
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SRC20 are not displayed in the wallet but operations are possible through dapps. Note that Stamp and SRC20 operations are not possible with Leather in hardware mode (with Ledger).
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