Compare wallet types

What is the difference between the browser extension and the desktop app?

Browser extension vs. desktop app

	Browser	Desktop
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*****

(*) The Secret Key cannot be viewed when using a Ledger device. (**) Ordinals inscription are not supported for Ledger wallets (yet). (***) 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.

(****) When using Ledger, a maximum of 5 pre-made accounts can be used (for now). (*****) Instead of switching download the testnet version of the desktop wallet. (******)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).