What Is Trezor Bridge?
Trezor Bridge is a lightweight local service that lets your browser communicate securely with your Trezor hardware wallet. Acting as a background intermediary between Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Brave and your device, it removes the need for browser extensions
Why Use It?
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Universal Compatibility – Works across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Better Security – Encrypts communications so your private keys never leave your device
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Hassle‑free Operation – Installs easily, runs silently, and auto‑updates.
Installation 101
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Download the installer from the official Trezor site.
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Follow the prompts for your OS.
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Bridge runs in the background once Installation finishes
Logging In With Trezor Bridge
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Plug in your Trezor, open your browser, and load Suite or a compatible web wallet.
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The site detects Bridge and prompts you to unlock by entering your PIN on the device.
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Authorize access (e.g. public key export) via on‑device confirmation.
Logging Out
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To log out, disconnect the USB cable or close the web app—Bridge remains silently active.
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If you want to stop Bridge completely, manually quit its process or close the Trezor Suite app (on desktop, Suite includes Bridge internally) .
Common Troubleshooting
Users on browsers like Brave sometimes need to disable shields or reload Bridge before logging in . One Redditor recounts:
“I have to reload the bridge. … when I reload the bridge it works”