Trezor Bridge® | Introducing the New Trezor® App® — Your Secure Connection

Table of Contents

  1. What Is Trezor Bridge®?
  2. Why It Matters
  3. Key Features
  4. Supported Platforms & Compatibility
  5. Setting Up Trezor Bridge®
  6. How It Works with Trezor Suite
  7. Using Bridge with Browser Wallets
  8. Security Considerations
  9. Common Pitfalls & Solutions
  10. Migrating from Standalone Bridge
  11. Developer & Power-User Capabilities
  12. Open-Source & Auditable
  13. FAQs
  14. Final Thoughts

1. What Is Trezor Bridge®?

Trezor Bridge® is a lightweight, background application developed by SatoshiLabs. It securely connects your Trezor hardware wallet to desktop and web-based interfaces like Trezor Suite, MetaMask, MyEtherWallet, and others reddit.com+15info-trezor-cdn.pages.dev+15suite--bridge--trzor--cdn.webflow.io+15docs-bridge-trezor.gorgias.help+4bridge--trezr--cdn.bravesites.com+4web-bridge-browser.gorgias.help+4trezor.io+1trezor.io+1.

Bridge operates locally on your device, enabling encrypted USB communication and dialog translation between your wallet and applications.

2. Why It Matters

Modern browsers intentionally restrict direct USB interactions, preventing hardware secrets from being exposed. Bridge solves this limitation by:

  • Acting as a trusted intermediary between your Trezor hardware and apps (desktop or browser)
  • Offering better compatibility than legacy browser plugins sites.google.comweb-bridge-browser.gorgias.help
  • Enhancing cross-platform stability and user convenience

3. Key Features

Bridge stands out thanks to:

4. Supported Platforms & Compatibility

Bridge is supported on:

5. Setting Up Trezor Bridge®

1. Download from official source:

Visit Trezor.io/Start or Trezor's website to obtain the latest Bridge bridge-trezo-cdn.newzenler.com+6trezor.io+6web-bridge-browser.gorgias.help+6.

2. Install:

3. Restart browser/app:

Restart after installation to allow Bridge to listen on localhost.

4. Connect Trezor:

Plug in the hardware device, and applications should recognize it directly.

6. How It Works with Trezor Suite

7. Using Bridge with Browser Wallets

Bridge allows Trezor to integrate seamlessly with web wallets:

8. Security Considerations

9. Common Pitfalls & Solutions

ProblemSolutionTrezor not detectedEnsure Bridge is running in Task/Activity Monitor sites.google.comBrowser prompting to install BridgeBridge may need full restart and re-install Installation fails on macOS/WindowsDisable AV/firewall, reinstall as admin/root USB connectivity issuesUse original cable, try alternate ports


10. Migrating from Standalone Bridge

Standalone Bridge is now deprecated—remove it to avoid conflicts with Suite's bundled version trezor.io+1trezor.io+1:

  • Windows: Run uninstall.exe from Program Files
  • macOS: Use the provided uninstall.pkg
  • Linux: sudo apt remove trezor-bridge

11. Developer & Power-User Capabilities

Bridge supports low-level features:

Ideal for developers and users requiring deeper blockchain interaction.

12. Open-Source & Auditable

Bridge is open-source, developed under SatoshiLabs:

  • Source code publicly available—security-reviewed
  • Fully auditable; no hidden telemetry

If you’re a security enthusiast, you can verify Bridge's code yourself.

13. FAQs

Q: Do I need Bridge to use desktop Suite?
 A: No—Suite includes Bridge internally sites.google.com+8trezor.io+8bridge--trezr--cdn.bravesites.com+8blog.trezor.io+5trezor.io+5bridge--trezr--cdn.bravesites.com+5

Q: Why did I suddenly get a Bridge request?
 A: Some browsers (e.g., Firefox) need Bridge installed for device detection web-bridge-browser.gorgias.help+1bridge--trezr--cdn.bravesites.com+1

Q: Is Bridge safe?
 A: Yes—runs locally and never exposes your private keys web-bridge-browser.gorgias.help+1sites.google.com+1

Q: Can I use Bridge with multiple browsers?
 A: Yes, once installed, any supported browser can detect your Trezor.

14. Final Thoughts

Trezor Bridge® simplifies and secures your Trezor hardware wallet experience:

  • Enables robust cross-app connectivity
  • Operates silently, with no UI clutter
  • Keeps private keys safe and offline
  • Offers advanced, low-level features for power users
  • Fully supported across major OS and browsers

If you're serious about crypto security—Bridge is essential infrastructure.