A little guidance goes a long way. Follow these four steps to get set up—and keep your recovery backup where it belongs: offline and private.
This is an independent educational guide, not an official Trezor page. Use the official trezor.io website for downloads and device setup.
Nobody should ask you to enter or share your recovery seed or private keys. Trezor support will never need them. Your recovery backup is the key to your wallet—keep it offline, private, and out of photos, cloud storage, and messages.
Take your time. You can come back to this guide whenever you need a refresher.
Download the desktop app from Trezor’s official website for the best experience. Prefer not to install anything? The official web app is available in your browser.
Check the address bar before downloading. The official domain is trezor.io.
Follow your computer’s installation prompts, then open Trezor Suite. If you chose the web app, you can move straight to the next step.
Only install software you reached from trezor.io. If a page asks for your recovery seed, close it.
Connect your Trezor and follow the on-screen instructions in Suite. Your device will guide you through creating a wallet and backing it up.
Write your recovery backup on paper and store it somewhere private and secure. Never type it into a computer, website, or chat.
When setup is complete, choose the asset in Suite and use its receive flow to create a receiving address. Verify the address on your device before sharing it.
For a first transfer, consider sending a small test amount. Make sure the sending and receiving networks match.
It can restore access to your wallet. Anyone who gets it could take your funds. Store it securely offline, and never enter it anywhere except on your Trezor device when the device itself instructs you to.
Use Trezor’s official site for Suite downloads and device instructions.
Continue to official Trezor Suite Always check the address: trezor.io