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You can download a desktop wallet and install it on your computer. Some argue that desktop wallets are safer if your computer isn’t (or even better, has never been) connected to the Internet. If a desktop computer has never been connected to the Internet, it essentially becomes a cold wallet. On the other hand, a computer that has never been connected to the Internet may expose you to malware that may automatically move from the wallet drive that you connect to the computer and infect the desktop because it’s never been patched with software updates that require an Internet connection. Talk about a catch-22!

See ssss1 for examples of popular desktop wallets. Some advantages of desktop wallets (which fall into the category of software wallets) include the following:

 They’re a convenient choice if you trade cryptos from your computer.

 You aren’t storing your private keys on a third-party server.

 If your computer has never been connected to the Internet, a desktop wallet can be safer than an online wallet.