Key takeaways
- TronLink is the official TRON wallet, available as a mobile app and browser extension, and supports TRC-20 and TRC-721 tokens.
- Add APENFT via Home → My Assets → Add Custom Token with contract
TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNq. - Keep TRX in the wallet, or stake it for Energy, because every NFT transfer consumes Energy and Bandwidth.
- TronLink works as the bridge between a Ledger hardware wallet and TRON dApps.
- The APENFT airdrop is over. Ignore any “claim” messages, tokens or sites you see in your wallet.
What the TronLink wallet is
TronLink is the official wallet of the TRON network and, for most people, the obvious TronLink wallet choice for holding APENFT. It’s non-custodial: your private keys are generated on your device and protected by a password, and the recovery phrase is the only backup. It runs as a mobile app and as a browser extension, and both versions can manage the same addresses.
Because APENFT (rebranded to AINFT in October 2025, ticker still NFT) is a TRC-20 token on TRON, TronLink supports it the same way it supports USDT or any other TRON token. TronLink’s own documentation confirms support for TRC-20 and TRC-721 assets and describes adding tokens by contract address. If you’re still weighing alternatives, our TRON wallet comparison puts TronLink next to Trust Wallet, Ledger and others.
- Developer
- TronLink (official TRON wallet)
- Custody
- Non-custodial
- Formats
- Mobile app, browser extension
- Token standards
- TRC-10, TRC-20, TRC-721
- Hardware support
- Ledger via the extension
- APENFT contract
- TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNq
Installing TronLink safely
Most wallet losses start before the wallet is even created, with a fake download. Search ads and lookalike domains regularly impersonate popular wallets. The safe path is simple: type tronlink.org into your browser yourself and follow the links from there to the official app store page or extension store listing. Check the developer name and the number of reviews before installing.
On desktop, keep the extension in a browser profile you use only for crypto. Fewer extensions means fewer things that could read your pages or inject scripts.
Step-by-step: create a TronLink wallet and add APENFT
- Install and open TronLink. Choose Create Wallet for a new one or Import Wallet if you already have a recovery phrase or private key.
- Set a strong password. It encrypts the wallet on this device. It is not a backup; the recovery phrase is.
- Write down the recovery phrase. Use paper, in the exact order shown, and store it somewhere safe and offline. TronLink will ask you to confirm some words.
- Copy your address. TRON addresses start with a capital T and are 34 characters long.
- Fund it with TRX. Withdraw some TRX from an exchange on the TRON network; our APENFT buying guide covers that part. The first incoming transfer activates the address, and the TRX covers future fees.
- Add the NFT token. Go to Home → My Assets → Add Custom Token, paste
TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNqand confirm. The symbol NFT and 6 decimals should fill in automatically. - Verify on Tronscan. Look up your address on Tronscan and confirm the NFT balance matches what TronLink shows.
Some versions of TronLink also let you search for tokens by name. If you do, compare the contract shown with the one above before adding it, because anyone can deploy a token called “APENFT” or “AINFT”. The genuine contract has about 2.15 million holders and was created on 13 May 2021.
Sending and receiving NFT in TronLink
Receiving is just a matter of sharing your T-address. Sending takes a little more care.
When you send NFT, TronLink shows the resource cost before you sign. That cost depends on whether the recipient already holds NFT. These are the figures we measured on mainnet at the time of writing; TRON governance can adjust them.
| Transfer type | Energy used | TRX if burned |
|---|---|---|
| NFT to an existing holder | ≈14,309 | ≈1.43 TRX |
| NFT to a new holder | ≈29,309 | ≈2.93 TRX |
| USDT to an existing holder | ≈64,285 | ≈6.4 TRX |
| Plain TRX transfer | none | Bandwidth only |
Bandwidth is the second resource. Every account gets 600 free Bandwidth points a day, and a TRC-20 transfer uses roughly 345 bytes, so the free allowance covers one or two transfers. After that, Bandwidth also costs burned TRX. Try your own numbers in the TRON fee calculator.
A few rules for sending:
- Paste addresses, then verify the first and last characters. Don’t copy addresses from your transaction history.
- Send a test transfer to any new address before moving a large amount.
- Keep TRX in reserve. A wallet with NFT and no TRX can’t send anything unless it has staked Energy.
Staking TRX for Energy inside TronLink
If you move NFT regularly, burning TRX for every transfer adds up. TRON’s Stake 2.0 lets you lock TRX and receive Energy (or Bandwidth) that regenerates daily, plus voting power for Super Representatives. TronLink exposes these functions directly.
The yield of Energy per staked TRX moves with the total amount staked on the network, so treat these as ballpark numbers. Also remember the 14-day waiting period when you unstake: staked TRX isn’t instantly spendable. Our guide to TRX staking for Energy goes through delegation, voting and the maths in full.
If you only send NFT occasionally, keeping 10 to 20 TRX unstaked is often simpler.
Using TronLink with dApps like SunSwap
TronLink’s dApp browser (on mobile) and the extension (on desktop) connect you to TRON applications. The most relevant one for APENFT holders is SunSwap, TRON’s main DEX, which has NFT/USDT and NFT/WTRX pools.
When a dApp asks for an approval, it’s asking for permission to move a token from your wallet. That’s normal for a swap, but a malicious site can use the same mechanism to drain you. Approve only on sites you reached from a bookmark, and periodically review approvals on Tronscan. The SunSwap guide walks through a full TRX-to-NFT swap.
Using a Ledger with TronLink
For larger balances, you can connect a Ledger hardware wallet to the TronLink browser extension. TronLink then acts as the interface while every transaction has to be confirmed on the device itself. This is a common setup because Ledger Live’s own token list is curated by Ledger, and we couldn’t confirm that NFT appears there natively. Our Ledger and APENFT guide covers the setup step by step.
Troubleshooting: when NFT doesn’t show or won’t send
Most TronLink problems with APENFT fall into a handful of patterns, and almost all of them have simple fixes.
The balance shows zero after a deposit. First, look up your address on Tronscan. If the NFT transfer is there, the tokens are safe and TronLink simply isn’t displaying the token yet; add it as a custom token. If the transfer isn’t on Tronscan, check the withdrawal on the sending exchange. A common culprit is a withdrawal made on BNB Chain or Ethereum instead of TRON, which sends the tokens to a different network entirely.
The transaction fails with an Energy error. On Tronscan this often appears as OUT_OF_ENERGY. It means the fee limit or your TRX balance didn’t cover the Energy the contract call needed. Top up TRX and try again. Our TRON transaction lookup shows the status and resources used by any transaction hash.
The amount looks wrong. NFT has 6 decimals and a supply of 999.99 trillion, so balances run into the millions or billions of tokens. If TronLink shows something like 1,000,000 times more or less than you expected, the token was probably added with the wrong decimals. Remove it and add it again from the contract address.
A token called APENFT or AINFT appeared that you never bought. Check its contract. If it isn’t TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNq, hide it and don’t interact with it.
Restoring TronLink on a new device
Phones get lost, broken and replaced. As long as you have the recovery phrase, that’s an inconvenience rather than a disaster.
You have the recovery phrase
Install TronLink from the official site on the new device, choose Import Wallet, enter the words in order and set a new password. Your addresses, balances and NFT tokens reappear because they live on the blockchain, not in the app. You may need to add the NFT token again.
You don't have the phrase
If the old device still works, open TronLink there and back up the phrase immediately. If the old device is gone and you never wrote the phrase down, there’s no recovery path. No company, including TronLink, can restore a non-custodial wallet for you.
TronLink also supports several accounts in one app. Some people keep a separate account for dApp experiments and leave their main NFT holdings in an account that never connects to anything, which limits the damage from a bad approval.
TronLink pros and cons
- Official TRON wallet with full TRC-20 and TRC-721 support
- Shows Energy and Bandwidth costs before you sign
- Built-in Stake 2.0 for Energy and voting
- Works with Ledger through the browser extension
- dApp browser for SunSwap, JustLend and other TRON apps
- Focused on TRON, less convenient if you use many chains
- Hot wallet: exposed if your phone or browser is compromised
- Unsolicited scam tokens can appear in your asset list
- Approvals to dApps need active management
Common TronLink scams to know
TRON’s low fees make it cheap for scammers to spam wallets. Three patterns come up again and again.
Address poisoning. You receive a zero-value or tiny transfer from an address that looks almost identical to one you’ve used. The hope is that you’ll copy it from your history next time. Always paste from the original source.
Fake airdrop tokens. Tokens appear in your wallet with names promising an “AINFT airdrop” or “APENFT rewards” and a website to visit. The real APENFT airdrop for TRX, BTT, JST and WIN holders ran monthly from June 2021 to June 2023 and is finished. Don’t visit those sites or interact with those tokens.
Fake support. Nobody from TronLink, TRON or AINFT will message you first, and nobody legitimate will ever ask for your recovery phrase.
Our APENFT safety checklist covers these and other risks.
Is TronLink the right wallet for you?
If you hold APENFT and do anything on TRON beyond holding, TronLink is hard to beat. It’s the reference wallet for the network, it makes resource costs transparent, and it’s the bridge to staking and hardware wallets. If you already use a multi-chain wallet and just want NFT to sit next to your other coins, Trust Wallet is a reasonable alternative. And once your balance is large enough to make you nervous, pair TronLink with a Ledger and keep the keys offline.
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Is TronLink safe for APENFT?
TronLink is the official TRON wallet and is non-custodial, so only you hold the keys. Its safety depends on downloading it from tronlink.org, keeping your recovery phrase offline and being careful with dApp approvals.
How do I add APENFT to TronLink?
Open Home, then My Assets, then Add Custom Token, and paste the contract TFczxzPhnThNSqr5by8tvxsdCFRRz6cPNq. The token should appear as NFT with 6 decimals; it may show the name AINFT.
Why does TronLink show AINFT instead of APENFT?
APENFT rebranded to AINFT, and Tronscan now shows the name AINFT for the same contract. The ticker is still NFT and no swap is needed.
Can I still claim the APENFT airdrop in TronLink?
No. The holder airdrop programme ended in June 2023. Any site or token message offering an APENFT or AINFT airdrop claim today is phishing.
Why is my TronLink transaction failing?
The most common cause is not enough TRX to cover Energy and Bandwidth. Top up a few TRX or stake TRX for Energy, then retry.
Can I use a Ledger with TronLink?
Yes. Connecting a Ledger to the TronLink browser extension is a common way to manage TRC-20 tokens like NFT while the keys stay on the device.
