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Swift library for building Cardano wallets and signing transactions in iOS and macOS apps, with HD wallet and address support built on the Cardano Serialization Library.
cardano-node
The Cardano node maintained by IntersectMBO: validates the chain, produces blocks, and serves the node-to-node and node-to-client protocols.
Dolos
Lightweight Rust data node that follows the Cardano chain and serves queries over REST, gRPC, and node-to-client APIs, without producing blocks.
ODATANO
Exposes Cardano to enterprise systems through a SAP CAP-based OData V4 API.
Mithril
Stake-based protocol for fast node bootstrapping and lightweight blockchain certification.
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Aiken★
Purpose-built smart contract language and toolchain for Cardano, compiling to UPLC.
Blockfrost★
Hosted REST API for reading the Cardano chain and submitting transactions, with an IPFS gateway.
Cardano Connect with Wallet★
React hooks and components for connecting Cardano wallets to dApps (CIP-30/45).
Dolos★NEW
Lightweight Rust data node that follows the Cardano chain and serves queries over REST, gRPC, and node-to-client APIs, without producing blocks.
Evolution SDK★
Pure-TypeScript SDK for building Cardano transactions and off-chain code, with no WebAssembly dependency, built on Effect.
Gastronomy★
UPLC debugger that steps forward and backward through smart contract execution.
Guild Operators Suite★
Community toolset and guides for setting up, managing, and monitoring a Cardano stake pool.
Koios★
Community-run, decentralized REST query layer for Cardano blockchain data.
Kupo★
Lightweight Haskell chain-index that tracks only matching transaction outputs, served over an HTTP/JSON API.
Lace Anatomy★
Web tool that decodes and visualizes Cardano addresses, CBOR, and transactions.
Mesh★
TypeScript SDK for Cardano with transaction building, wallet integration, providers, and React UI components.
Ogmios★
Lightweight bridge that exposes a local Cardano node over a WebSocket/HTTP JSON-RPC API.
Pebble★
Functional smart contract DSL for Cardano, embedded in TypeScript.
Plutarch★
Typed Haskell eDSL for writing efficient Plutus Core validators.
PyCardano★
Python library for building and signing Cardano transactions, with no cardano-cli or CSL dependency.
UTxOS★
Wallet-as-a-service for onboarding users to Cardano with social-login, non-custodial wallets.
Yaci DevKit★
Spin up a local Cardano devnet in seconds, with a built-in indexer, explorer, and Blockfrost-compatible APIs.
Yaci Store★
Modular Java indexer for Cardano with pluggable stores you enable as needed, exposing Blockfrost-compatible REST APIs.
Adder
Go streaming tool that tails the Cardano chain and emits block and transaction events through configurable filters.
Anvil
Hosted REST API focused on building, signing, and submitting Cardano transactions and minting assets.
Apollo
Pure Go library for Cardano serialization and transaction building.
Argus
.NET indexing framework for Cardano where you define reducers to shape the data stored in PostgreSQL.
Atlas
Haskell application backend for writing Cardano off-chain code for Plutus smart contracts.
bech32
Haskell library and command-line tool for Bech32 address encoding and decoding.
Blaze
TypeScript library for building Cardano transactions and off-chain code, oriented toward Aiken contracts.
Bursa
Programmatic Cardano wallet exposing key, address, and certificate derivation over a REST API and CLI.
Cardano Client Library
Java library for building Cardano transactions, with key derivation, signing, and pluggable backends.
Cardano Dev Wallet
Browser-extension Cardano wallet for developers, with CIP-30 logging and custom-network support.
Cardano HW CLI
Command-line tool for signing Cardano transactions with Ledger, Trezor, and Keystone hardware wallets.
Cardano Node API
Exposes a local Cardano node over REST and gRPC (UTxO RPC) APIs.
Cardano Node Audit
Bash script that audits a Cardano stake pool node for security and configuration compliance.
Cardano Peer Connect
WebRTC connector library for peer-to-peer links between Cardano dApps and wallets (CIP-45).
Cardano Serialization Library
Rust library for serializing and deserializing Cardano's core data structures, with WebAssembly bindings for JavaScript and the browser.
Cardano Signer
CLI tool for signing and verifying Cardano data, including governance (CIP-100/108/119) and Catalyst metadata.
Cardano Transaction Library
PureScript framework for building Cardano smart contract transactions, for Node.js and the browser.
cardano-addresses
Haskell library and command-line tool for Cardano mnemonics, key derivation, and address construction.
Cardano-C
C library for serializing Cardano's core data structures and building transactions, MISRA-compliant and binding-friendly.
cardano-cli
Command-line tool for interacting with a Cardano node: keys, addresses, transactions, stake pools, and governance.
cardano-db-sync
Haskell indexer that follows the Cardano chain and stores all on-chain data in a structured PostgreSQL database.
cardano-graphql
GraphQL API layer over Cardano blockchain data, built on cardano-db-sync.
cardano-js-sdk
TypeScript SDK by Input Output for Cardano wallet platforms, with key management and hardware-wallet support.
cardano-multiplatform-lib
Rust library for serializing and deserializing Cardano's core data structures, with WebAssembly bindings and dApp and wallet utilities.
cardano-nodeNEW
The Cardano node maintained by IntersectMBO: validates the chain, produces blocks, and serves the node-to-node and node-to-client protocols.
cardano-rosetta-java
Java implementation of the Coinbase Mesh (Rosetta) API for Cardano, built on Yaci Store.
cardano-wallet
HTTP server and CLI for managing Cardano HD wallets and UTxOs, backing frontends like Daedalus.
CardanoKitNEW
Swift library for building Cardano wallets and signing transactions in iOS and macOS apps, with HD wallet and address support built on the Cardano Serialization Library.
Cardanopress
WordPress plugin for adding Cardano wallet login, token-gating, and payments to sites.
Carp
Rust indexer that syncs Cardano data into PostgreSQL with a modular, task-based architecture; an alternative to cardano-db-sync.
cf-java-rewards-calculation
Independent Java implementation of Cardano's reward and ada-pot calculations, used to validate the ledger.
cf-ledger-sync
Java indexer that syncs Cardano data into PostgreSQL with db-sync-level completeness, and can stream events to Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Cometa.js
JavaScript/TypeScript toolkit for Cardano transaction building, backed by the Cardano-C library.
CShell
Interactive command-line Cardano wallet for developers and power users.
Datum Explorer
Decodes Cardano CBOR datums into human-readable fields using CDDL schemas.
Demeter
Managed Cardano infrastructure and cloud workspaces for building dApps, with hosted Ogmios and Kupo endpoints.
Dingo
Full Cardano node implementation in Go, with built-in indexing and Blockfrost / UTxO-RPC APIs.
Elm Cardano
Elm off-chain package for Cardano, designed to pair with Aiken for on-chain code.
Frankenwallet
Guide for building an encrypted, air-gapped setup for offline Cardano transaction signing and key backup.
gOuroboros
Go library implementing the Cardano Ouroboros network mini-protocols.
Helios
Smart contract DSL for Cardano with a single-file, dependency-free JavaScript compiler.
Hydra
Layer 2 scaling protocol for Cardano using isomorphic state channels (Hydra Heads) to move transactions off-chain.
IntelliADA
IntelliJ IDEA plugin for Cardano: accounts, transfers, minting, and transaction inspection from the IDE.
Kuber
Haskell library and JSON API server for composing balanced Cardano transactions.
Lucid
TypeScript library for building Cardano transactions and off-chain Plutus code.
Lucid Evolution
TypeScript library for building Cardano transactions and off-chain code, a maintained fork of Lucid by Anastasia Labs.
Maestro
Hosted Cardano API with chain indexing, transaction management, and DeFi market data.
Marlowe
Domain-specific language for financial contracts on Cardano, built on Plutus.
MithrilNEW
Stake-based protocol for fast node bootstrapping and lightweight blockchain certification.
Mumak
PostgreSQL extension for querying Cardano transaction CBOR directly with SQL functions.
NFTCDN
Content delivery network for displaying Cardano NFT and token media in apps and sites.
ODATANONEW
Exposes Cardano to enterprise systems through a SAP CAP-based OData V4 API.
OpShin
Smart contract language for Cardano written as a strict subset of Python.
Oura
Rust streaming pipeline that tails a Cardano node and forwards matching chain events to sinks like Kafka, Redis, or webhooks.
Pallas
Rust-native building blocks for Cardano: serialization, crypto, ledger primitives, and Ouroboros networking.
pg_cardano
PostgreSQL extension providing Cardano cryptographic, address-encoding, and CBOR helper functions.
Plinth
Haskell-based smart contract language for Cardano, compiling to Plutus Core.
Scalus
Write Cardano smart contracts and off-chain code in Scala 3.
Scrolls
Rust pipeline that builds read-optimized, use-case-specific key-value caches of Cardano on-chain data.
Sorbet
Browser-extension mock wallet for testing dApp CIP-30 integrations as the end user.
StakePool Operator Scripts
CLI scripts for stake pool and DRep operations, with offline and hardware-wallet support.
Typhonjs
Pure JavaScript library for Cardano address generation and transaction building.
UTxORPC
gRPC interface specification for interacting with UTxO blockchains like Cardano.
Weld
Headless multi-chain wallet-connection library for dApps, covering Cardano and other chains.
whisky
Rust SDK for building Cardano transactions, with pluggable CSL or Pallas serialization backends.
ZhuLi
On-chain validator and CLI for hot/cold DRep account management on Cardano.
★ Maintainer picks
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Aiken
Purpose-built smart contract language and toolchain for Cardano, compiling to UPLC.
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Blockfrost
Hosted REST API for reading the Cardano chain and submitting transactions, with an IPFS gateway.
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Cardano Connect with Wallet
React hooks and components for connecting Cardano wallets to dApps (CIP-30/45).
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Dolos
Lightweight Rust data node that follows the Cardano chain and serves queries over REST, gRPC, and node-to-client APIs, without producing blocks.
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Evolution SDK
Pure-TypeScript SDK for building Cardano transactions and off-chain code, with no WebAssembly dependency, built on Effect.
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Gastronomy
UPLC debugger that steps forward and backward through smart contract execution.
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Guild Operators Suite
Community toolset and guides for setting up, managing, and monitoring a Cardano stake pool.
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Koios
Community-run, decentralized REST query layer for Cardano blockchain data.
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Kupo
Lightweight Haskell chain-index that tracks only matching transaction outputs, served over an HTTP/JSON API.
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Lace Anatomy
Web tool that decodes and visualizes Cardano addresses, CBOR, and transactions.
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Mesh
TypeScript SDK for Cardano with transaction building, wallet integration, providers, and React UI components.
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Ogmios
Lightweight bridge that exposes a local Cardano node over a WebSocket/HTTP JSON-RPC API.
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Pebble
Functional smart contract DSL for Cardano, embedded in TypeScript.
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Plutarch
Typed Haskell eDSL for writing efficient Plutus Core validators.
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PyCardano
Python library for building and signing Cardano transactions, with no cardano-cli or CSL dependency.
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UTxOS
Wallet-as-a-service for onboarding users to Cardano with social-login, non-custodial wallets.
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Yaci DevKit
Spin up a local Cardano devnet in seconds, with a built-in indexer, explorer, and Blockfrost-compatible APIs.
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Yaci Store
Modular Java indexer for Cardano with pluggable stores you enable as needed, exposing Blockfrost-compatible REST APIs.
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