Tools for developers on Starknet

Hello dear anon!

Are you interested in what tools the StarkNet ecosystem can offer you to push further the frontiers of blockchain? To boldly go where few have gone before? 

Then this is the right place for you!

General

Here are some general tools that you will most certainly use, even without developing smart contracts or dApps!

Wallets

You will need a wallet in your journey, so check out these awesome 2 wallets:

• Argent-x – Browser extension wallet 
• Braavos – Self-custodial wallet

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Block Explorers

You will probably want to check the status of your transactions on testnet and mainnet, so use these explorers:

• StarkScan
• Voyager

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Bridges

StarkGate

• Official token bridge between Ethereum, StarkNet and back!

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RPC providers

Check what’s going on on StarkNet with these RPC providers!

• Infura
• Chainstack
• Spin your own Pathfinder node!

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Indexers

Apibara‍

• Apibara SDK provides an high-level interface to build applications that transform streams of web3 data.

Docs

StarkNet and Cairo Documentation‍

• Official StarkNet documentation‍

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StarkNet community docs

• StarkNet documentation maintained by the community

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StarkNet Community Forum‍

• Forum for StarkNet community members to discuss technical opportunities

Development

Are you ready to start developing your dApp or smart contract? If yes, choose some of these tools:

Smart contract development

Starknet Devnet 

• A local testnet for StarkNet
• If you ever used Ganache on Ethereum you will appreciate the StarkNet Devnet!
• Tutorial on how to run StarkNet Devnet on Windows

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StarkNet Hardhat Plugin

• Want to start working on Cairo smart contracts with a JavaScript based SDK? Then check out the plugin for Hardhat! 
• Be sure to also check out our tutorial “Getting started with StarkNet Hardhat Plugin” ;)

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Nile 

• Want to start working on Cairo smart contracts in a Python based SDK? Then use Nile from OpenZeppelin!

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Protostar

• StarkNet smart contract development toolchain in pure Cairo, blazing fast!

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Libraries

Starknet.js

• Want your application to interact with StarkNet in a web based environment? Then you will do well by using Starknet.js!

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starknet.py 

• Python library for interacting with StarkNet

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starknet-rs 

• Rust library for interacting with StarkNet

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Caigo

• Go library for interacting with StarkNet

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Get-StarkNet

• StarkNet wallet <-> dApp bridge

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Useful tools

Put some more tools in your toolbox!

Testnet faucet

• Get you some L2 ETH on the StarkNet Goerli testnet!
• Use it to pay transaction fees in StarkNet.

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Stark-utils

• Simple web application that aims at being a toolbox for Cairo developers.

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Warp

• Solidity to Cairo transpiler

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Additional information

Our article will be updated in time, but it does not cover all possible tools by any means. We just wanted to give you a more general overview. 

For more StarkNet awesomeness, check out these resources:

Developer Tools - StarkNet

• Tools list from official StarkNet site 

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The Starknet Book

• Insights on tooling, architecture, account abstractions, STARKs, and Starknet-specific applications

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gakonst/awesome-starknet

• A curated list of awesome StarkNet resources, libraries, tools and more

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beautyisourbusiness/cairo-goldmine

• A comprehensive, annotated list of repositories of the starknet ecosystem

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Thanks for reading dear anon! 

We hope you will enjoy your time developing on StarkNet and help us in pushing the frontiers of blockchain!

If you want to be up to date with SpaceShard projects and StarkNet news, make sure you follow our blog and our Twitter. You can also find us on Dappland.com. 

Be sure to check out the official StarkNet discord, ask questions and find more awesome people like yourself!

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‍‍‍*This article is also available on SpaceShard Medium.