Awesome Solana NFTs: builder map of standards and tools
How to use ilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts (~990★) — curated Solana NFT standards, issuance, vaults, staking, marketplaces, data, and community tools. Inclusion rules, section map, and a verify-before-depend workflow. Maintainer @ilmoi.
devrels.xyz/a/231short linkilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts is a curated awesome list of resources for people building or shipping NFTs on Solana — open standards, protocols, OSS repos, and community tools. Maintainer: ilmoi (@ilmoi).
It is deliberately not a calendar of mints. Upstream rules: include working standards and tools; exclude individual drops and “coming soon” without code. Prefer OSS over closed source; order entries by GitHub stars where comparable.
People and links
| Role | Handle / URL |
|---|---|
| Repo | github.com/ilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts |
| Maintainer | ilmoi · devrels member · @ilmoi · github.com/ilmoi |
| Scale (approx) | ~990★ · ~200 forks |
Inclusion rules (from upstream)
| In | Out |
|---|---|
| Open standards and protocols | Individual NFT drops / collections as marketing |
| OSS repos and community-built tools | Future promises without code or a working product |
| Working closed tools after OSS peers | Unverifiable “stealth” product claims |
Missing something real? Upstream asks for a PR — match the section style and keep the OSS-first ordering.
Section map
| Section | Job to be done | Typical entries |
|---|---|---|
| NFT open standards | On-chain/off-chain metadata shape | Metaplex Token Metadata; collection standards |
| NFT issuance | Mint, auction, launch surfaces | Metaplex programs, Candy Machine, storefronts, launchpads |
| Vaults | Escrow / bank NFTs with rules | Token Vault, Gem Bank |
| Whitelisting | Allowlisted sales / drops | Gumdrop, whitelist airdrop scripts |
| Staking | Yield / lock for NFT or multi-mint deposits | Gem Farm, Serum/Step stake programs |
| Airdrops to holders | Snapshot + distribute to NFT communities | Gumdrop, Air Support, CLI airdrop kits |
| Escrows / swaps | P2P trade without trusting a website custody story | Auction House, Token Entangler, P2P swap UIs |
| Marketplaces | Buy/sell venues and protocols | Listed marketplace stacks (verify current status) |
| Galleries | Display / portfolio UX | Gallery front-ends |
| Upcoming drops | Discovery calendars (weakest long-term signal) | Aggregators — highest rot rate |
| NFT data | Indexing, APIs, analytics | Data providers and open indexers |
| Fractionalization / liquidity | Split ownership / trade pieces | Vault + market designs |
| Verification / security | Authenticity / scam hygiene | Verification tools (pair with security awesome lists) |
| Marketplace bots | Automation around listings/snipes | Bot frameworks — legal/ToS risk on you |
| Community-built tools | Snapshots, CLIs, helpers | Large grab-bag of OSS utilities |
| Generative art tools | Trait engines / art pipelines | HashLips-class and Solana-oriented generators |
| RPC providers | Infra for NFT-heavy reads | Provider shortlist (cross-check live pricing) |
| Related awesome lists | Jump to sibling shelves | Other Solana awesome repos |
How to use it (workflow)
1. Start from the job (mint vs stake vs marketplace vs data)
2. Prefer OSS rows in that section
3. Open the linked repo — not only the awesome README
4. Verify: license, last commit, open issues, docs still resolve
5. Prefer primary upstream (e.g. metaplex-foundation/*) over stale forks
6. Pin a commit/tag in your app — never “whatever main is today”open https://github.com/ilmoi/awesome-solana-nfts
# Health-check a candidate
gh repo view metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata \
--json stargazerCount,pushedAt,licenseInfo,urlStaleness: the list’s own default branch may lag the ecosystem (Token Metadata paths, Candy Machine versions, marketplace brands). Use it as a map of categories and historical OSS, then confirm the 2026 default package names (e.g. current Metaplex client stack) from upstream docs.
Related DevRels shelves
- Awesome Solana OSS — broader non-NFT program/tooling catalog
- Awesome Solana lists: security map — audits/CTFs/security tooling (also links this NFT list)
Contributing a missing tool
- Working product or public OSS — not a pitch deck.
- Land in the correct section; OSS above closed peers.
- One-line description + link; star badges optional via upstream style.
- PR with why it belongs (job-to-be-done, not marketing adjectives).
Summary
awesome-solana-nfts is ilmoi’s long-running, OSS-first index of Solana NFT standards and tooling. Navigate by section, ignore drop calendars as architecture input, and re-verify every dependency on the live GitHub repo before you mint, stake, or index against it.
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