Are you looking to learn more about the Tezos blockchain? We’ve compiled an ever-evolving list of the most important resources for developers, including deep dives on getting started with the Tezos network, our high and low-level smart contract languages, links to wallets, and more.
Bookmark this page - while the list is by no means all-encompassing, we’ll add to it periodically with fresh links and up-to-date information.
Original whitepaper of the Tezos whitepaper - A self-amending crypto-ledger.
Explore the technical and economic concepts behind the Tezos blockchain. Coupled with tutorials to help you get started building your dApp.
Find out more about the Tezos Ecosystem here and its different entities worldwide.
View the commit history of Tezos protocol and code documentation.
A full breakdown of the different TZIPs that Tezos has undergone. The TZIP process complements (but it is subsidiary to) Tezos’ formal on-chain governance process.
Language of Tezos Smart Contracts.
A friendly Smart Contract Language for Tezos.
SMARTPY(preferred)
An intuitive and powerful smart contract development platform for Tezos.
High-level language for Michelson contract development.
Domain-specific language to develop Smart Contracts on the Tezos blockchain, with all Michelson features, plus exclusive features to ease development, tests, and formal verification.
Browser Extensions: SPIRE
Browser Extensions: TEMPLE
Web Wallets: KUKAI
Web Wallets: ATOMEX
Mobile Wallets: ZENGO
Mobile Wallets: ATOMEX (Desktop)
Mobile Wallets: GUARDA (Desktop)
Mobile Wallets: AIRGAP (Desktop)
Mobile Wallets: EXODUS (Desktop)
Desktop Wallets: UMAMI
Desktop Wallets: GALLEON
Supported Hardware Wallets: AirGap, Tezor Model T, Ledger
The following information is adapted from TAQUITO. Feel free to reach out if you are facing issues with any one of the RPC nodes.
Mainnet: HTTPS://MAINNET.API.TEZ.IE/
Hangzhounet: HTTPS://HANGZHOUNET.API.TEZ.IE/
Mainnet: HTTPS://MAINNET.SMARTPY.IO/
Granadanet: HTTPS://GRANADANET.SMARTPY.IO/
Mainnet: HTTPS://RPC.TZBETA.NET/
Next protocol/version testnet (Granadanet): HTTPS://RPCZERO.TZBETA.NET/
Mainnet: HTTPS://TEZNODE.LETZBAKE.COM/
If any relevant available public nodes are not included in the list, reach out to TZ APAC.
Block Explorers are online blockchain browsers that show the details of all transactions on the network.
Available Block Explorers on Tezos:
TZSTATS (Also an indexer)
TZKT (Also an indexer)
Tezos Indexers take information on the blockchain and save it to a database, so complicated queries can be performed much faster.
CONSEIL: Most advanced query API for Tezos blockchain, developed by Cryptonomics
DIPDUP: A full-stack framework for building selective Tezos indexers, service workers, and reactive UI components
Offered in no particular order:
OFFICIAL TEZOS DEVELOPER PORTAL
TACODE DEVELOPMENT STARTER COURSE
NOMADIC LABS KNOWLEDGE CENTER⭐
CRYPTONOMIC SMART CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT⭐
GITLAB REPO OF LIGO SMART CONTRACTS
BUILDING A SIMPLE REACT DAPP ON TEZOS BLOCKCHAIN
BUILDING YOUR FIRST DAPP USING SMARTPY & REACT ON TEZOS
LEEWAYHERTZ - HOW TO BUILD A TEZOS DAPP
BUILDING A STORAGE DAPP ON TEZOS
In 2021, TZ APAC and TZ India collaborated to launch our DEVELOPER HANDBOOK, which equips you with everything needed to get started as a developer on the Tezos blockchain.
Depending on the applications your team is building, you might need a smart contract audit to address any security issues before launching your application to the public. Companies/platforms that offer smart contract auditing services include:
Connect with a close-knitted community of like-minded developers and learn from their shared knowledge. Benefit from the experience of others, and get your most crucial questions about blockers, use-cases and more on some of the top curated forums, including:
Important: Never give away any passwords/sensitive information that may compromise your wallet, and always make sure that you speak to someone official from the team.
Communities:
TEZOS ANNOUNCEMENTS (Telegram)
AIRGAP (Telegram)
BAKING BAD (Telegram)
TEZOS (Telegram)
TEZOS DEVELOPER (Telegram)
MADFISH/TEMPLE (Telegram)
KUKAI WALLET (Telegram)
SMARTPY (Telegram) ⭐
TEZOS-DEV (Slack)⭐