An collection of (curated) awesome Aiken libraries, DApps, tutorials & other cool stuff.

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Awesome Aiken

• Libraries
• Dapps
• Tutorials/Examples
• Videos

Libraries

Infrastructure

• aiken-lang/setup-aiken - A GitHub action for installing and using Aiken in Github Workflows

Standard library & extras

• aiken-lang/stdlib - The official standard library
• Cardano-Fans/acca - Extensions to the standard library
• SundaeSwap-finance/aicone - Several reusable Aiken libraries
• LogicalMechanism/assist - A collection of specialized Aiken functions.
• aiken-extra/* - A collection of additional aiken functions to build tests and help debug.

Cryptography

• ilap/bls - High-level BLS12-381 cryptographic functions

Data-structures

• aiken-lang/merkle-patricia-forestry - For working with modified Merkle Patricia Tries (on-chain & off-chain): a persistent & authenticated data structure to map between arbitrary keys and values.
• anastasia-labs/aiken-linked-list - For working with onchain distributed linked lists (on-chain): each node in the linked list is represented by a single UTxO (and thus concurrency scales with utilization, the larger the linked list, the lower the probability of experiencing UTxO contention).
• anastasia-labs/aiken-trie - For working with distributed tries (on-chain & off-chain): each trie is fully-contained within a UTxO, and it supports managing multiple distributed tries with a single validator.

Testing

• aiken-lang/fuzz - For writing Fuzzers (a.k.a generators) for property-based testing in Aiken
• sidan-lab/vodka - Offer validation utils and similar to offchain code building experience framework for unit testing.

Dapps

DeFi

• Sundae Swap V3 - DEX
• Minswap V2 - DEX
• Minswap - Stableswap - DEX
• Lenfi - Lending and Borrowing
• Levvy - NFT based lending and borrowing
• Danogo - Decentralized Bond Exchange
• Mehen - Fiat-backed stable coin
• SundaeSwap Yield Farming v2 - SundaeSwap Yield Farming v2 contracts

Marketplaces

• Jpg Store - NFT Marketplace
• Nebula - A Cardano NFT marketplace contract including chain indexer and event listener for individual projects

Smart Wallets

• Seedelf A Cardano Stealth Wallet

Governance

• unLearn - Modular governance framework

Games

• Tetrano - Tetris style puzzle game on Cardano

Misc

• Fortuna - A Smart Contract that mimics bitcoin proof of work
• morbid - A dead-man's switch contract
• Projected NFT Whirlpool - A new protocol for the Paima Whirlpool vision to allow users from other ecosystems to naturally be able to use existing NFTs in games from other ecosystems while still maintaining custody
• ENCOINS - An NFT-based private transactions protocol

Tutorials/Examples

• Hello, World! - Write and execute a smart contract on Cardano in 10 minutes
• Vesting - Learn how to work with time
• Gift Card - Make gift cards using NFTs using Aiken and Deno fresh
• Good Practices
• Gift Card NextJS - A similar gift card example but with NextJS
• MeshJS smart contracts collection - A series of smart contracts with full integration with MeshJS, offering code examples and explanations
• Logical Mechanism's Distributed Representation - A model semi-liquid mint-lock-stake DAO
• Logical Mechanism's Convert Expression - A novel variation of a Schnorr protocol
• From Aiken to frontend deployment - A end-to-end guide from writing a Aiken smart contract, to creating transactions, to deploying a frontend to interact with it. See also demo and repo.
• Cardano Capture The Flag - A game where Cardano developers and enthusiasts can try to exploit purposely vulnerable smart contracts and learn about the most common security issues and how to prevent them.
• Cardano Recorded Mint - A proof-of-concept for a minting script with historical record of all mints, and on-chain guarantee of uniqueness.
• Gimbalabs Aiken Essentials Module - Learn Aiken from scratch and develop your skills with hands-on exercises and mini-projects.
• Common Design Pattens - A collection of tried and tested modules and functions for implementing common design patterns.
• CIP 102 Reference Implementation - Official examples for implementing CIP-102 based royalties, made by the CIP's author.

Books

• I can Aiken - A book for Aiken newcomers. Contact @johnnygreeney for a free book (x.com/cardanobook)

Courses

• Aiken - eUTxO smart contracts on Cardano - A 4-hour video course about Aiken, self-paced, on-demand and free. Created by the Cardano Academy

Videos

• NerdOut's Aiken edition - A high-level presentation of Aiken ^{~11 min}
• ReddSpark's beginner guide to Aiken - A guided 'Hello, World!' tutorial for Windows users ^{~50 min}
• Hello, World! with Demeter - The 'Hello, World!' tutorial but using cardano-cli instead of Lucid ^~19min