Awesome TON (The Open Network)

A carefully curated collection of outstanding libraries, tools, services, protocols, and smart contracts in the TON ecosystem. This list serves as a comprehensive resource for developers, researchers, and enthusiasts interested in building on The Open Network.

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Contents

• 🏛️ Official Resources
• 🎓 Education
  • Basic Theory
  • YouTube Educational Videos
  • Community Tutorials
  • Smart Contract Examples
  • Guidelines
• 🧑‍💻 Development
  • Dev Tools
  • Libraries & SDKs
  • Community Support
• 🔌 Core Integrations
  • Authentication
  • Telegram Web Apps (TWAs)
  • API Services
• 🛠️ Utilities
• 🎨 Design Resources
• 🤝 Contribute

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🏛️ Official Resources

• TON Documentation - Comprehensive technical documentation.
• TON Community Blog - Official blog with ecosystem updates.
• Hackathons & Contests - Official events and competitions.
• TON Job Board - Find or post TON ecosystem jobs.
• TON Community on Telegram - Main community discussion group.

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🎓 Education

Basic Theory

• Introduction to The Open Network - Foundational overview.
• Blockchain & Smart Contract Fundamentals - Core concepts explained.
• Smart Contract Addresses - Understanding TON addressing system.
• TON for Solidity Developers - Transitioning from EVM to TON.
• TON Sites, TON WWW, TON Proxy - TON's decentralized web infrastructure.

YouTube Educational Videos

• TON Development Courses

  • TON Dev Study - Educational playlists covering various TON development topics.
    • English
      • FunC & Blueprint
      • TON with Fift
      • TON with Python
      • Tact & Blueprint
    • Russian
      • FunC & Blueprint
      • TON Connect Integration
      • TON with Python
      • TON with GO
      • TON with Fift

• Community Channels

  • TON & Company - Ecosystem updates and tutorials.
  • TON Dev Moscow - Developer-focused content.
  • TON - The Open Network - Official TON channel.
  • DoraHacks Workshops - Hackathon training.

Community Tutorials

• Smart Contracts

  • TON Speedrun - Interactive learning challenges.
    • 🚩 Challenge 1: Simple NFT Deploy
    • 🚩 Challenge 2: Chatbot Contract
    • 🚩 Challenge 3: Jetton Vending Machine
    • 🚩 Challenge 4: Lottery/Raffle
    • 🚩 Challenge 5: Create UI to Interact with the Contract
    • 🚩 Challenge 6: Analyzing NFT Sales on Getgems
  • Get Started with TON - Official onboarding challenge.
  • Build Your First DApp on TON - Step-by-step guide.
  • TON Community Hello World Series:
    • Working with Your First TON Wallet
    • Writing Your First Smart Contract
    • Building Your First Web Client
    • Testing Your First Smart Contract
  • FunC Journey - Learning FunC programming.
  • FunC Tutorial Series by @romanovichim:
    • English
    • Russian
  • Wallet Smart Contracts Guide - Implementation tutorial.
  • Multisig Contract Guide - Creating multisignature wallets.
  • Rift Framework Tutorial - Python framework for TON.
  • Multisig with TypeScript - JS implementation guide.
  • Tolk Development Guide - Smart contract development with Tolk.

• FT (Jettons) & NFT

  • NFT Collection Minting Guide - Full NFT deployment.
  • Jetton Minting Tutorial - Creating fungible tokens.

• Telegram Bot

  • Storefront Bot with TON Payments - Building a store.
  • Bot with Self-managed Balance - Advanced integration.
  • Food Delivery Bot Example - Real-world application.

• TON Connect

  • Integration Manual - Standard authentication protocol.
  • Telegram Bot Integration - Bots with wallet connections.
  • Transaction Messages - Handling blockchain interactions.

Smart Contract Examples

• Official Smart Contract Examples - Reference implementations.

Guidelines

• Development Guidelines

  • Smart Contracts

    • Development Overview - Best practices.

  • Asset Processing

    • Payments Processing - Handling TON transfers.
    • Jetton Processing - Working with tokens.
    • NFT Processing - Non-fungible token handling.
    • Metadata Parsing - Working with on-chain data.

  • TON Connect

    • Developer Guide - Implementation guide.
    • Wallet Integration - For wallet developers.
    • Protocol Workflow - Technical specifications.

• API Documentation

  • Chainstack API Reference - Interactive v2/v3 API docs with examples.

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🧑‍💻 Development

Dev Tools

• Development Frameworks

  • Blueprint - Smart contract development environment.
  • Rift - Python framework for TON smart contracts.
  • Tact - High-level language for TON smart contracts.
  • ton-k8s - Self-hosted TON network with Kubernetes and Docker.

• Testing Tools

  • Testnet Faucet Bot - Telegram bot for testnet TON.
  • TONX Testnet Faucet - Web-based faucet service.
  • Chainstack TON Faucet - Daily TON testnet refills.
  • TON Dev Wallet - Developer-focused wallet.

• IDE Support

  • TON Web IDE - Browser-based IDE designed to simplify the journey of writing, testing, compiling, deploying, and interacting with smart contracts on TON.
  • FunC
    • VS Code Plugin - FunC syntax highlighting and tools.
    • IntelliJ IDEs Plugin - TON development for JetBrains IDEs.
    • Sublime Text Plugin - FunC support for Sublime.
  • Tact
    • VS Code Plugin - Powerful and feature-rich extension for Visual Studio Code (VSCode) and VSCode-based editors like VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf, and others.
    • IntelliJ IDEs Plugin - Powerful and feature-rich plugin for JetBrains IDEs like WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, and others.
    • Sublime Text Plugin - Sublime Text 4 package.
    • tact.vim - Vim 8+ plugin.
    • Language Server (LSP Server) - Supports Sublime Text, (Neo)Vim, Helix, and other editors with LSP support.

• Debugging

  • TxTracer - Tool to emulate and trace any transaction from TON blockchain.

Libraries & SDKs

• JavaScript/TypeScript

  • TONX.JS - JavaScript SDK for TONX API.
  • ton-core/ton - Cross-platform client by ton-core.
  • toncenter/tonweb - Web client by TonCenter.
  • orbs-network/ton-access - Decentralized RPC access.
  • foton - Comprehensive toolkit for TON dApps.

• Python

  • disintar/tonpy - Full-featured SDK with TLB support and TVM.
  • yungwine/pytoniq - SDK with LiteClient and TLB.
  • nessshon/tonutils - High-level SDK and toolkit.
  • tonfactory/tonsdk - Cells and contract wrappers.
  • toncenter/pytonlib - Python wrapper for Tonlib.
  • yungwine/TonTools - High-level library for HTTP/ADNL.

• Other Languages

  • Go
    • xssnick/tonutils-go - Comprehensive Go SDK.
    • tonkeeper/tongo - Modern Go SDK.
    • ton-blockchain/tonlib-go - Official Golang TonLib wrapper.
  • tonutils-dart - Dart/Flutter SDK for mobile apps.
  • tonlib-rs - Rust SDK for TON.
  • SwiftyTON - Swift SDK with async/await support.
  • node-tonlib - Node.js C++ addon for TON.
  • ton-kotlin - Kotlin SDK for JVM applications.
  • TonSdk.NET - C# (.NET, Unity) SDK.

Community Support

• Developer Communities

  • TON Overflow - Q&A platform for TON developers.
  • TON Dev Chat - English developer community.
  • TON 开发者社区 - Chinese developer community.
  • TON Разработка - Russian developer community.

• Documentation Resources

  • TON Learn - Learning resources and guides.
  • TON API References - API documentation.

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🔌 Core Integrations

Authentication

• TON Connect - Standard protocol for dApps and wallets.
• delab-team/connect - Multi-protocol SDK with unified interface.
• @tonconnect/sdk - JavaScript SDK for TON Connect 2.0.
• tonutils/tonconnect - Python SDK for TON Connect.
• C#/tonconnect - C# SDK for TON Connect.
• unity/tonconnect - Unity SDK for TON Connect.
• go/tonconnect - GO SDK for TON Connect.
• pytonconnect - Alternative Python SDK.
• darttonconnect - Dart SDK for mobile apps.

Telegram Web Apps (TWAs)

• Official Documentation - Telegram's guidelines.
• Community Documentation - Developer community resources.
• ton-community/twa-template - TWA template with TON integration.
• twa-dev/boilerplate - Starter boilerplate for TWAs.
• twa-dev/sdk - SDK package for TWA development.
• twa-dev/Mark42 - UI library optimized for TWAs.

API Services

• TONX API - Enterprise-grade API platform.
• Chainstack - Managed RPC nodes with geo balancing.
• toncenter.com - Fast and reliable HTTP API.
• dton.io/graphql - GraphQL API for TON.
• tonapi.io - Comprehensive API service.
• anton.tools - Analytics API tools.

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🛠️ Utilities

• Analytics & Monitoring

  • TonStat.com - Key metrics dashboard for TON ecosystem.
  • Chainstack Compare - Node performance comparison.
  • TON Grafana - Blockchain metrics visualization.

• Network Tools

  • Tonutils Proxy - User-friendly TON Proxy implementation.
  • TON Notify Bot - Transaction notifications via Telegram.
  • Blockchain Network Visualizer - Network visualization tool.

• Staking Services

  • KTON - Next-Gen Liquid Staking for TON.

• Address Management

  • vaniton - Vanity address generator for TON wallets.
  • custon - Custom wallet address generator in JavaScript.
  • TON Multisender - Batch transaction tool for TON and Jettons.
  • TON Bulksender - Enterprise-grade bulk transaction tool.

• Market Analysis

  • Anonymous Numbers Market Analytics - Fragment market statistics.

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🎨 Design Resources

• TON Design System - Tailwind-based component library.
• TON Brand Assets - Official logos, colors, and brand guidelines.

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🤝 Contribute

Contributing to Awesome-TON

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2. Press . on your fork to open the online editor (VSCode)
3. Make your changes following our contribution guidelines
4. Submit a Pull Request with a clear description of your additions/changes
5. Join the TON contributors community!