tools
Various cli tools for Polkadot and Substrate chains, including basic node monitoring, making API queries via a cli app and other command-line tools (by polkadot-js)
extension
Simple browser extension for managing Polkadot and Substrate network accounts in a browser. Allows the signing of extrinsics using these accounts. Also provides a simple interface for compliant extensions for dapps. (by polkadot-js)
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| 2 | 12 | |
| 281 | 993 | |
| 1.1% | 0.7% | |
| 9.0 | 9.3 | |
| 13 days ago | 13 days ago | |
| TypeScript | TypeScript | |
| Apache License 2.0 | Apache License 2.0 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
tools
Posts with mentions or reviews of tools.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-12.
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Polkadot Digest 5 June 2023
Did you know that you can access the power of the Polkadot-JS API via the command line? https://github.com/polkadot-js/tools/tree/master/packages/api-cli
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Staked Kusama lost? How to restore?
If it still doesn't work, you can use this tool to interact with the chain to transfer your balances out of the accounts.
extension
Posts with mentions or reviews of extension.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-28.
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anyone built a wallet extension?
The metamask version is quite complicated. You might find it easier to understand the polkadot version of the same thing: https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/blob/master/packages/extension/src/content.ts
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POLKADOT JS WALLET PASSWORDS ALL STOPPED WORKING THIS WEEK. HELP!
Have you tried using a different password in the newly created account? It could be a weird character is messing things up. This has happened before: https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/issues/892
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json file deleted
It could be related to this: https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/issues/920
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Polkadot.js not found on chrome web store?
Hi u/emoneynati, this is a known issue that is being worked on. More information on Github: https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/issues/913
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J for Polkadot JS [Polkadot A to Z]
This does seem to be an issue, and it is being worked on. Currently there is no ETA about when it will be available again. You can view the issue here: https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/issues/913
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polkadot.js: How to check correctness of extrinsic for crowdloan contributions?
According to https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension/issues/671, this is a result of outdated metadata. Keeping metadata updated might help, but if that doesn't help, you have no chance but to trust the source.
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Polkadot Digest 26 Oct 2021
There are benefits to installing Polkadot{.js} extension to your browser, even if you are not using it to store DOT or KSM. For instance, it blocks any scam sites it knows about automatically. https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension
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Firefox Extension Issue
I'm new in Polkadot, and I created my account using the official polkadot{.js} extension in Firefox. I was able to create one and transfer funds from an exchange. Right now, I'm trying to send a token to my other account (controller), and tried to stake but both of them didn't work due to the extension issue.
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Polkadot Digest 8 June 2021
There are several ways to store DOT and KSM besides directly in Polkadot-JS. Probably the most common and convenient is the Polkadot{.js} extension. https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension
- Searching for advice as a newbie.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing tools and extension you can also consider the following projects:
apps - Basic Polkadot/Substrate UI for interacting with a Polkadot and Substrate node. This is the main user-facing application, allowing access to all features available on Substrate chains.
common - Utilities and base libraries for use across polkadot-js for Polkadot and Substrate. Includes base libraries, crypto helpers and cross-environment helpers.
api - Promise and RxJS APIs around Polkadot and Substrate based chains via RPC calls. It is dynamically generated based on what the Substrate runtime provides in terms of metadata.
substrate-ledger-ed25519 - Extract Substrate and Polkadot compatible ed25519 keys from Ledger mnemonic phrases
parity-signer - Air-gapped crypto wallet.