Overview
OpenZeppelin Contracts is a Solidity library of community-vetted smart-contract components. It combines standards such as ERC-20 and ERC-721 with role-based access control, signature verification, and other reusable utilities.
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Compose contracts from token standards, permissions, and utilities
It provides token implementations including ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, and ERC-6909, access control for privileged actions, and utilities for math, signature verification, and payments. Contracts Wizard offers an interactive starting point for generating a configuration.
Sources: [1]
For starting Solidity contracts from established standards and components
It fits projects that prefer composing public APIs over reimplementing tokens, NFTs, permissioned actions, and signature handling from scratch. Import only what is needed, then add tests and review for the project's business rules and threat model.
Sources: [1]
Separate audited releases, upgrade compatibility, and project-specific audits
The npm latest tag is audited, dev is final but unaudited, and next is a release candidate. The README warns against using master for git installations, and upgradeable-contract storage layouts must not be assumed compatible across major versions. Using the library does not replace a security audit of the resulting system.
Official sources
- [1]OpenZeppelin Contracts README(2026-09-13)
- [2]OpenZeppelin Contracts GitHub repository(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note
Selected as a library with strong technical authority in smart-contract topics but limited visibility in general-purpose curation.
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GitHub Topics
- ethereum
- solidity
- evm
- security
- smart-contracts
- Stars
- 27,240
- Forks
- 12,398
- Watchers
- 642
- Open issues
- 240
- Primary language
- Solidity
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Sep 12, 2026
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