Borsh
Binary serializer for Solana and web3 using consistent schema-based encoding.
Crypto and web3 npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
67
0.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in crypto and web3
#27 of 89
by use in those projects
Downloads
2.3M
npm, last 7 days, borsh
GitHub stars
140
last push Aug 1, 2026
How Borsh is used
Borsh is a dependency in 67 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.5%), #27 of 89 in crypto and web3. The most used alternative there is Solana Web3.js. Projects that use it most often also use Solana Web3.js (97.0%), ts-node (50.7%), Solana SPL Token (47.8%).
Often used with Borsh
| Solana Web3.js | 97.0% of Borsh projects · 5.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| ts-node | 50.7% of Borsh projects · 7.4× more than average |
| Solana SPL Token | 47.8% of Borsh projects · 6.6× more than average |
| TypeScript | 79.1% of Borsh projects |
| bn.js | 23.9% of Borsh projects · 14.0× more than average |
| Prettier | 40.3% of Borsh projects · 2.3× more than average |
| yaml | 20.9% of Borsh projects · 16.2× more than average |
| Solana Wallet Adapter | 17.9% of Borsh projects · 4.2× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install borsh |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (55), Rust (6), Next.js (5), Python (1) |
| Example projects | danbayk/solana-spl-token-sniper, ilmoi/nft-armory, near/wallet-selector, thuglabs/solana-nft-token-metadata-update, ilmoi/nftape.me |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solana Web3.js npm Official JavaScript SDK for interacting with the Solana blockchain. |
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| Solana Wallet Adapter npm React hooks and UI for connecting Solana wallets to dapps with state management. |
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| Anchor npm Framework for developing Solana smart contracts with TypeScript and Rust. |
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| solders pypi Python bindings for Solana Rust tools enabling efficient blockchain interaction. |
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