Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use ZoKrates when you want to explore writing zkSNARK programs for Ethereum through Remix or a CLI workflow, while accounting for the project's stated proof-of-concept status.
Who it is for
- Developers exploring zkSNARK programming for Ethereum.
- Developers who want to author a first SNARK program in Remix or work through a CLI-based setup.
Documented uses
- Write a SNARK program using the ZoKrates plugin in Remix.
- Install the ZoKrates CLI as an entry point to its command-line tooling.
- Follow the getting-started documentation and example tutorial to continue learning the tool.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
- The documented interfaces are a Remix plugin and a CLI, not a single required workflow.
- The repository identifies the implementation as a proof of concept and says it has not been tested for production.
- The project is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Source-based practical guide
Start authoring with the ZoKrates Remix plugin
Load the ZoKrates plugin in Remix as a starting point for writing a first SNARK program.
Before you start
- Access to Remix.
Steps
Open Remix.
Load the ZoKrates plugin.
Use the plugin to write a first SNARK program.
Expected outcome
A starting environment for authoring a SNARK program in Remix.
Guide limitations
- The repository describes ZoKrates as a proof-of-concept and says it has not been tested for production.
- These setup steps do not document proof generation or deployment.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- Zokrates/ZoKrates · Official homepage title · retained in its source language