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Awesome Noir
A curated list of resources for learning and programming in Noir.
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Contents
Official Resources
Get Coding
Dev Tools
- VS Code Extension - Syntax highlight, error highlight, codelens, etc. (Source Code)
- Neovim Plugin - Syntax highlight, error highlight, etc.
- Emacs Plugin - Syntax highlight (Source Code)
- Zed Plugin - Syntax highlight, LSP support
- Tree-sitter-noir - Tree-sitter grammar for Noir language
- Emacs Tree-sitter Plugin - Syntax highlight (Source Code)
- hardhat-noir - Hardhat plugin (Source Code)
- Python2Noir - From Python to Noir language transpiler
- noir_rs - Rust-based zkSNARK Proving&Verifying tool for noir-lang
- noir_java - Java-based zkSNARK Proving&Verifying tool for noir-lang (Java & Android)
- noir_swift - Swift-based zkSNARK Proving&Verifying tool for noir-lang (macOS & IOS & watchOS)
- hunter - A tool for performing mutation-testing on Noir programs
- merkle tree generator - A tool to help generate Noir-optimized merkle trees
Boilerplates
- noir-starter - Template repository containing example projects using Noir (Vite + Hardhat, Foundry, etc.)
- hardhat-noir-starter - Hardhat starter that seamlessly integrates with Noir.
- noir-react-native-starter - Template repository containing an example minimal project using React Native
- noir-library-starter - Template used by the noir-lang org when creating internally maintained libraries
Proving Backends
- Barretenberg (UltraHonk / MegaHonk) by Aztec Labs
- Plonky2 by Blocksense
- Plonky2 by Eryx
- Nova, HyperNova by 0xPARC and PSE
- Plonky3 by Josef (needs updating)
- Halo2 by Ethan (needs updating)
- Groth16 (needs updating)
- Marlin (needs updating)
Benchmarks
- ZK-Bench - Compare Noir to other ZK frameworks (Risc Zero, Leo, Miden, etc)
Libraries
Noir Directory - A directory of Noir libraries.
Data Types
Numerics
- BigNum - a library for arithmetic computations of large unsigned integers of any length
- Fraction - a library for accessing fractional number data type in Noir, allowing results that aren't whole numbers
- ZKFloat - a floating point library for Noir
- Complex Numbers - This library offers a comprehensive suite of operations for complex numbers
- Fixed Point Library - The FixedPoint library offers precise fixed-point arithmetic operations tailored for Noir
Dates & Times
- Noir Dates - A Noir library to parse and abstract away Dates
- DateTimeNr - A Noir library to parse and abstract away DateTime objects
Data Type Manipulation
Numerics
- Matrix Operations - a library for matrix operations provides functionality for performing various matrix operations
- Statistical Library - Noir Statistical Library is a comprehensive library for statistical computations in the Noir language
- Quantized arithmetic - a library for quantized value operations of zero-point quantization
Bytes
- U(int)2B(ytes) - a library for converting
u8->u120s to[u8]array
Text
- Base64 - a library for base64 encoding
- JSON parser - This library adheres to the revered IETF RFC 8259 specifications, ensuring precise interpretation of JSON-friendly strings
- String Utils - A wrapper for String in Noir that adds some useful methods for common string operations
- Base64 Lib - Extension of
noir_base64with support for Vectors and Base64 URL encoding and decoding.
Cryptography
Hashes
- Griffin for BN254 - zk-friendly hash function
- Hash to curve - Noir lib for hashing to bigger curves
- Poseidon{2} - an improved implementation of Poseidon and its successor Poseidon2
- SHA-1 - a library for generating hashes using SHA-1 hashing function
- SHA-2 - a library for generating hashes using SHA-2 hashing function
Message Authentication Code (HMAC)
- Noir HMAC - HMAC implementation in Noir Language.
Encryption
- AES - a (naive) implementation of AES encryption and decryption
- ChaCha20 Implementation - a Noir implementation of ChaCha20 as defined by RFC7539
- ElGamal Encryption - Exponential ElGamal Encryption on the Baby Jubjub curve
- Hydra for BN254 - symmetric encryption and decryption
- ECIES - simple implementation of ECIES on the Baby Jubjub curve
- ECDH - simple implementation of ECDH on the Baby Jubjub curve
Signatures
- RSA - RSA signature verification
- BLS12_381 Elliptic Curve Pairing and Signature Verification Library
- PLUME - Noir implementation of the https://blog.aayushg.com/nullifier/ library for zk-signatures
- WebAuthn/Passkeys - WebAuthn/Passkeys signature verification. Verifies signatures produced by
credentials.get - JWT - Noir library to verify JWT tokens and prove claims. Currently only supports RS256 with 2048 bit keys.
- Noir JWT - Verify JWTs and attest claims in Noir Language
Merkle Trees
- Merkle Root - a library for calculating Merkle root from given inputs. Using the Poseidon function for hashing
- Sparse Merkle Tree Implementation - a typescript library to generate optimized sparse merkle trees
- Sparse Merkle Tree Verifier - a library for verification of sparse Merkle trees
- Sparse Merkle Tree Verify/Add/Update/Delete - a Noir library to verify (non-)membership proofs and add/update/delete leafs
Randomness
Pairing
- Pairing over BLS12-381 - Implementation of pairing over BLS12-381 that uses the new Noir BigNum library
Ethereum
- ECrecover - a library to verify an ECDSA signature and return the source Ethereum address
- Ethereum Storage Proof Verification - a library that contains the primitives necessary for RLP decoding (in the form of look-up table construction) and Ethereum state and storage proof verification (or verification of any trie proof involving 32-byte long keys)
Machine Learning
- Convolution - a library for Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) library in Noir, including Convolutional layers, Pooling layers, and Linear (fully connected) layers
- ML - a library for implementing neural networks in Noir
- SKProof - a Scikit-learn compatible Python library for generating ZK proofs of execution
- zkML-Noir - a library for Python ML model transcoding Noir, including various algorithms such as Decision tree, K-Means, XGBoost, FNN, CNN
Miscellaneous
- Standard Library - the Noir Standard Library
- nodash - a generic utility library. "Lodash for Noir"
- Noir Social Verify - Wrapper around zkemailnr to verify social accounts and extract details like X username, and emails.
Learning
Learning By Doing
- [Practice Exercises] NoirGuardians
- 3 quests that use storytelling and lore to teach basic programming in Noir, along with some advanced features that Noir offers
- Get a first introduction to the Noir language, and learn how to integrate Noir programs into Solidity contracts
- [Educational Curriculum] ZKCamp's Open Source Noir course
- 6 lectures to give participants the knowledge and skills necessary to build decentralized applications based on ZKPs using Noir
- Lessons include ZKP Fundamentals; An Introduction to Aztec Ecosystem; Noir Basics; Building a Noir Application; and Advanced Noir
- [Video Series] BattleZips-Noir (Source Code)
- Walkthrough of building an on-chain Battleships game using zero-knowledge
- Follow along and build your own game using Noir
- [Practice Exercises] Circuit Examples
- Demonstration of dot products & Merkle proofs in Noir, in comparison to Circom and RISC0
- [Educational Demo] scaffold-eth-2-noir
- Small demo of a dApp with ZK-age restriction. UI, smart contracts and ZK-circuits.
- Built with scaffold-eth.
Talks & Workshops
- [10 mins] Writing Circuits with Noir (Source Code)
- Nargo setup
- Basic Noir syntax
- Noir interactions in TypeScript
- [20 mins] Painless Zero-Knowledge Circuitry with Noir at ETHDam
- Introduction to Noir
- Simple demo and test
- [20 mins] Private Value Transfer in 10 Lines (Source Code)
- Tornado-like private asset transfer using Merkle proofs
- [25 mins] Noir as a Smart Contract Language
- Noir as the smart contract language for the Aztec rollup
- Noir smart contracts
- [45 mins] Outlandish Noir Stuff; Workshop at ETHCC
- How to use Noir to build a bunch of outlandish stuff
- [1 hr] Circuit Safety and an Introduction to Noir
- Common circuit bugs
- Proving system vulnerabilities
- Unconstrained functions
- [1.5 hrs] ZK dApps - Why, What and How?
- [1.5 hrs] Sudoku in Noir (Source Code)
- [2 hrs] ZK HACK III - Introduction to Noir (Source Code)
- Code-together: Quadratic Voting
- [1.1 hrs] Noir on Scroll Workshop (Part of Source Code)
Blog Posts & Articles
- Understanding the Technical Aspects of Aztec and Noir
- Noir 101 for Solidity devs in (English) and (Spanish)
- Privacy-preserving KYC with Noir
- An incomplete guide to zk-KYC apps
International Resources
Projects
A curated list of projects powered by Noir.
Authentication
- SafeRecover - Recovery of ownership of Gnosis Safe accounts
- ZCaptcha - A ZK version of Captcha
- ZKPic - generate zero knowledge proofs for image edits
- Safecat - a simple CLI tool to generate, sign, and verify digital signatures using EdDSA Baby Jubjub Elliptic Curve signatures and a Poseidon hash function
Gaming
- BattleZips (Source Code) - On-chain Battleship
- Dappicom - zk Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulation
- Sudoku, Wordle, and Trivia - Sudoku, Wordle, and Trivia games in Aleo and Noir
Governance
- Nouns Anonymous Voting - Anonymous voting research project for NounsDAO
KYC
- Educational zk-KYC app - NoirJS app to check age, country and recent salaries.
Social
- FruityFriends - Various circuits (Proof of Intersection, Proof of Proximity, Proof of Proper Secret) to be used in social applications
- Rate Limiting Nullifiers - a zero-knowledge gadget that enables spam prevention in anonymous environments
- StealthNote - an application for people in an organization to anonymously broadcast messages.
Miscellaneous
- Graphite - Python tool for proving graph algorithms
- zkVRF - Provable random number generation service
- Past hackathon winners
- GitClaim - A sample app on top of zkemail.nr to claim airdrops by proving Github contributions using PR merge notification emails.
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