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Openfort React, an open-source WalletKit for developers

Joan Alavedra, Co-Founder at Openfort•3 min read
Openfort Kit open-source React wallet connection toolkit

Update — Openfort Kit is now @openfort/react. The original @openfort/openfort-kit npm package is deprecated; install @openfort/react instead. Starting fresh? The fastest path is the Openfort CLI — npm i -g @openfort/cli.

You can now integrate professional wallet connection flows in minutes. Openfort Kit is a plug-and-play toolset for React that simplifies onboarding, authentication, and payments for any blockchain application.

What is Openfort Kit?

Openfort Kit is an open-source React library that provides a unified interface for connecting wallets and authenticating users. It combines traditional methods (like email and social logins) with native wallet connectors (like RainbowKit or Wagmi) into a single, brand-aligned component. By abstracting the complexity of different EIP standards, it lets developers focus on building their app’s core features while keeping the experience frictionless for both crypto-native and new users.

What Is a Wallet Connector?

A wallet connector is a software component or library that handles the connection and authentication between decentralized applications (dApps) and end‑users’ wallets—abstracting different protocols (EIP‑1193, WalletConnect, etc.), managing the UI for selection and approval, and exposing simple hooks or components to developers. Wallet connectors ensure consistent, secure, and brandable wallet‑connection experiences across web and mobile platforms.

Types of Wallet Connectors

Openfort 

Openfort is a React SDK that combines authentication UI elements (email, social, passkeys) with a wallet connector, letting you onboard users on‑chain in minutes via drag‑and‑drop components.

RainbowKit

RainbowKit is a React library that makes it fast and intuitive to add wallet connection to your dApp. It supports theming, light/dark modes, custom wallet lists, balance display, ENS resolution, and more, so you can save engineering time.

ConnectKit

ConnectKit is a React component library for connecting wallets to your dApp. It ships with sensible defaults, TypeScript support, and works out‑of‑the‑box with popular chains and connectors, so you can focus on product instead of plumbing.

Wagmi

Wagmi provides a suite of React Hooks (useConnect, useAccount, useDisconnect, etc.) to build your own connect‑wallet module or use third‑party libraries. It underpins many connectors, handling edge cases around Browser, WalletConnect, and Coinbase Wallet.

WalletKit

WalletKit a product by the ReOwn team, is an all‑in‑one platform for adding smart, gasless wallets to your app. With pre‑built React components for email/social onboarding and a Wagmi connector, you can integrate in under 15 minutes—plus bundle user ops, sponsor gas, and enable passkey flows.

Benefits of Using Openfort React

  1. Rapid Production‑Readiness Deploy polished wallet and authentication flows in minutes, not weeks—thanks to drag‑and‑drop UI components and pre‑configured Wagmi support.
  2. Scalable Connectors Support any wallet provider across web and mobile, optimized for multi‑wallet users and high‑traffic environments.
  3. Full Whitelabel & Fine‑Grained Customization Tailor every element—colors, themes, button text—to match your brand or design system, without touching core logic.
  4. No Developer Lock‑In Integrate with any Ethereum‑based app or chain using open, standards‑based SDKs (Wagmi, Viem, Ethers).
  5. Modern EIP Support & Monitoring Built on top of EIPs like 1193, 6963, 7702, 4337; includes transaction simulation, RPC orchestration, and realtime webhooks.
  6. Multi‑Method Onboarding Combine email, social, passkeys, and wallet connections in one flow to maximize conversions among crypto‑native and mainstream audiences.

Get Started Today

Offer a wallet connector experience that converts non‑crypto natives and veterans alike.

Build on-chain authentication and wallet flows that feel familiar, secure, and on-brand with Openfort Kit.

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