Overview
NFT Forge is a free web tool that lets creators mint full NFT collections from their own wallet in one batch. It targets artists, brands, and small teams launching a Cardano collection without paying a third-party minting service. The tool is open-source and funded by a community grant, so the only cost is the standard network fee12.
The project is built by WingRiders, a team that also runs an exchange and launchpad on Cardano. Development was funded by a 180,000 ADA award from Project Catalyst Fund 13, the Cardano community's grants program for ecosystem tools2. The full source code lives publicly on GitHub under an MIT license, so anyone can read it, fork it, or build their own version3.
Key Features
- Bulk minting in one transaction. Define how big the collection is, upload everything at once, and mint the whole batch in one signed wallet transaction, instead of minting NFTs one at a time1.
- Built-in metadata editor. The tool builds a metadata template from your collection settings and lets you edit each NFT's attributes, with checks that flag formatting problems before they reach the chain4.
- Automatic IPFS image hosting. Images are uploaded to IPFS, a decentralized storage network, and the resulting hashes are wired into the metadata for you, so no separate hosting service is needed4.
- Self-custody from start to finish. The tool never holds your keys. You connect a Cardano wallet (Eternl, NuFi, Lace, or Typhon are supported), and the wallet signs every action5.
- MIT-licensed open source. The full code is on GitHub and can be copied, modified, or self-hosted. Useful for teams that want to audit the tool or run their own instance3.
What to Expect
The site opens straight onto the connect-wallet step. Pick one of the four supported wallets, approve the connection, and the numbered five-step flow opens: collection setup, image upload, per-NFT metadata, then mint. The visible step counter at the top makes it clear where you are in the process.
If you've never minted on Cardano before, expect to need three things up front: a working Cardano wallet with enough ADA in it to cover transaction fees, a folder of images for the collection, and a sense of what metadata each NFT should carry (names, attributes, descriptions). The tool runs the IPFS uploads, metadata formatting, and transaction building, so the creator can stay focused on the artwork and metadata details.
Because the tool is wallet-gated, the editor cannot be previewed without a real wallet connection. The upside is privacy: there is no account to create, and the team behind it never sees the collection unless it is published. For developers who want to inspect the code before trying it, the GitHub repository and its architecture documentation are the natural starting points. No third-party audit is published; review relies on the open-source repository.
