Quick start

This walkthrough takes you from a connected wallet to a live SPL token in about five minutes. Do the steps in order.

Note

Before you start: your wallet is on Solana mainnet (the token tools run on mainnet only, so every action here is real and on-chain), and it holds a little SOL for the platform fee, the network fee and the rent for the new token accounts. The app shows the cost before you sign. More in Fees and the SOL you need.

Connect your wallet

#connect-your-wallet

1. Connect your wallet

   Click Select Wallet in the top bar and choose your wallet: Phantom, Solflare, Backpack, or any wallet that supports the Solana Wallet Standard.

2. Approve the connection

   Your wallet asks you to approve. This only shares your public address. It does not give J Tools access to your funds, and it never exposes your private key.

Create your first token

#create-your-first-token

1. Open Token Creator

   Go to Token Creator, the simplest way to mint a standard SPL token.

2. Fill in the basics

   Name and symbol. A name (for example My Token) and a short ticker (for example MYT).

   Supply and decimals. How many tokens to mint and their decimal places. Nine decimals is the common Solana default.

   Image and details. A logo and a short description. This is what wallets and explorers show next to your token.

3. Review the fee and sign

   The app shows the platform fee and the network fee before anything happens. When you are ready, sign the transaction in your wallet.

   Caution

   About fees. Every action has two costs: the Solana network fee paid to validators, and the J Tools platform fee. The platform fee always shows in the app before you confirm, and nothing is charged until you sign. Fees can change over time, so trust the in-app summary rather than a number you saw once.

   Note

   About wallet warnings. Some tools bundle several instructions into one transaction, for example creating a token and its metadata together. Phantom can show a caution banner for these transactions, and where the tool tells you to expect one, it does not mean something is wrong. Read what you are signing, then approve if it matches what you set up. If a warning appears that the tool did not mention, decline it and tell support.

4. You have a token

   Once the transaction confirms, your token is live on-chain. Copy the mint address from the success screen. You will use it everywhere else on J Tools.

What next?

#what-next

• Make it trustworthy Revoke authorities so holders can trust your token. 0.2 SOL
• Add liquidity Open a pool so people can trade it. 0.05–0.15 SOL route-dependent
• Reach holders Airdrop tokens to a list of wallets. 0.001 SOL per recipient

Something went wrong?

#something-went-wrong

A failed step shows a short message that says what went wrong and what to do next. The Error codes reference explains the common messages and the codes behind them, such as VALIDATION_ERROR.