Solidity
| Solidity | |
|---|---|
The Solidity language logo | |
| Paradigm | imperative, object-oriented |
| Family | ECMAScript (original) C++ (later) |
| Designed by | Gavin Wood |
| Developer | Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors |
| First appeared | August 2014 |
| Stable release | 0.8.32
/ 18 December 2025; 18 December 2025 |
| Typing discipline | static |
| Scope | lexical |
| Implementation language | C++ |
| Platform | blockchain platforms |
| OS | Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux |
| License | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| Filename extensions | .sol |
| Website | soliditylang |
| Influenced by | |
| JavaScript, C++, Python | |
Solidity is a programming language for implementing smart contracts on various blockchain platforms, most notably, Ethereum. Solidity is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. Solidity was designed by Gavin Wood and developed by Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors. Programs in Solidity run on Ethereum Virtual Machine or on compatible virtual machines.