How to create a token for free with OpenZeppelin & Remix
Create your own ERC-20 token the code way — for free — using OpenZeppelin's audited contracts and the Remix IDE, then deploy it to Monad paying only gas.
To create a token for free with OpenZeppelin and Remix, generate an ERC-20 contract with the OpenZeppelin Contracts Wizard, paste it into the Remix IDE (remix.ethereum.org), compile it with a Solidity 0.8 compiler, connect MetaMask to Monad, and deploy — you pay only network gas in MON, with no service fee.
OpenZeppelin and Remix are the free, code-based route to your own token. OpenZeppelin provides the industry-standard, audited ERC-20 contract; Remix is a browser IDE that compiles and deploys it — nothing to install, no platform fee, you only pay Monad gas.
This path gives you full control of the contract and is great for learning, but you handle the compiler settings, constructor arguments, and verification yourself. If you'd rather skip all that, a no-code deployer does the same thing in one click.
You'll need a Web3 wallet (MetaMask or similar) with a little MON for gas.
Steps
Generate the contract in the OpenZeppelin Wizard
Go to wizard.openzeppelin.com and select ERC20 at the top. In the settings, set the Name and Symbol, and put your starting supply in the Premint field (for example, 1000000) — that's what gets minted to you on deploy. Tick the features you want (Mintable, Burnable, Pausable) and turn on Ownable for access control. The Solidity on the right updates as you click.
Send it straight to Remix
Click 'Open in Remix' at the top of the Wizard — it opens remix.ethereum.org with your contract already created, no copy-paste needed. (If you prefer, copy the code into a new file like MyToken.sol under the contracts folder instead; Remix resolves the @openzeppelin/contracts imports for you.)
Compile the contract
Open the Solidity Compiler tab on the left. Remix usually picks a compiler that matches the file's pragma (a 0.8.x version) — if not, choose one, then click 'Compile MyToken.sol'. A green check on the tab means it built with no errors.
Add Monad to MetaMask and connect
Switch to the 'Deploy & Run Transactions' tab and set Environment to 'Injected Provider - MetaMask', then approve the connection. If Monad isn't in your wallet yet, add it as a custom network (network name, RPC URL, chain ID, and MON as the currency) and select it — Remix shows the connected network and your address.
Set the owner and deploy
Pick your contract in the Contract dropdown. For an Ownable token the constructor asks for an initialOwner address — paste your own wallet, and deploy from that same wallet so both the premint supply and the admin rights land with you. Click the orange Deploy button, confirm in MetaMask, and pay the Monad gas in MON. The contract appears under 'Deployed Contracts' once it confirms.
Verify the source on the explorer
Copy the deployed address from the Deployed Contracts panel. On the Monad block explorer, open Verify Contract and submit the source using the exact compiler version and optimization setting you used in Remix. Verifying makes your code public so anyone can read it — a basic trust signal for a new token.
Import the token and make it tradable
Add the token to your wallet by its contract address to see your premint balance. It's a standard ERC-20, so the last step is the same as any token: pair it with MON in a liquidity pool so people can trade it.
That's the full free, do-it-yourself path. The token is a standard ERC-20, so it works in any EVM wallet and on Monad DEXs. The remaining work — liquidity, swapping, and managing or burning supply — is the same whether you deployed by hand or with a no-code tool.