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title: Beet
metaTitle: Beet | Developer Tools
description: Strict borsh compatible de/serializer and related extensions
---

Strict borsh compatible de/serializer and related extensions. Beet is used by [Solita](solita) to improve type
safety. The Solana specific extension
package, [@metaplex-foundation/beet-solana](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@metaplex-foundation/beet), adds new features
such as GPA builders due to Beet's knowledge of account layouts.

🔗 **Helpful links:**

- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/beet)
- [NPM Package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@metaplex-foundation/beet-solana)
- [API Docs](https://metaplex-foundation.github.io/beet/docs/beet/)
