# How to mint using CNFT Tools

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-to-mint-using-cnft-tools/59503>\
**Category:** Native Tokens\
**Tags:** nft-artwork\
**Created:** [2 May 2021 13:25 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-to-mint-using-cnft-tools/59503 "2021-05-02T13:25:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2021 13:32 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-to-mint-using-cnft-tools/59503/2 "2021-05-02T13:32:11Z")

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Hi,

Great tutorial!

I think (I am not sure) u should register the token first

> [@Introducing the Cardano Token Registry for On-Chain Identifiers](https://forum.cardano.org/t/introducing-the-cardano-token-registry-for-on-chain-identifiers/57594):
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> Introducing the Cardano Token Registry for On-Chain Identifiers Written by @elliothill at the Cardano Foundation [CFLogo] The arrival of the Mary hard fork event on 1 March 2021 brought with it the ability to create native tokens on Cardano. True to form, our community has not been slow on the uptake of native token functionality. Just like the rapid proliferation of stake pools following the Shelley hard fork, collectively our community has already minted over 1,500 tokens in our testnet en…

Cheers,

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