How to Timelock Tokens on Solana

Securely lock supply, allocations, or treasury funds — without writing code.

Maxime Desalle

15 Oct 2025 • 2 min read

TL;DR:

Token timelocks prevent transfers before a fixed date, a simple way to prove credibility.
On Solana, the easiest and safest way to do it is with Sablier Lockup’s Timelock curve.
This guide explains how to lock tokens step-by-step using solana.sablier.com.

Why Lock Tokens

Locking tokens isn’t just for vesting teams. It’s how projects show commitment. Whether you’re a memecoin creator locking LP tokens or a DAO safeguarding treasury funds, a timelock ensures no one can move tokens until the unlock date.

Before Sablier, Solana teams had to rely on custom programs or opaque third-party tools — risky, unverified, and often impossible to audit.Sablier changes that: audited code, transparent onchain records, and a clean and beautiful interface.

Timelock on Sablier

Sablier Lockup is our onchain vesting and token distribution protocol for Solana. It supports five curves at the moment: Linear, Cliff, Timelock, Unlock Linear, and Unlock Cliff.

The Timelock curve is the simplest: it locks tokens fully until a chosen date, after which the recipient can withdraw the entire balance in one transaction.

How It Works

Go to solana.sablier.com.
Select Create Stream → Timelock.
Choose the token (SPL or Token-2022).
Enter the recipient address, amount, and unlock date.
Create the stream and sign the transaction.

Until that date, the tokens remain fully locked inside a program-owned vault. Once the unlock time arrives, the recipient can claim instantly — all onchain, fully transparent.

Security and Trust

We take security extremely seriously:

Bug bounty: up to $100K, see this
Audits: conducted with Cantina.
Source-available: our codebase is open for anyone to review.
Extensive testing: comprehensive test suite to back our programs.

When to Use Timelock

LP or treasury locks: funds stay inaccessible until a set date.
DAO grants: tokens remain frozen until program criteria are met.
Community or marketing allocations: transparent commitment to fair distribution.

If you need gradual releases (for example, team or investor vesting), use Linear or Unlock Linear instead.

Start Locking in Seconds

Timelocking tokens on Solana is now effortless. Create your first timelock today at solana.sablier.com.

No code. No risk. Just trust made programmable.