Jain literature in Prakrit is very rich and spread over many centuries. In simple form, you can remember it in three broad groups:

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1. Canonical scriptures (Āgams) – mainly in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

Especially in the Śvetāmbara tradition, the early Jain canon is in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit. Examples:

• Aṅa Āgams (Angas) – e.g.

- Ācārāṅga Sūtra (monk conduct, life of Mahāvīr) - Sūtrakṛtāṅga - Uttarādhyayana Sūtra - Antagaḍadasāo / Antakrddasha Sūtra (stories of souls attaining moksha) ( jainknowledge.com)

• Other Āgams – Upāṅga, Chedasūtra, Mūlasūtra, Prakīrṇaka etc., also mainly in Ardhamāgadhī. ( jainknowledge.com)

These texts give core Jain philosophy, vows, conduct rules, karma theory, and many stories of sādhu–sādhvīs and śrāvaks/śrāvikās.

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2. Prakrit stotras and devotional texts

Many early hymns and small sutras used in daily practice are also in Prakrit, for example:

• Logassa Sutra / Chaturviṁśati-stavan – praise of 24 Tīrthankars, in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Various pachkhan (vows) and short bhaktis, e.g. Ekasana pachkhan, in simple Jain Prakrit used for lay vows. ( jainknowledge.com)

These are mostly short, easy verses for recitation and daily anushthān.

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3. Non-canonical Jain works in different Prakrits

Jain authors also wrote many narrative and poetic works in other Prakrit dialects:

• Paumacariya (Paumacariyu) – an early Jain Rāmāyaṇa in Prakrit, attributed to Āchārya Vimalasūri (Digambar tradition). ( jainknowledge.com)
• Other narrative, cosmological, and doctrinal texts in Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī and related Jain Prakrits, especially in Digambar tradition (e.g. Mulācāra, Kaṣāyapāhuda type literature). ( jainknowledge.com)

These works retell the lives of Tīrthankars, śalākā-puruṣas, and great śrāvaks, and explain Jain ethics and cosmology in story form.

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Language summary (for Jain Prakrit literature)

• Main scriptural language: Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit (core Āgams). ( jainknowledge.com)
• Other Jain Prakrits: Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī etc. in later texts, especially narratives and poetry.
• Later on, many Jain works also appear in Sanskrit and regional languages, but the earliest and core layer is Prakrit.

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If you want, I can next:

• list specific important Prakrit texts with 1–2 line descriptions, or
• show you sample lines in Prakrit with simple meaning (arth) to see the style.